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The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-Choiced Questions
1. Sociologydisdthedscientificdstudydof
a. humandactivitydindsociety.
b. mentaldprocesses.
c. people.
d. multipledpersonalities.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehensiond SOURCE:dnew
2. Fromdadsociologicaldpointdofdview,da isdthedday-to-
daydactivitiesdfromdbirthdtoddeathdthatdmakedupdadperson’sdlife.
a. socialdfact
b. sociologicaldimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehensiond SOURCE:dnew;dstudydguide
3. EmiledDurkheimddefineddsocialdfactsdas
a. censusdstatistics.
b. havingdthedremarkabledpropertydofdexistingdoutsidedthedindividual.
c. fundamentallydpsychological.
d. thingsdwedknowdtodbedtrue.
ANS:dBdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge
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4. Onlydwhendpeople dodtheydcomedtodknowdthedpowerdofdsocialdfacts.
a. growdolder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebeldagainstdthedestablisheddwaysdofddoingdthings
ANS:dD SEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehension
5. DurkheimdwrotedthatdhedwasdnotdforceddtodspeakdFrenchdordtodusedthedlegaldcurrency,dbutd
itdwasdimpossibledfordhimdtoddodotherwise.dDurkheimdwasdwritingdabout
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. socialdfacts.
d. socialdinteraction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
6. Durkheimdwrote,d“Evendwhen,dindfact,dIdcandstruggledfreedfromdthesedrulesdanddsucc
essfullydbreakdthem,ditdisdneverdwithoutdbeingdforceddtodfightdagainstdthem.”dThisdstat
ementdisdadreferencedto
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. socialdfacts.
d. socialdinteraction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
7. “BecausedIdrefusedtodshavedunderdmydarms,dIdhavedtodpaydadprice.dOndadpersonaldlevel,dthisd
pricedwasdmydmother’sdhostility.dOndadpublicdlevel,dthedpricedisddealingdwithdthedstaresdofd
strangers.”dThisdstatementdillustrates
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. thedpowerdofdsocialdfacts.
d. thedideadofddoubledconsciousness.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
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8. Adwomandwrites,d“Idcan’tdbedanythingdbutdwhatdmydskindcolordtellsdpeopledIdam.dIdamd
blackdbecausedIdlookdblack.dItddoesdnotdmatterdthatdmydfamilydhasdadcomplicateddbio
logicaldheritage.”dShedisdwritingdaboutdthedpowerdof
a. socialdfacts.
b. troubles.
c. thedsociologicaldimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication SOURCE:dstudydguide
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9. AndAmericandtravelingdtodGhana,dAfrica,dondbusinessdnoticesdthatdthed“men,dincludingdth
edmendIdwasdwith,dholddhands.dOneddaydonedofdthedmendIdwasdwithdtookdmydhanddasdwedw
alked.dIndorderdnotdtodoffenddhim,dIdtookdhisdhanddindmine.”dThedAmericandisdrespondingdt
oda(n)
a. trouble.
b. issue.
c. socialdfact.
d. traditionaldaction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
10. Sociologistsdarguedthatdpeopledfalldindlove
a. whendtheydexperiencedadviolent,dirresistibledattractiondtodanotherdperson.
b. onlydoncedindthedcoursedofdadlifetime.
c. whendcertaindconditionsdaredmet.
d. withdpeopledlikedthemselves.
ANS:d CSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehension
11. Indexaminingdpatternsdofdcourtshipdanddmarriage,dsociologistsdwoulddemphasizedwhichdofd
thedfollowingdindshapingdadcouple’sddecisiondtodmarry?
a. thedpersonalitiesdofdthedcouples
b. thedimportancedofdlove
c. personaldpreferences
d. socialdconsiderationsdsuchdasdage,dsex,drace,dincome,detc.
