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(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—1)
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are
referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are
referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—1)
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are
referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The _____ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.
a. societal
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n)
a. global group.
b. extended family group.
c. society.
d. global village.
Answer: c. society.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their place in a society are
referred to as
a. social location.
b. social affiliation.
c. social empowerment.
d. dominant groups.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—2)
Answer: a. social location.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
Answer: a. social location.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—2)
Answer: a. social location.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
Answer: a. social location.
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
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.4
Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of
a. sociology.
b. economics.
c. modern science.
d. political science.
Answer: a. sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.5
Using _____, Comte applied the scientific method to the social world.
a. negativism
b. positivism
c. natural science
d. anthropology
Answer: b. positivism
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.6
The phrase “survival of the fittest” was coined by
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Herbert Spencer.
c. Auguste Comte.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—3)
d. Karl Marx.
Answer: b. Herbert Spencer.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.7
Karl Marx believed that the engine of human history is
a. democracy.
b. communism.
c. reconciliation.
d. class conflict.
Answer: d. class conflict.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
The _____, according to Marx, were the exploited workers who did not own the
means of production.
a. capitalists
b. communists
c. proletariat
d. fascists
Answer: c. proletariat
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.9
Durkheim’s concept of _____ refers to the degree to which people are tied to their
social groups.
a. social integration
d. Karl Marx.
Answer: b. Herbert Spencer.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.2.7
Karl Marx believed that the engine of human history is
a. democracy.
b. communism.
c. reconciliation.
d. class conflict.
Answer: d. class conflict.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
The _____, according to Marx, were the exploited workers who did not own the
means of production.
a. capitalists
b. communists
c. proletariat
d. fascists
Answer: c. proletariat
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.9
Durkheim’s concept of _____ refers to the degree to which people are tied to their
social groups.
a. social integration
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b. revolution
c. conflict theory
d. religion
Answer: a. social integration
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.10
The _____ examined by sociologists are recurring characteristics or events.
a. individual motivations
b. patterns of behavior
c. nonsocial forces
d. rationales
Answer: b. patterns of behavior
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.11
According to Max Weber, the central force in social change is
a. economics.
b. politics.
c. religion.
d. tradition.
Answer: c. religion.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.12
Why do women not figure more prominently among early sociologists?
b. revolution
c. conflict theory
d. religion
Answer: a. social integration
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.10
The _____ examined by sociologists are recurring characteristics or events.
a. individual motivations
b. patterns of behavior
c. nonsocial forces
d. rationales
Answer: b. patterns of behavior
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.11
According to Max Weber, the central force in social change is
a. economics.
b. politics.
c. religion.
d. tradition.
Answer: c. religion.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.12
Why do women not figure more prominently among early sociologists?
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (1—5)
a. There were no female early sociologists.
b. Once sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men designated the
women—who were activists—as social reformers, not sociologists.
c. In no field has sexism been more evident than in sociology.
d. The field of sociology seemed neither rigorous enough nor relevant enough to
attract women.
Answer: b. Once sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men
designated the women—who were activists—as social reformers, not sociologists.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.13
Early sociologist and social reformer Jane Addams
a. fought against the American Civil Liberties Union.
b. won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
c. married W. E. B. Du Bois.
d. never joined the American Sociological Society.
Answer: b. won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.14
Talcott Parsons was influential in
a. shifting sociology from reform to theory.
b. warning Americans about the power elite.
c. developing concrete models for social change.
d. shifting sociology from theory to reform.
Answer: a. shifting sociology from reform to theory.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
a. There were no female early sociologists.
b. Once sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men designated the
women—who were activists—as social reformers, not sociologists.
c. In no field has sexism been more evident than in sociology.
d. The field of sociology seemed neither rigorous enough nor relevant enough to
attract women.
Answer: b. Once sociology became a recognized academic discipline, men
designated the women—who were activists—as social reformers, not sociologists.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.13
Early sociologist and social reformer Jane Addams
a. fought against the American Civil Liberties Union.
b. won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
c. married W. E. B. Du Bois.
d. never joined the American Sociological Society.
