Discover Sociology: Core Concepts 2nd Edition by
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, Chapter 1: Discover Sociology
Multiple Choice
1. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
b. Karl Marx
c. Wright Mills
d. Max Weber Right Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
2. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of to uncover the relationship between personal troubles
and public issues.
a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness
c. urban sociology
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d. habitus Right Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
3. In the United States, people tend to believe that each person creates his or her life’s path. By
largely disregarding social context, the national culture emphasizes .
a. the sociological imagination
b. individualism
c. social embeddedness
d. collectivism Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
4. After being released from jail on good behavior after serving a five-year sentence for a non-violent
drug offense, Owen struggles to reintegrate into society. Despite being a highly skilled and reliable
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,carpenter, he is unable to secure a job due to his criminal record. Using the sociological imagination,
which of the following can we conclude?
a. Owen’s failure to get a job is his own personal failure; he shouldn’t have broken the law in
the first place.
b. While Owen is responsible for his crime, the U.S. criminal justice system is responsible for
his failure to get a job.
c. While Owen is responsible for his crime, his failure to get a job reflects in part a system that
makes it very challenging for ex-offenders to reintegrate into society.
d. Owen’s failure to get a job is no fault of his own; the U.S. criminal justice system makes it
impossible for ex-offenders to reintegrate into society.
Right Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Which of the following is the ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small
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and large scale?
a. structure
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c. power
d. social control Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of free will?
a. structure
b. agency
c. rationality
d. inequality Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
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, 7. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
a. a student’s socioeconomic position
b. the quality of a student’s public high school
c. a student’s race
d. a student’s ability to advocate for himself RIGHT ANSWER: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Which of the following refers to patterned social arrangements that affect and are affected by
agency?
a. power
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b. privilege
c. social control
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d. structure Right Answer: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Rosalyn and Anna live in Savannah, Georgia. They decided to get married shortly after same-sex
marriage was legalized in all 50 states in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of
Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015. In this scenario, which of the following most closely reflects the
concept of structure?
a. Rosalyn and Anna
b. their decision to get married
c. Savannah, GA
d. the legalization of same-sex marriage Right Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Hard
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Daina S. Eglitis, William J. Chambliss| TEST BANK
Chapter 1-12| All Chapters Containing Verified
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Preparations| 100% Guaranteed Pass
TB
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, Chapter 1: Discover Sociology
Multiple Choice
1. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
b. Karl Marx
c. Wright Mills
d. Max Weber Right Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
2. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of to uncover the relationship between personal troubles
and public issues.
a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness
c. urban sociology
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d. habitus Right Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
3. In the United States, people tend to believe that each person creates his or her life’s path. By
largely disregarding social context, the national culture emphasizes .
a. the sociological imagination
b. individualism
c. social embeddedness
d. collectivism Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
4. After being released from jail on good behavior after serving a five-year sentence for a non-violent
drug offense, Owen struggles to reintegrate into society. Despite being a highly skilled and reliable
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,carpenter, he is unable to secure a job due to his criminal record. Using the sociological imagination,
which of the following can we conclude?
a. Owen’s failure to get a job is his own personal failure; he shouldn’t have broken the law in
the first place.
b. While Owen is responsible for his crime, the U.S. criminal justice system is responsible for
his failure to get a job.
c. While Owen is responsible for his crime, his failure to get a job reflects in part a system that
makes it very challenging for ex-offenders to reintegrate into society.
d. Owen’s failure to get a job is no fault of his own; the U.S. criminal justice system makes it
impossible for ex-offenders to reintegrate into society.
Right Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Which of the following is the ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small
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and large scale?
a. structure
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b. agency
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c. power
d. social control Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of free will?
a. structure
b. agency
c. rationality
d. inequality Right Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Easy
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, 7. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
a. a student’s socioeconomic position
b. the quality of a student’s public high school
c. a student’s race
d. a student’s ability to advocate for himself RIGHT ANSWER: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Which of the following refers to patterned social arrangements that affect and are affected by
agency?
a. power
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b. privilege
c. social control
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d. structure Right Answer: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Rosalyn and Anna live in Savannah, Georgia. They decided to get married shortly after same-sex
marriage was legalized in all 50 states in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of
Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015. In this scenario, which of the following most closely reflects the
concept of structure?
a. Rosalyn and Anna
b. their decision to get married
c. Savannah, GA
d. the legalization of same-sex marriage Right Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination. Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination Difficulty Level: Hard
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