TEST BANK For ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY: A DOWN-TO-EARTH
APPROACH
FOURTEENTH EDITIONJAMES M. HENSLIN
JN
U
R
SE
TEST BANK
,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 Social Groups and Formal Organizations
Chapter 6 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
JN
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnicity
U
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
R
Chapter 11 Politics and the Economy
Chapter 12 Marriage and Family
SE
Chapter 13 Education and Religion
Chapter 14 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
JN
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
U
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
R
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
SE
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine is a sociologist applying the scientific method to understanding the social world. Even
though her methods are modern, as a sociologist Corinne knows that scientifically studying the
social world originated with .
a. Auguste Rodin
b. Auguste Comte
c. Karl Marx
d. Emile Durkheim
Answer: b. Auguste Comte
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
JN
The uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.
a. naturalistic method
b. commonsense method
c. scientific method
d. research-free technique
U
Answer: c. scientific method
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
R
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
SE
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl Marx believed that was the most relevant factor in history.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class conflict
Answer: d. class conflict
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile Durkheim‘s concept of refers to how much people are tied to their social
groups.
APPROACH
FOURTEENTH EDITIONJAMES M. HENSLIN
JN
U
R
SE
TEST BANK
,Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2 Culture
Chapter 3 Socialization
Chapter 4 Social Structure and Social Interaction
Chapter 5 Social Groups and Formal Organizations
Chapter 6 Deviance and Social Control
Chapter 7 Global Stratification
JN
Chapter 8 Social Class in the United States
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnicity
U
Chapter 10 Gender and Age
R
Chapter 11 Politics and the Economy
Chapter 12 Marriage and Family
SE
Chapter 13 Education and Religion
Chapter 14 Population and Urbanization
Chapter 15 Social Change and the Environment
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
JN
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.2
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
U
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
R
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
SE
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.2.4
Corrine is a sociologist applying the scientific method to understanding the social world. Even
though her methods are modern, as a sociologist Corinne knows that scientifically studying the
social world originated with .
a. Auguste Rodin
b. Auguste Comte
c. Karl Marx
d. Emile Durkheim
Answer: b. Auguste Comte
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
JN
The uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.
a. naturalistic method
b. commonsense method
c. scientific method
d. research-free technique
U
Answer: c. scientific method
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
R
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
SE
TB_Q1.2.6
Karl Marx believed that was the most relevant factor in history.
a. democracy
b. communism
c. reconciliation
d. class conflict
Answer: d. class conflict
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of sociology, from tradition to Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
Emile Durkheim‘s concept of refers to how much people are tied to their social
groups.