Answer: b. won the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.14
Talcott Parsons was influential in
a. shifting sociology from reform to theory.
b. warning Americans about the power elite.
c. developing concrete models for social change.
d. shifting sociology from theory to reform.
Answer: a. shifting sociology from reform to theory.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.15
With basic sociology, the goal of analyzing some aspect of society is that of
a. making changes.
b. gaining knowledge.
c. solving problems.
d. getting grants.
Answer: b. gaining knowledge.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.16
_____ harnesses the sociological perspective for the benefit of the public.
a. Basic sociology
b. Experimental sociology
c. Classical sociology
d. Public sociology
Answer: d. Public sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.17
In _____, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and
communicate with one another.
a. functional analysis
b. symbolic interactionism
c. conflict theory
d. order theory
Answer: b. symbolic interactionism
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.3.15
With basic sociology, the goal of analyzing some aspect of society is that of
a. making changes.
b. gaining knowledge.
c. solving problems.
d. getting grants.
Answer: b. gaining knowledge.
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.3.16
_____ harnesses the sociological perspective for the benefit of the public.
a. Basic sociology
b. Experimental sociology
c. Classical sociology
d. Public sociology
Answer: d. Public sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Trace the development of sociology in North
America and explain the tension between objective analysis and social reform.
Topic/Concept: Sociology in North America
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.17
In _____, symbols are the key to understanding how we look at the world and
communicate with one another.
a. functional analysis
b. symbolic interactionism
c. conflict theory
d. order theory
Answer: b. symbolic interactionism
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Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.18
One of the sociologists who developed symbolic interactionism is
a. George Herbert Mead.
b. Auguste Comte
c. Robert Merton
d. Herbert Spencer
Answer: a. George Herbert Mead
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.4.19
In the eyes of _____, society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that
work together.
a. symbolic interactionists
b. conflict theorists
c. functionalists
d. George Herbert Mead
Answer: c. functionalists
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.20
Robert Merton used the term _____ for the harmful consequences of people’s
actions.
a. function
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.18
One of the sociologists who developed symbolic interactionism is
a. George Herbert Mead.
b. Auguste Comte
c. Robert Merton
d. Herbert Spencer
Answer: a. George Herbert Mead
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.4.19
In the eyes of _____, society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that
work together.
a. symbolic interactionists
b. conflict theorists
c. functionalists
d. George Herbert Mead
Answer: c. functionalists
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.20
Robert Merton used the term _____ for the harmful consequences of people’s
actions.
a. function
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b. dysfunction
c. latent function
d. balancing function
Answer: b. dysfunction
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.21
Who was the founder of conflict theory?
a. Robert Merton
b. George Herbert Mead
c. Max Weber
d. Karl Marx
Answer: d. Karl Marx
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.22
In the research model, specifying what it is that you want to learn about a topic is
the stage of
a. defining the problem.
b. reviewing the literature.
c. sharing the results.
d. unobtrusive measures.
Answer: a. defining the problem
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
b. dysfunction
c. latent function
d. balancing function
Answer: b. dysfunction
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.4.21
Who was the founder of conflict theory?
a. Robert Merton
b. George Herbert Mead
c. Max Weber
d. Karl Marx
Answer: d. Karl Marx
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.22
In the research model, specifying what it is that you want to learn about a topic is
the stage of
a. defining the problem.
b. reviewing the literature.
c. sharing the results.
d. unobtrusive measures.
Answer: a. defining the problem
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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TB_Q.1.6.23
A ________ predicts a relationship between or among variables.
a. research design
b. literature review
c. hypothesis
d. topic
Answer: c. hypothesis
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.24
Sharon had spent months carrying out her sociological experiments. She had
collected a ton of data. What was Sharon’s next step?
a. Analyze the results
b. Generate more hypotheses
c. Select another topic
d. Share the results
Answer: a. Analyze the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q.1.6.25
The eighth and final step of the research model is to
a. begin the case study.
b. formulate a hypothesis.
c. define the problem.
d. share the results.
