Test Bank — Discover Sociology, 5th Edition — Daina S. Eglitis, William J. Chambliss & Susan L. Wortmann

Discover Sociology – 5th Edition
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Susan L. Wortmann
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Discover Sociology – 5th Edition
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Daina S. Eglitis, William J. Chambliss & Susan L. Wortmann
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1. Discover Sociology
2. Discover Sociological Research
3. Culture and Mass Media
4. Socialization and Social Interaction
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5. Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies
6. Deviance and Social Control
7. Social Class and Inequality in the United States
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8. Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality
9. Race and Ethnicity
10.Gender, Sexuality, and Society
11.Families and Society
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12.Education and Society
13.Religion and Society
14. The State, War, and Terror
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15. Work, Consumption, and the Economy
16. Health and Medicine
17. Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
18. Social Movements and Social Change
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, T E S T B A N K D is c o v e r S o c io lo g y 5 th E d itio n D a in a E g litis
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C h a p te r 1 : D is c o ve r S o c io lo g y
M u ltip le C ho ice
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1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
relations?
a. social curiosity
b. social behaviorism
c. social embeddedness
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d. social structure
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
social relations. Which term best captures your professor’s statement?
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a. social structure
b. social embeddedness
c. social curiosity
d. social behaviorism
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
b. Karl Marx
c. C. Wright Mills
d. Max Weber
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Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of to recognize connections between
personal troubles and public issues.

, a. the sociological imagination
b. double consciousness
c. social conflict
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d. social structure
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
troubles and public issues?
a. social conflict
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b. gender awareness
c. class consciousness
d. sociological imagination
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
scale is known as .
a. structure
b. agency
c. power
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d. social control
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of fre e w ill?
a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking
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d. sociological imagination
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?