TEST BANK
ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY
4TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY IN THE
GLOBAL AGE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Twitter allows individuals to communicate globally. This communication has been responsible
for large-scale social upheaval. This individual impact on large scale structures is called which of
these?
A. the butterfly effect
B. sociology
C. commodification
D. globalization
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Sociology is the systematic study of which of these?
A. the way people are influenced by history
B. the way people are influenced by mental illness
,C. the way people interpret and create language
D. the way people are affected and affect social structures and processes
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which of the following was of special importance to the founding of sociology?
A. the Industrial Revolution
B. globalization
C. bureaucracies
D. the shift from the industrial age to the postindustrial age
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The postindustrial age began around the middle of the 20th century but transitioned into the
______ age at the beginning of the 21st century.
A. industrial
B. cyber
,C. space
D. information
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The growth of the service sector and white-collar work in the mid-20th century gave rise to
what age?
A. the consumer age
B. the digital age
C. the postindustrial age
D. the information age
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. In the United States, manufacturing has ______ since the middle of the 20th century, signaling
a move out of the ______ age.
A. decreased; industrial
, B. decreased; preindustrial
C. increased; preindustrial
D. increased; agrarian
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. The 21st century is associated with which of these?
A. the agrarian age
B. the industrial age
C. the postindustrial age
D. the information age
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY
4TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY IN THE
GLOBAL AGE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Twitter allows individuals to communicate globally. This communication has been responsible
for large-scale social upheaval. This individual impact on large scale structures is called which of
these?
A. the butterfly effect
B. sociology
C. commodification
D. globalization
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Sociology is the systematic study of which of these?
A. the way people are influenced by history
B. the way people are influenced by mental illness
,C. the way people interpret and create language
D. the way people are affected and affect social structures and processes
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Which of the following was of special importance to the founding of sociology?
A. the Industrial Revolution
B. globalization
C. bureaucracies
D. the shift from the industrial age to the postindustrial age
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The postindustrial age began around the middle of the 20th century but transitioned into the
______ age at the beginning of the 21st century.
A. industrial
B. cyber
,C. space
D. information
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The growth of the service sector and white-collar work in the mid-20th century gave rise to
what age?
A. the consumer age
B. the digital age
C. the postindustrial age
D. the information age
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. In the United States, manufacturing has ______ since the middle of the 20th century, signaling
a move out of the ______ age.
A. decreased; industrial
, B. decreased; preindustrial
C. increased; preindustrial
D. increased; agrarian
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. The 21st century is associated with which of these?
A. the agrarian age
B. the industrial age
C. the postindustrial age
D. the information age
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Identify major social changes since the 1880s studied by sociologists.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Changing Nature of the Social World--and Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