Answer: d. share the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
TB_Q.1.6.23
A ________ predicts a relationship between or among variables.
a. research design
b. literature review
c. hypothesis
d. topic
Answer: c. hypothesis
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.24
Sharon had spent months carrying out her sociological experiments. She had
collected a ton of data. What was Sharon’s next step?
a. Analyze the results
b. Generate more hypotheses
c. Select another topic
d. Share the results
Answer: a. Analyze the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q.1.6.25
The eighth and final step of the research model is to
a. begin the case study.
b. formulate a hypothesis.
c. define the problem.
d. share the results.
Answer: d. share the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.6.26
What you expect to find according to predictions from a theory is known as a(n)
a. variable.
b. research design.
c. hypothesis.
d. analysis of documents.
Answer: c. hypothesis
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.27
A(n) ________ is a factor thought to be significant for human behavior, which
can vary (change) from one case to another.
a. operational definition
b. variable
c. hypothesis
d. research method
Answer: b. variable
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.28
________ is a precise way to measure a variable.
a. Reliability
b. Validity
c. The hypothesis
d. An operational definition
Answer: d. An operational definition
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.6.26
What you expect to find according to predictions from a theory is known as a(n)
a. variable.
b. research design.
c. hypothesis.
d. analysis of documents.
Answer: c. hypothesis
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.27
A(n) ________ is a factor thought to be significant for human behavior, which
can vary (change) from one case to another.
a. operational definition
b. variable
c. hypothesis
d. research method
Answer: b. variable
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.28
________ is a precise way to measure a variable.
a. Reliability
b. Validity
c. The hypothesis
d. An operational definition
Answer: d. An operational definition
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Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.29
________ is the extent to which an operational definition measures what it is
intended to measure.
a. A variable
b. Validity
c. Hypothesis
d. Reliability
Answer: b. Validity
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.30
Reliability refers to
a. the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results.
b. secondary analysis.
c. how close the data we gathered comes to proving what we want to prove.
d. the way in which a researcher measures a variable.
Answer: a. the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.31
A(n) ________ is the collection of data by having people answer a series of
questions.
a. sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.29
________ is the extent to which an operational definition measures what it is
intended to measure.
a. A variable
b. Validity
c. Hypothesis
d. Reliability
Answer: b. Validity
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.6.30
Reliability refers to
a. the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results.
b. secondary analysis.
c. how close the data we gathered comes to proving what we want to prove.
d. the way in which a researcher measures a variable.
Answer: a. the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.31
A(n) ________ is the collection of data by having people answer a series of
questions.
a. sample
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b. population
c. survey
d. experiment
Answer: c. survey
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.32
The ________ is made up of the individuals intended to represent the population
to be studied.
a. sample
b. control group
c. respondent
d. average
Answer: a. sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.33
In a ________, everyone in the target population has the same chance of being
included in the study.
a. stratified random sample
b. random sample
c. sample of any sort
d. survey
Answer: b. random sample
b. population
c. survey
d. experiment
Answer: c. survey
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.32
The ________ is made up of the individuals intended to represent the population
to be studied.
a. sample
b. control group
c. respondent
d. average
Answer: a. sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.33
In a ________, everyone in the target population has the same chance of being
included in the study.
a. stratified random sample
b. random sample
c. sample of any sort
d. survey
Answer: b. random sample
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Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.34
The ________ is drawn from selected subgroups of a target population.
a. questionnaire
b. neutral question
c. stratified random sample
d. random sample
Answer: c. stratified random sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.35
If the questions that you ask the people taking part in your study are not
________, you will end up with biased answers.
a. easy
b. designed to elicit the answers you want
c. neutral
d. complicated enough
Answer: c. neutral
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.34
The ________ is drawn from selected subgroups of a target population.
a. questionnaire
b. neutral question
c. stratified random sample
d. random sample
Answer: c. stratified random sample
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.35
If the questions that you ask the people taking part in your study are not
________, you will end up with biased answers.
a. easy
b. designed to elicit the answers you want
c. neutral
d. complicated enough
Answer: c. neutral
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.7.36
Li, a sociology undergraduate, was required to participate in a research
study being conducted by a graduate student in his department. He didn’t know
the topic until he got there, and the things the interviewer asked him were
embarrassing. Li chose answers that weren’t quite true—in fact, they weren’t true
at all—in order to save face himself and also to please the interviewer. This is
example of
a. interviewer bias.
b. rapport.
c. self-administered questionnaires.
d. dependent variables.
