Test Bank For Sociology in Our Times, 11th Edition

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True / False
1. Sociologists are in agreement that sociological research can and should be value free.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Some sociologists do not believe it is possible or even desirable to be
completely value free in one’s research.
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2. Sociologists understand that there are multiple causes and effects of social issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
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3. The sociological imagination helps us place personal troubles, such as losing our job or attempting suicide, into a
larger social context, where we can distinguish whether and how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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4. Middle-income countries are nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial,
administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: This statement describes high-income countries. Middle-income countries
are nations with industrializing economies, particularly in urban areas, and moderate
levels of national and personal income.
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5. European thinkers began making observations about human behavior during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: While sociology did not emerge in Europe until the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, social philosophers and religious authorities have made countless
observations about human behavior throughout history.
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6. Like Auguste Comte, British social theorist Herbert Spencer was strongly influenced by the turmoil of the French
Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: Spencer was born in a more peaceful and optimistic period in his country’s
history.
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7. The early sociologists were in agreement that human behavior could be studied using the same techniques used in
the natural sciences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: Both Comte and Spencer were criticized for their overemphasis on
application of natural science methods. Critics argued that human behavior could not be
studied using these same techniques.
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DATE MODIFIED: 1/3/2017 4:49 PM
8. According to Durkheim, social facts can only be explained by other social facts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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9. Although he founded functionalism and its emphasis on social order, sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid
social change and a more specialized division of labor produced strains leading to a breakdown in traditional
organization, values, and authority.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
10. Because of his radical views and emphasis on social action, not just the study of society, Karl Marx's work has been
largely discredited today.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-4 - Identify reasons why many early social thinkers were concerned
with social change.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Marx is still considered one of the most profound sociological thinkers.
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11. In regard to negative consequences of industrial society, sociologist Max Weber was more concerned about the
impact of rational bureaucracy than of class struggle.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-4 - Identify reasons why many early social thinkers were concerned
with social change.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
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12. German sociologist Georg Simmel concluded that industrialization created greater equality, thus minimizing class
conflict.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-4 - Identify reasons why many early social thinkers were concerned
with social change.
TOPICS: New
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: On the contrary, he concluded that class conflict was becoming more
pronounced in modern industrial societies.
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13. The first department of sociology in the United States was established at the University of Chicago, where the
faculty was instrumental in starting the American Sociological Society (now known as the American Sociological
Association).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 14
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-4 - Identify reasons why many early social thinkers were concerned
with social change.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
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14. Sociologist George Herbert Mead was one of the first scholars to note that a dual
heritage creates conflict for people of color. He called this duality double-consciousness—the identity conflict of
being black and American.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 14
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-4 - Identify reasons why many early social thinkers were concerned
with social change.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: This was the work of W. E. B. Du Bois.
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15. All sociological theories and theorists may be categorized as functionalist, conflict, or symbolic interactionist.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 14
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Not all theories and theorists fit neatly into one of these three perspectives.
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16. According to the functionalist perspective, societies develop social structures (institutions) that persist because they
play a part in helping society survive. These institutions include the family, education, government, religion, and the
economy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 15
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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17. Sociologist Talcott Parsons suggested that the division of household labor between husband and wife is one of the
fundamental sources of conflict in industrialized societies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 15
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Parsons argued that the roles for men and women are complementary and
contribute to the stability of society. Expressive tasks are performed by the
wife/mother; the husband/father performs the instrumental tasks, which involve
leadership and decision-making responsibilities in the home and employment outside the
home to support the family.
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18. Sociologist Robert K. Merton stated that in order for social institutions and other social units to be considered
functional, their functions must be intended and recognized by all participants.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 15
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Merton used the term latent function to refer to functions that exist and that
are not intended or recognized by the participants.
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19. All conflict theorists regard race/ethnicity conflict as the central and most important source of social change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 16
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Modified
Rejoinder: Other conflict theorists focus on class and/or gender as sources of conflict
and change.
