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https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416800/testbank-for-sociology-in-modules-6th-ed-by-scSociology in Modules 6th ed by Schaefer Test
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Sociology9in9Modules,9 (Schaefer)9Cha
pter901 Understanding9Sociology
1) The9awareness9that9allows9people9to9comprehend9the9link9between9their9immediate,9personal
9social9settings9and9the9remote,9impersonal9social9world9is9called
A) the9sociological9imagination.
B) anthropology.
C) a9theory.
D) verstehen.
2) Trying9to9understand9why9your9roommate9prefers9a9certain9genre9of9music,9over9others,9is9an
9example9of9using9one's
A) cultural9capital.
B) conflict9perspective.
C) double9consciousness.
D) sociological9imagination.
3) A9key9element9in9the9sociological9imagination9is9the9ability9to9view9one's9own9society
A) from9the9perspective9of9personal9experience.
B) from9the9perspective9of9cultural9biases.
C) as9an9outsider.
D) as9an9insider.
4) C.9Wright9Mills9advocated9the9use9of9the9sociological9imagination9to9view9divorce9in9the
9United9States9because9divorce
A) is9a9serious9personal9problem9for9numerous9men9and9women.
B) is9not9just9an9individual's9personal9problem9but9a9societal9concern.
C) may9create9emotional9scars9for9divorcees.
D) has9been9a9serious9problem9throughout9history.
5) The9scientific9study9of9social9behavior9and9human9groups9is9known9as
A) psychology.
B) political9science.
C) anthropology.
D) sociology.
6) The9body9of9knowledge9obtained9using9methods9based9upon9systematic9observation9is9called
9a(n)
A) theory.
B) verstehen.
C) science.
D) ideal9type.
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7) Sociology9is9considered9a9science9because9sociologists
A) teach9at9respected9universities.
B) engage9in9organized9and9systematic9study9of9phenomena9to9enhance9understanding.
C) receive9government9funding9for9research9projects.
D) construct9middle-range9theories9to9explain9social9behavior.
8) Sociology,9anthropology,9economics,9and9history9are9fields9within9the
A) natural9sciences.
B) social9sciences.
C) medical9sciences.
D) humanities.
9) Which9of9the9following9academic9disciplines9emphasizes9the9influence9that9society9has9on
9people's9attitudes9and9behavior9and9the9ways9in9which9people9shape9society?
A) Anthropology
B) Economics
C) Sociology
D) Physics
10) Which9social9science9would9be9interested9in9studying9individual9cases9of9emotional9stress
9among9workers,9investors,9and9business9owners?
A) History
B) Economics
C) Sociology
D) Psychology
11) A9social9scientist9would9be9likely9to9study9the
A) composition9of9a9meteorite9discovered9in9a9remote9area9of9Siberia.
B) reasons9for9the9decreasing9divorce9rate9in9the9U.S.
C) newest9procedure9in9heart9transplant9surgery.
D) possibility9of9life9on9Mars.
12) Sociologists9argue9that,9unlike9scientific9knowledge,9common9sense9conclusions9are9not
A) published.
B) reliable.
C) politically9correct.
D) easily9disseminated.
13) An9attempt9to9explain9problems,9actions,9or9behavior9in9a9comprehensive9manner9is9called
9a(n)
A) science.
B) typology.
C) theory.
D) ideal9type.
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14) In9Émile9Durkheim's9study9of9suicide,9he9related9suicide9rates9to
A) personal9depression.
B) personal9stress.
C) the9extent9to9which9people9were9integrated9into9the9group9life9of9a9society.
D) climatic9conditions9such9as9oppressive9heat,9heavy9rain,9and9cold9winters.
15) Émile9Durkheim's9explanation9of9suicide9was9scientific9because9he
A) developed9conclusions9based9on9a9systematic9examination9of9data.
B) carefully9studied9the9personalities9of9hundreds9of9suicide9victims.
C) worked9in9a9university9setting.
D) divided9suicide9into9four9distinctive9categories.
16) Émile9Durkheim9is9known9for9his9classic9sociological9study9of
A) suicide.
B) abortion.
C) soccer.
D) crowd9control.
17) The9discipline9of9sociology9was9given9its9name9by9the9French9theorist
A) Émile9Durkheim.
B) Auguste9Comte.
C) Harriet9Martineau.
D) Marcel9Marceau.
18) Which9sociologist9translated9the9works9of9Auguste9Comte9into9English9and9emphasized9the
9impact9the9economy,9laws,9trade,9and9population9could9have9on9contemporary9social9problems
?
A) Émile9Durkheim
B) Jane9Addams
C) Harriet9Martineau
D) Talcott9Parsons
19) Which9early9sociologist9applied9the9concept9of9evolution9to9societies9in9order9to9explain9how
9they9change9or9evolve9over9time?
A) Émile9Durkheim
B) Charles9Darwin
C) Harriet9Martineau
D) Herbert9Spencer
20) Anomie9refers9to9a
A) model9that9serves9as9a9measuring9rod9against9which9actual9cases9can9be9evaluated.
B) loss9of9direction9that9is9felt9in9a9society9when9social9control9of9individual9behavior9has9become
9ineffective.
C) classification9scheme9containing9two9or9more9categories.
D) type9of9suicide9that9is9based9on9depression.
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21) The9concept9of9anomie9was9introduced9into9sociology9by
A) Auguste9Comte.
B) Émile9Durkheim.
C) Max9Weber.
D) C.9Wright9Mills.
22) The9word(s)9that9Max9Weber9used9to9stress9the9need9for9sociologists9to9take9into9account
9people's9emotions,9thoughts,9beliefs,9understandings,9and9attitudes9was
A) verstehen.
B) cultural9capital.
C) anomie.
D) social9capital.
23) A9sociologist9interviews9high-
salaried9corporate9chief9executive9officers9(CEOs)9to9discover9whether9they9feel9stress9in9their9e
veryday9lives9as9a9result9of9the9pressure9to9produce9at9an9unrealistic9level.9This9sociologist9is9e
mploying
A) alienation.
B) anomie.
C) verstehen.
D) globalization9techniques.
24) An9ideal9type9is9a(n)
A) body9of9knowledge9obtained9by9methods9based9on9systematic9observation.
B) construct9or9model9that9serves9as9a9measuring9rod9against9which9actual9cases9can9be9evaluated.
C) detailed9plan9or9method9for9obtaining9data9scientifically.
D) initiator9of9people's9attitudes9or9behavior.
25) A9sociology9instructor9asks9students9to9make9lists9of9the9characteristics9of9the9best9and9worst
9possible9instructors.9These9lists,9which9would9be9used9to9evaluate9all9instructors,9would9form9an
9example9of9a(n)
A) typology.
B) ideal9type.
C) verstehen.
D) hypothesis.
26) In9The9Communist9Manifesto,9Marx9argued9that9the9working9class9must
A) ally9with9capitalists9to9build9a9better9world.
B) try9to9work9toward9a9return9to9feudalism.
C) overthrow9the9existing9class9system9of9capitalist9societies.
D) ignore9all9aspects9of9class9divisions.
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