Answer: a. interviewer bias.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q.1.7.37
______ is a feeling of trust between researchers and the people they are studying.
a. Rapport
b. Interviewer bias
c. Participant observation
d. An unobtrusive measure
Answer: a. Rapport
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.38
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.7.36
Li, a sociology undergraduate, was required to participate in a research
study being conducted by a graduate student in his department. He didn’t know
the topic until he got there, and the things the interviewer asked him were
embarrassing. Li chose answers that weren’t quite true—in fact, they weren’t true
at all—in order to save face himself and also to please the interviewer. This is
example of
a. interviewer bias.
b. rapport.
c. self-administered questionnaires.
d. dependent variables.
Answer: a. interviewer bias.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q.1.7.37
______ is a feeling of trust between researchers and the people they are studying.
a. Rapport
b. Interviewer bias
c. Participant observation
d. An unobtrusive measure
Answer: a. Rapport
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.38
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Questions followed by a list of possible answers that the respondent can select are
called
a. biased questions.
b. closed-ended questions.
c. stratified questions.
d. open-ended questions.
Answer: b. closed-ended questions
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.39
Open-ended questions are questions that respondents
a. pick from a list.
b. turn into closed-ended questions.
c. generally don’t answer.
d. answer in their own words.
Answer: d. answer in their own words
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.40
In secondary analysis, researchers analyze data collected by
a. robots.
b. their own interviews.
c. others.
Questions followed by a list of possible answers that the respondent can select are
called
a. biased questions.
b. closed-ended questions.
c. stratified questions.
d. open-ended questions.
Answer: b. closed-ended questions
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.39
Open-ended questions are questions that respondents
a. pick from a list.
b. turn into closed-ended questions.
c. generally don’t answer.
d. answer in their own words.
Answer: d. answer in their own words
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.40
In secondary analysis, researchers analyze data collected by
a. robots.
b. their own interviews.
c. others.
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d. the subjects themselves.
Answer: c. others
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.41
Police reports, photographs, and videos are examples of ________ used by
researchers.
a. participant observation
b. documents
c. generalizability
d. dependent variables
Answer: b. documents
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.42
The subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable make
up the
a. experimental group.
b. population.
c. sources of potential bias.
d. control group.
Answer: a. experimental group.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
d. the subjects themselves.
Answer: c. others
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q.1.7.41
Police reports, photographs, and videos are examples of ________ used by
researchers.
a. participant observation
b. documents
c. generalizability
d. dependent variables
Answer: b. documents
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.42
The subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable make
up the
a. experimental group.
b. population.
c. sources of potential bias.
d. control group.
Answer: a. experimental group.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
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analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.43
In a control group, subjects are
a. exposed to all variables in the study.
b. not exposed to the dependent variable.
c. an example of participant observation.
d. not exposed to the independent variable.
Answer: d. not exposed to the independent variable.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.44
The independent variable causes a change in the
a. control group.
b. dependent variable.
c. other independent variables in the study.
d. generalizability of the experiment.
Answer: b. dependent variable.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.7.45
________ are used to study people who are unaware that they are being studied.
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.43
In a control group, subjects are
a. exposed to all variables in the study.
b. not exposed to the dependent variable.
c. an example of participant observation.
d. not exposed to the independent variable.
Answer: d. not exposed to the independent variable.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.44
The independent variable causes a change in the
a. control group.
b. dependent variable.
c. other independent variables in the study.
d. generalizability of the experiment.