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20. All of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology focus analysis at the macrolevel, examining whole societies,
large-scale social structures, and social systems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 17
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-5 - Compare and contrast functionalist, conflict, symbolic
interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life in the twentieth and twenty-
first centuries.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Conflict and functionalist perspectives focus on macrolevel analysis;
however, the symbolic interactionist perspective is based on microlevel analysis.
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21. Quantitative research and qualitative research both follow the same research model.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 19
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-6 - Explain why sociological research is necessary and how it
challenges our commonsense beliefs about pressing social issues such as suicide.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Qualitative research follows an alternative model in which gathering and
analyzing of data are done concurrently, unlike in quantitative research.
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22. Sociological studies on suicide that analyze the contents of suicide notes to look for recurring patterns and themes
are examples of qualitative research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 21
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-6 - Explain why sociological research is necessary and how it
challenges our commonsense beliefs about pressing social issues such as suicide.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
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23. A broken thermometer that measures the same temperature every day lacks both reliability and validity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 23
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-7 - Distinguish between quantitative research and qualitative
research, and identify the steps in each method.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: If the thermometer yields consistent results, it may be said to be reliable,
even though it lacks validity. It is not a valid measure of temperature, despite its
consistent and reliable readings.
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24. A strength of survey research is that it forces respondents to provide self-reported information, which is generally
considered more reliable and valid than information gathered by third-party observation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 27
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-8 - Describe survey research and briefly discuss three types of
surveys.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: Some respondents may be less than truthful when answering survey
questions, especially on emotionally charged issues such as suicide.
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Multiple Choice
25. Sociology is defined as the __________.
a. systematic study of human society and social interaction
b. analysis of deviant groups and individuals
c. scientific analysis of premodern people
d. academic discipline that examines individual human behavior
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 4
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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26. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same
political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
a. culture
b. society
c. nation
d. country
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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27. When studying the problem of suicide, sociologists are most interested in explaining its
__________.
a. psychological dimensions
b. relationship to the individual
c. recurring patterns
d. media coverage
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
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28. __________ refers to the fact that the lives of people everywhere are intertwined closely so that one nation's
problems are part of a much larger global context.
a. Societal cohesiveness
b. Universal cooperation
c. Global interdependence
d. International interlock
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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29. People throughout the world share the same biosphere; environmental pollution in one area may have an adverse
effect on people in other places. This makes environmental problems an example of __________.
a. commonsense knowledge
b. universal cooperation
c. the sociological imagination
d. global interdependence
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
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30. Which of these is not part of the sociological approach to the study of society and social interaction?
a. systematic research techniques
b. presentation of research findings
c. search for patterns in human behavior
d. application of commonsense or everyday understandings
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: New
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31. Sociologist C. Wright Mills coined the term __________ for the ability to see the relationship between individual
experiences and the larger society.
a. conflict perception
b. sociological imagination
c. reality perception
d. symbolic interaction approach
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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32. According to Mills, the sociological imagination enables one to distinguish between personal troubles that must be
solved within the immediate social setting and __________ that affect large numbers of people and often require
solutions at the societal level.
a. unimportant troubles
b. non-private difficulties
c. public issues
d. societal dysfunctions
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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33. One couple’s inability to keep their marriage intact may be an example of a __________, whereas widespread
divorce as a result of changes in the economy or other social factors is an example of a __________.
a. dysfunction; psychological difficulty
b. personal trouble; public issue
c. psychological difficulty; private issue
d. public issue; personal trouble
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
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34. Emile Durkheim refused to accept that suicide was merely a(n) __________.
a. personal trouble
b. interdependence issue
c. public issue
d. societal dysfunction
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
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35. Which of these groups has the highest rate of suicide?
a. males in low-income countries
b. females in low-income countries
c. males in high-income countries
d. females in high-income countries
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
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36. The world’s __________ countries are nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced
industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income.
a. high-income
b. middle-income
c. low-income
d. semi-periphery
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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37. Many of the nations of Africa and Asia are considered examples of __________.
