TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
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,Chapter 1: Discover Sociology a1 a1 a1
Multiple Choice a1
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by
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social relations?
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a. social curiosity a1
b. social behaviorisma1
c. social embeddedness
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d. social structure a1
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are
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shaped by social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s
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statement?
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a. social structure a1
b. social embeddedness
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c. social curiosity a1
d. social behaviorisma1
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx
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c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber
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Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness a1
c. social conflict
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d. social structure
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Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between
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personal troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict a1
b. gender awareness a1
c. class consciousness
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d. sociological imagination a1
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and
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large scale is known as
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control
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Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking a1
d. sociological imagination a1
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or
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herself Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are
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referred to as .
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a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will a1
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the
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early 1900s
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Ans: D a1
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the
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two. Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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,Chapter 1: Discover Sociology a1 a1 a1
Multiple Choice a1
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by
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social relations?
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a. social curiosity a1
b. social behaviorisma1
c. social embeddedness
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d. social structure a1
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are
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shaped by social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s
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statement?
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a. social structure a1
b. social embeddedness
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c. social curiosity a1
d. social behaviorisma1
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx
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c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber
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Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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between personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness a1
c. social conflict
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d. social structure
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Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between
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personal troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict a1
b. gender awareness a1
c. class consciousness
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d. sociological imagination a1
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and
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large scale is known as
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control
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Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking a1
d. sociological imagination a1
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or
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herself Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are
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referred to as .
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a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will a1
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the
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early 1900s
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Ans: D a1
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the
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two. Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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