Answer: b. dependent variable.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.7.45
________ are used to study people who are unaware that they are being studied.
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a. Questionnaires
b. Interviews
c. Open-ended questions
d. Unobtrusive measures
Answer: d. Unobtrusive measures
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.46
The best method of sociological research to use
a. is surveys.
b. depends on the type of question.
c. is experiments.
d. is document analysis.
Answer: b. depends on the type of question.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.8.47
In sociological research, gender
a. plays no role.
b. excludes female subjects from most contemporary social research.
c. is influential.
d. always leads to interviewer bias.
Answer: c. is influential
a. Questionnaires
b. Interviews
c. Open-ended questions
d. Unobtrusive measures
Answer: d. Unobtrusive measures
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.7.46
The best method of sociological research to use
a. is surveys.
b. depends on the type of question.
c. is experiments.
d. is document analysis.
Answer: b. depends on the type of question.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q.1.8.47
In sociological research, gender
a. plays no role.
b. excludes female subjects from most contemporary social research.
c. is influential.
d. always leads to interviewer bias.
Answer: c. is influential
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Learning Objective: LO 1.8 Explain how gender is significant in sociological
research. Topic/Concept: Gender in Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.9.48
Professional handling of confidential sociological field notes entails
a. publishing them only in professional journals.
b. burning the notes once the researcher has had time to draw conclusions from
them.
c. publishing them online, so that anyone can read them.
d. protecting respondents.
Answer: d. protecting respondents
Learning Objective: LO 1.9 Explain why it’s vital for sociologists to protect the
people they study; discuss the two cases that are presented.
Topic/Concept: Ethics in Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.10.49
_____ is the breaking down of national boundaries because of advances in
communications, trade, and travel.
a. Conflict theory
b. Globalization
c. Verstehen
d. Focusing on the macro level
Answer: b. Globalization
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: LO 1.8 Explain how gender is significant in sociological
research. Topic/Concept: Gender in Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q.1.9.48
Professional handling of confidential sociological field notes entails
a. publishing them only in professional journals.
b. burning the notes once the researcher has had time to draw conclusions from
them.
c. publishing them online, so that anyone can read them.
d. protecting respondents.
Answer: d. protecting respondents
Learning Objective: LO 1.9 Explain why it’s vital for sociologists to protect the
people they study; discuss the two cases that are presented.
Topic/Concept: Ethics in Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.10.49
_____ is the breaking down of national boundaries because of advances in
communications, trade, and travel.
a. Conflict theory
b. Globalization
c. Verstehen
d. Focusing on the macro level
Answer: b. Globalization
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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TB_Q1.10.50
Capitalism becoming the world’s dominant economic system is known as
a. the globalization of capitalism.
b. symbolic interactionism.
c. increasing isolationism.
d. the advance of democracy.
Answer: a. the globalization of capitalism.
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay Questions
TB_Q1.3.51: Very broadly, where did Weber believe that capitalism was more
likely to flourish?
Feedback: Max Weber believed that religion was the main force in social change.
He thought that Roman Catholicism encouraged followers to hold on to
traditional ways. He also believed the Protestant belief system encouraged
change. Weber compared the extent of capitalism in Roman Catholic and
Protestant countries, and found capitalism more advanced in the latter.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.4.52: Discuss feminists and conflict theory.
Feedback: Marx used conflict theory to examine conflict between capitalists and
workers. Many feminists look at conflict between men and women in the same
way: historical inequalities, contemporary inequalities, global inequalities. Not all
feminists employ conflict theory.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
TB_Q1.10.50
Capitalism becoming the world’s dominant economic system is known as
a. the globalization of capitalism.
b. symbolic interactionism.
c. increasing isolationism.
d. the advance of democracy.
Answer: a. the globalization of capitalism.
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay Questions
TB_Q1.3.51: Very broadly, where did Weber believe that capitalism was more
likely to flourish?
Feedback: Max Weber believed that religion was the main force in social change.
