Test bank Soc 101 Essentials of Sociology 13e
(CH. 1 THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE-
ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY) by W.E.B DUBOIS
Which of the following statements best describes the sociological perspective?
It emphasizes the social environments in which people live and examines the environments
that influence their lives.
It stresses common sense when examining societies and moves beyond generalizations.
It focuses on an individual's biography as it relates to a person's inherited mechanisms and
instincts.
It examines where a society is located in a broad stream of events. It emphasizes the social
environments in which people live and examines the environments that influence their lives.
What did C. Wright Mills mean by the term "history"?
a record of past events, especially those relating to humans
each society's location in a broad stream of events
an individual's experiences within a specific setting
, the artifacts that a society leaves behind as it changes each society's location in a broad
stream of events
This statement--Maurice is a college-educated male who works in a bank-- refers to Maurice's
what?
global context
external influences
social location
internal mechanisms social location
What is the definition of society?
a group of people who practice the same religion
a group of people who are racially homogeneous
a group of people who believe in the same form of government
a group of people who share a culture and territory a group of people who share a culture and
territory
Kisha is studying how growing up as an African American girl in the suburbs influences a
person's behavior. She is looking at __________ to help understand the behavior of this group
of people.
internal mechanisms
(CH. 1 THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE-
ORIGINS OF SOCIOLOGY) by W.E.B DUBOIS
Which of the following statements best describes the sociological perspective?
It emphasizes the social environments in which people live and examines the environments
that influence their lives.
It stresses common sense when examining societies and moves beyond generalizations.
It focuses on an individual's biography as it relates to a person's inherited mechanisms and
instincts.
It examines where a society is located in a broad stream of events. It emphasizes the social
environments in which people live and examines the environments that influence their lives.
What did C. Wright Mills mean by the term "history"?
a record of past events, especially those relating to humans
each society's location in a broad stream of events
an individual's experiences within a specific setting
, the artifacts that a society leaves behind as it changes each society's location in a broad
stream of events
This statement--Maurice is a college-educated male who works in a bank-- refers to Maurice's
what?
global context
external influences
social location
internal mechanisms social location
What is the definition of society?
a group of people who practice the same religion
a group of people who are racially homogeneous
a group of people who believe in the same form of government
a group of people who share a culture and territory a group of people who share a culture and
territory
Kisha is studying how growing up as an African American girl in the suburbs influences a
person's behavior. She is looking at __________ to help understand the behavior of this group
of people.
internal mechanisms
