Introduction to Sociology Test Bank (Chapter 1-20) Comprehensive Q & A. Complete with Rationale. CHAPTER 01: What Is Sociology? CHAPTER 02: Asking and Answering Sociological Questions CHAPTER 03: Culture and Society CHAPTER 04: Socialization and the Life Course CHAPTER 05: Social Interaction and Ev...
CHAPTER 01: What Is Sociology? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. According to the sociological perspective, people’s behavior is: a. mostly a result of their personality b. entirely determined by the social context c. mostly a result of their genes d. influenced by the social context ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Recognize that sociology involves not only acquiring knowledge but also developing a sociological imagination. MSC: Applying 2. The idea of a sociological imagination originated with: a. Anthony Giddens b. C. Wright Mills c. Émile Durkheim d. Karl Marx ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Recognize that sociology involves not only acquiring knowledge but also developing a sociological imagination. MSC: Remembering 3. The significance of a sociological imagination is that: a. sociology should be considered a philosophy rather than a science b. sociologists are primarily interested in predicting the unobservable c. sociology attempts to connect individual experiences to a conception of a larger social structure d. sociology is rarely concerned with empirical verification of theories ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Recognize that sociology involves not only acquiring knowledge but also developing a sociological imagination. MSC: Remembering 4. When sociologists visit college campuses, they witness a variety of behaviors and social relationships that are not necessarily immediately apparent to the members o f the college community because this community is unlikely to be focusing on how the college context connects to the larger social framework. The ability to interpret all the events taking place within the campus context is referred to as: a. theory b. macrosociology c. feminism d. sociological imagination ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Recognize that sociology involves not only acquiring knowledge but also developing a sociological imagination. MSC: Applying 5. Sociologists often observe individual people’s behavior, even though they are typically analyzing these observations for how they reveal patterns or regularities of social behaviors beyond the individuals themselves. This relates to sociology’s focus on . a. socialization b. anomie c. bureaucracy d. social structure ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn what sociology covers as a field and how everyday topics are shaped by social and historical forces. MSC: Understanding 6. The norms, beliefs, and values that we learn through socialization make possible. a. agency b. power struggles REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn what sociology covers as a field and how everyday topics are shaped by social and historical forces. MSC: Understanding 7. Sociologists recognize that when a group of people agree on an idea or practice, it becomes a taken -for-granted reality. This is called . a. rationalization b. social construction c. social constraint d. latent function ANS: B DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn what sociology covers as a field and how everyday topics are shaped by social and historical forces. MSC: Remembering 8. A child’s father is likely to tell the child to ―say thank-you‖ when the child receives a gift. This is an example of: a. social construction b. rationalization c. socialization d. social structure ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn what sociology covers as a field and how everyday topics are shaped by social and historical forces. MSC: Applying 9. We can say that something is socially constructed when it occurs through: a. anomie b. rationalization c. d. social order bureaucracy ANS: C DIF: Easy c. social intelligence d. social interactions ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Learn what sociology covers as a field and how everyday topics are shaped by social and historical forces. MSC: Remembering 10. In their 2002 study comparing the average yearly income of students who had been admitted to and attended an Ivy League college with the average yearly income of students who had been admitted to but did not attend an Ivy League college, Alan Krueger and Stacy Dale found that: a. the individual matters despite an apparent disparity in opportunities between Ivy League and non –Ivy League colleges b. highly motivated students are far less likely to succeed if they attend a non –Ivy League college c. institutional structures are always a greater determinant of success than personal ambition d. non–Ivy League college graduates have a significantly higher average income than graduates of Ivy League colleges ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 Basic Concepts OBJ: Recognize that sociology involves not only acquiring knowledge but also developing a sociological imagination. MSC: Understanding 11. Early sociological theorists often differed in their analyses of social behavior and social institutions. Nevertheless, Auguste Comte, Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber strove to explain the new relationships that emerged as an outgrowth of the: a. American Revolution b. French Revolution c. Russian Revolution d. Industrial Revolution ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2 The Development of Sociological Thinking
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