He thought that Roman Catholicism encouraged followers to hold on to
traditional ways. He also believed the Protestant belief system encouraged
change. Weber compared the extent of capitalism in Roman Catholic and
Protestant countries, and found capitalism more advanced in the latter.
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Trace the origins of society, from tradition to Max
Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.4.52: Discuss feminists and conflict theory.
Feedback: Marx used conflict theory to examine conflict between capitalists and
workers. Many feminists look at conflict between men and women in the same
way: historical inequalities, contemporary inequalities, global inequalities. Not all
feminists employ conflict theory.
Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Explain the basic ideas of symbolic interactionism,
functional analysis, and conflict theory.
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Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.6.53
What are the eight steps of the research model?
Feedback:
The eight steps of the research model (in chronological order) are:
1. Select a topic
2. Define the problem
3. Review the literature
4. Formulate a hypothesis
5. Choose a research method
6. Collect the data
7. Analyze the results
8. Share the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.7.54
What are the three ways sociologists measure average, and how do they differ?
Feedback:
The three ways sociologists measure average are the mean,
median, and mode.
The mean is calculated by adding up a group of numbers and then dividing
by the number of cases that you added.
The median is the middle case in an ordered range of cases.
The mode is the number of cases that occur most often.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Topic/Concept: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.6.53
What are the eight steps of the research model?
Feedback:
The eight steps of the research model (in chronological order) are:
1. Select a topic
2. Define the problem
3. Review the literature
4. Formulate a hypothesis
5. Choose a research method
6. Collect the data
7. Analyze the results
8. Share the results
Learning Objective: LO 1.6 Know the eight steps of the research model.
Topic/Concept: A Research Model
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.7.54
What are the three ways sociologists measure average, and how do they differ?
Feedback:
The three ways sociologists measure average are the mean,
median, and mode.
The mean is calculated by adding up a group of numbers and then dividing
by the number of cases that you added.
The median is the middle case in an ordered range of cases.
The mode is the number of cases that occur most often.
Learning Objective: LO 1.7 Know the main elements of the seven research
methods: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis,
analysis of documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures; state why
sociological research can lead to controversy.
Topic/Concept: Research Methods (Designs)
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
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TB_Q1.10.55: Describe the three historical phases of sociology.
Feedback: A tension between social reform and social analysis runs through
sociology’s history. First phase: main purpose— to improve society; time—
origins until the 1920s. Second phase: main purpose—to develop abstract
knowledge; time—from the 1920s until the 1960s. Third phase: main purpose—to
seek ways to apply sociological research findings; time—from the 1960s to the
present.
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.10.55: Describe the three historical phases of sociology.
Feedback: A tension between social reform and social analysis runs through
sociology’s history. First phase: main purpose— to improve society; time—
origins until the 1920s. Second phase: main purpose—to develop abstract
knowledge; time—from the 1920s until the 1960s. Third phase: main purpose—to
seek ways to apply sociological research findings; time—from the 1960s to the
present.
Learning Objective: LO 1.10 Explain how research versus reform and
globalization are likely to influence sociology.
Topic/Concept: Trends Shaping the Future of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
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Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 2: Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q2.1.1
The language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation
to the next make up a group’s
a. identity.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. culture.
d. material culture.
Answer: c. culture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.2
_____ would be part of material culture.
a. Hairstyles
b. Language
c. Beliefs
d. Values
Answer: a. Hairstyles
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.3
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group’s
a. art.
b. weapons.
c. ways of thinking and doing.
d. eating utensils.
Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 12th Edition, Test Bank
Chapter 2: Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q2.1.1
The language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation
to the next make up a group’s
a. identity.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. culture.
d. material culture.
Answer: c. culture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.2
_____ would be part of material culture.
a. Hairstyles
b. Language
c. Beliefs
d. Values
Answer: a. Hairstyles
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.3
Nonmaterial culture refers to a group’s
a. art.
b. weapons.
c. ways of thinking and doing.
d. eating utensils.