ANS:dDdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge SOURCE:dnew
12. PeterdL.dBergerdequatesdthedsociologistdwith
a. adcuriousdobserverdwho,dwalkingddowndthedneighborhooddstreetsdofdadlargedcity,disd
fascinateddwithdwhatdhedordshedcannotdseedtakingdplacedbehinddthedbuildingdwalls.
b. andInternaldRevenuedServicedauditor.
c. adjudgedgivingdinstructionsdtodadjury.
d. adtalkdshowdhostdinterviewingdguests.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge
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Chapter 1 d
The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-Choiced Questions
1. Sociologydisdthedscientificdstudydof
a. humandactivitydindsociety.
b. mentaldprocesses.
c. people.
d. multipledpersonalities.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehensiond SOURCE:dnew
2. Fromdadsociologicaldpointdofdview,da isdthedday-to-
daydactivitiesdfromdbirthdtoddeathdthatdmakedupdadperson’sdlife.
a. socialdfact
b. sociologicaldimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehensiond SOURCE:dnew;dstudydguide
3. EmiledDurkheimddefineddsocialdfactsdas
a. censusdstatistics.
b. havingdthedremarkabledpropertydofdexistingdoutsidedthedindividual.
c. fundamentallydpsychological.
d. thingsdwedknowdtodbedtrue.
ANS:dBdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge
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4. Onlydwhendpeople dodtheydcomedtodknowdthedpowerdofdsocialdfacts.
a. growdolder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebeldagainstdthedestablisheddwaysdofddoingdthings
ANS:dD SEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehension
5. DurkheimdwrotedthatdhedwasdnotdforceddtodspeakdFrenchdordtodusedthedlegaldcurrency,dbutd
itdwasdimpossibledfordhimdtoddodotherwise.dDurkheimdwasdwritingdabout
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. socialdfacts.
d. socialdinteraction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
6. Durkheimdwrote,d“Evendwhen,dindfact,dIdcandstruggledfreedfromdthesedrulesdanddsucc
essfullydbreakdthem,ditdisdneverdwithoutdbeingdforceddtodfightdagainstdthem.”dThisdstat
ementdisdadreferencedto
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. socialdfacts.
d. socialdinteraction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
7. “BecausedIdrefusedtodshavedunderdmydarms,dIdhavedtodpaydadprice.dOndadpersonaldlevel,dthisd
pricedwasdmydmother’sdhostility.dOndadpublicdlevel,dthedpricedisddealingdwithdthedstaresdofd
strangers.”dThisdstatementdillustrates
a. mechanicaldsolidarity.
b. socialdrelativity.
c. thedpowerdofdsocialdfacts.
d. thedideadofddoubledconsciousness.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
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8. Adwomandwrites,d“Idcan’tdbedanythingdbutdwhatdmydskindcolordtellsdpeopledIdam.dIdamd
blackdbecausedIdlookdblack.dItddoesdnotdmatterdthatdmydfamilydhasdadcomplicateddbio
logicaldheritage.”dShedisdwritingdaboutdthedpowerdof
a. socialdfacts.
b. troubles.
c. thedsociologicaldimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication SOURCE:dstudydguide
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9. AndAmericandtravelingdtodGhana,dAfrica,dondbusinessdnoticesdthatdthed“men,dincludingdth
edmendIdwasdwith,dholddhands.dOneddaydonedofdthedmendIdwasdwithdtookdmydhanddasdwedw
alked.dIndorderdnotdtodoffenddhim,dIdtookdhisdhanddindmine.”dThedAmericandisdrespondingdt
oda(n)
a. trouble.
b. issue.
c. socialdfact.
d. traditionaldaction.
ANS:dCdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dapplication
10. Sociologistsdarguedthatdpeopledfalldindlove
a. whendtheydexperiencedadviolent,dirresistibledattractiondtodanotherdperson.
b. onlydoncedindthedcoursedofdadlifetime.
c. whendcertaindconditionsdaredmet.
d. withdpeopledlikedthemselves.
ANS:d CSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dcomprehension
11. Indexaminingdpatternsdofdcourtshipdanddmarriage,dsociologistsdwoulddemphasizedwhichdofd
thedfollowingdindshapingdadcouple’sddecisiondtodmarry?
a. thedpersonalitiesdofdthedcouples
b. thedimportancedofdlove
c. personaldpreferences
d. socialdconsiderationsdsuchdasdage,dsex,drace,dincome,detc.
ANS:dDdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge SOURCE:dnew
12. PeterdL.dBergerdequatesdthedsociologistdwith
a. adcuriousdobserverdwho,dwalkingddowndthedneighborhooddstreetsdofdadlargedcity,disd
fascinateddwithdwhatdhedordshedcannotdseedtakingdplacedbehinddthedbuildingdwalls.
b. andInternaldRevenuedServicedauditor.
c. adjudgedgivingdinstructionsdtodadjury.
d. adtalkdshowdhostdinterviewingdguests.
ANS:dAdSEC:dThedSociologicaldImagination TYP:dknowledge
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