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Answer: c. ways of thinking and doing.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.4
One thing that can be said about material culture is that
a. it is “natural.”
b. it includes gestures.
c. it includes a people’s language.
d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Answer: d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.5
Who is ethnocentric?
a. Everyone
b. Westerners
c. Easterners
d. Older people
Answer: a. Everyone
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.6
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called
a. ethnocentrism.
b. cultural relativism.
c. folklore.
d. cultural education.
Answer: c. ways of thinking and doing.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.4
One thing that can be said about material culture is that
a. it is “natural.”
b. it includes gestures.
c. it includes a people’s language.
d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Answer: d. there is nothing “natural” about it.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.5
Who is ethnocentric?
a. Everyone
b. Westerners
c. Easterners
d. Older people
Answer: a. Everyone
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.1.6
To try to understand a culture on its own terms is called
a. ethnocentrism.
b. cultural relativism.
c. folklore.
d. cultural education.
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Answer: b. cultural relativism.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.7
Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?
a. It has not been criticized by social scientists.
b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of
practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
c. Sociologists accept all cultures, without judgment.
d. Cultural relativism encourages cultural smugness.
Answer: b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to
acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.8
After a fairly short plane ride from New York City, Irving found himself on a
dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters, rather than cars. Food,
clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked
from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was
experiencing
a. ethnocentrism.
b. culture shock.
c. a step back into history.
d. contact with people who shared none of his values.
Answer: b. culture shock.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Answer: b. cultural relativism.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.1.7
Which of the following statements about cultural relativism is true?
a. It has not been criticized by social scientists.
b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to acceptance of
practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
c. Sociologists accept all cultures, without judgment.
d. Cultural relativism encourages cultural smugness.
Answer: b. Cultural relativism has come under attack because it can lead to
acceptance of practices like genital cutting and wife beating.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.1.8
After a fairly short plane ride from New York City, Irving found himself on a
dusty road with goats, chickens, and motor scooters, rather than cars. Food,
clothing, and carpets were being sold by street vendors, some of whom worked
from a cloth spread on the ground, in no order that he could recognize. Irving was
experiencing
a. ethnocentrism.
b. culture shock.
c. a step back into history.
d. contact with people who shared none of his values.
Answer: b. culture shock.
Learning Objective: LO 2.1 Explain what culture is, how culture provides
orientations to life, and what practicing cultural relativism means.
Topic/Concept: What Is Culture?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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TB_Q2.2.9
Another term for nonmaterial culture that sociologists use is
a. material culture.
b. symbolic culture.
c. gestural culture.
d. culture shock.
Answer: b. symbolic culture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.10
An advantage of knowing a culture’s gestures is
a. they are closely tied to the language.
b. that although most gestures are recognized as universal, there are occasional
differences between cultures.
c. being able to communicate with simplicity.
d. that they will enable you to completely understand the culture.
Answer: c. being able to communicate with simplicity.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.11
The main way people communicate is through
a. gestures.
b. intermarriage.
c. language.
d. artwork.
Answer: c. language.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
TB_Q2.2.9
Another term for nonmaterial culture that sociologists use is
a. material culture.
b. symbolic culture.
c. gestural culture.
d. culture shock.
Answer: b. symbolic culture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.10
An advantage of knowing a culture’s gestures is
a. they are closely tied to the language.
b. that although most gestures are recognized as universal, there are occasional
differences between cultures.
c. being able to communicate with simplicity.
d. that they will enable you to completely understand the culture.
Answer: c. being able to communicate with simplicity.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.11
The main way people communicate is through
a. gestures.
b. intermarriage.
c. language.
d. artwork.
Answer: c. language.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.12
The basis of culture is
a. customs.
b. heredity.
c. language.
d. sociology.
Answer: c. language.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.13
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that
a. languages are universal.
b. some languages, such as English, are superior to others.
c. perception and language are unrelated.
d. language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.
Answer: d. language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.14
People’s _____ are their ideas of what is desirable in life.
a. values
b. mores
c. taboos
d. folkways
Answer: a: values
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.12
The basis of culture is
a. customs.
b. heredity.
c. language.
d. sociology.
Answer: c. language.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.13
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that
a. languages are universal.
b. some languages, such as English, are superior to others.
c. perception and language are unrelated.
d. language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.
Answer: d. language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q2.2.14
People’s _____ are their ideas of what is desirable in life.
a. values
b. mores
c. taboos
d. folkways
Answer: a: values
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Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.15
A term for rules of behavior is
a. culture.
b. norms.
c. moral holidays.
d. sanctions.
Answer: b. norms.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.16
When people break norms, they receive
a. positive sanctions.
b. a day in court.
c. negative sanctions.
d. hugs and kisses.
Answer: c. negative sanctions.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.17
Paul loved to party at Mardi Gras, even if he was not involved in making a float
or anything else. The atmosphere on the street was just so different, so easy. He
had a great time. At such a(n) _____, the rules were loosened.
a. culture-free event
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.2.15
A term for rules of behavior is
a. culture.
b. norms.
c. moral holidays.
d. sanctions.
Answer: b. norms.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.2.16
When people break norms, they receive
a. positive sanctions.
b. a day in court.
c. negative sanctions.
d. hugs and kisses.
Answer: c. negative sanctions.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.17
Paul loved to party at Mardi Gras, even if he was not involved in making a float
or anything else. The atmosphere on the street was just so different, so easy. He
had a great time. At such a(n) _____, the rules were loosened.
a. culture-free event
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b. police-free event
c. free-for-all
d. moral holiday
Answer: d. moral holiday
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.18
When someone is walking on the right side of the sidewalk, and you are walking
faster and overtake them to their left, this is _____ in the United States.
a. a taboo
b. a more
c. illegal
d. a folkway
Answer: d. a folkway
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.19
If you kill another person, you have violated a society’s
a. mores.
b. incidental values.
c. folkways.
d. ethnocentrism.
Answer: a. mores.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
b. police-free event
c. free-for-all
d. moral holiday
Answer: d. moral holiday
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.18
When someone is walking on the right side of the sidewalk, and you are walking
faster and overtake them to their left, this is _____ in the United States.
a. a taboo
b. a more
c. illegal
d. a folkway
Answer: d. a folkway
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q2.2.19
If you kill another person, you have violated a society’s
a. mores.
b. incidental values.
c. folkways.
d. ethnocentrism.
Answer: a. mores.
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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TB_Q2.2.20
Even just the thought of the violation of a _____ fills us with revulsion.
a. taboo
b. more
c. parking regulation
d. folkway
Answer: a. taboo
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.3.21
A world within the larger world of the dominant culture is a
a. superculture.
b. subculture.
c. counterculture.
d. microculture.
Answer: b. subculture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.3 Distinguish between subcultures and countercultures.
Topic/Concept: Many Cultural Worlds
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.3.22
How many subcultures does U.S. society contain?
a. Five
b. Almost 90
c. Hundreds
d. Thousands
Answer: d. Thousands
Learning Objective: LO 2.3 Distinguish between subcultures and countercultures.
Topic/Concept: Many Cultural Worlds
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.3.23
TB_Q2.2.20
Even just the thought of the violation of a _____ fills us with revulsion.
a. taboo
b. more
c. parking regulation
d. folkway
Answer: a. taboo
Learning Objective: LO 2.2 Know the components of symbolic culture: gestures,
language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, mores, and taboos; also
explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Topic/Concept: Components of Symbolic Culture
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.3.21
A world within the larger world of the dominant culture is a
a. superculture.
b. subculture.
c. counterculture.
d. microculture.
Answer: b. subculture.
Learning Objective: LO 2.3 Distinguish between subcultures and countercultures.
Topic/Concept: Many Cultural Worlds
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q2.3.22
How many subcultures does U.S. society contain?
a. Five
b. Almost 90
c. Hundreds
d. Thousands
Answer: d. Thousands
Learning Objective: LO 2.3 Distinguish between subcultures and countercultures.
Topic/Concept: Many Cultural Worlds
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q2.3.23
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