a. middle-income countries
b. periphery countries
c. high-income countries
d. low-income countries
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Applied
NOTES: Modified
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38. A significant difference between high- and low-income countries is that low-income countries tend to be
__________.
a. more industrialized
b. more agrarian
c. less populated
d. smaller
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
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39. __________ is a socially constructed concept used by many people to specify groups of people based on physical
characteristics such as skin color.
a. Ethnicity
b. Nationality
c. Race
d. Genealogy
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
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40. The cultural heritage or identity of a group, based on factors such as language or country of origin, is termed
__________.
a. ethnicity
b. religion
c. race
d. genealogy
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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41. Sociologists use the term __________ to refer to the relative location of a person or group within the larger society,
based on wealth, power, prestige, or other valued resources.
a. caste
b. class
c. ethnicity
d. ranking
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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42. The term __________ refers to the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with sex differences.
a. sex
b. biology
c. gender
d. sociobiology
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: New
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43. Barbara was born female, which refers to her __________; she acts very feminine, which refers to her
__________.
a. gender; sex
b. biology; sociobiology
c. sex; gender
d. genealogy; sex
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
44. Interest in the systematic study of people’s behavior and ideas took hold during the nineteenth century primarily in
response to __________.
a. the agricultural revolution
b. industrialization and urbanization
c. enlightenment and new forms of religion
d. increases in rural poverty
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 9
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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45. __________ refers to the process by which an increasing number of people live in cities rather than rural areas.
a. Ruralization
b. Urbanization
c. Suburbanization
d. Industrialization
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
46. During the __________, massive social changes occurred as technological innovations shifted the economic base of
countries in Europe, and later the United States, from agriculture to manufacturing.
a. Renaissance
b. Industrial Revolution
c. Age of Enlightenment
d. Neolithic Revolution
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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47. The Industrial Revolution began in __________ between 1760 and 1850.
a. Great Britain
b. the United States
c. Western Europe
d. Japan
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
48. Which of these is not a change brought on by industrialization and urbanization?
a. a rapid increase in the number and size of cities
b. a shift from agriculture to industrial manufacturing
c. people changing from being consumers to being producers
d. the need for wages to buy food and lodging
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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49. French philosopher Auguste Comte’s philosophy, the belief that the world can best be understood through scientific
inquiry, became known as __________,
a. absolutism
b. positivism
c. functionalism
d. specific methodology
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
50. Comte believed that societies are made up of social statics, or forces for order and stability, as well as __________
or forces for social change.
a. social facts
b. social dynamics
c. social mores
d. social symbols
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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51. British sociologist __________ translated and condensed Comte’s work and was noted for her study of social
customs in Great Britain and the United States.
a. Emily Durkheim
b. Jane Addams
c. Harriet Martineau
d. Sarah Spencer
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
52. In her work, sociologist Harriet Martineau was a strong advocate for_____________.
a. building a stronger middle class
b. the importance of cultural relativism
c. recognizing the forces for stability and change in society
d. social equality and reform
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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53. Based on British social theorist Herbert Spencer’s theory, __________ is the belief that those species of animals,
including human beings, that are the most adapted to their environment will survive and prosper, whereas those that
are poorly adapted will eventually die out.
a. social Darwinism
b. social eugenics
c. social statics and dynamics
d. social relativism
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
54. Which of these early scientific thinkers first used the phrase “survival of the fittest” to explain his theory of society?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
c. Auguste Comte
d. Herbert Spencer
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AMPage 27

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55. A major criticism of Spencer’s theory of social Darwinism is that ______________ .
a. other biological organizations exercise more control over their environments than do humans
b. it may be used to justify racial/ethnic, gender, and class inequalities in society
c. it explains society in an era that is less tumultuous than that of the Industrial Revolution
d. he plagiarized the work of Charles Darwin
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
56. French sociologist Emile Durkheim coined the term __________ to refer to the patterns of acting, thinking, and
feeling that exist outside any one individual but that exert social control over every person in society.
a. social statics
b. social facts
c. sociological imagination
d. sociological generalizations
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
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57. Durkheim believed that the limits of social behavior __________.
a. are socially based, not biologically based
b. depend primarily on physical characteristics
c. are best understood as individual dysfunction
d. result mainly from cultural conflict
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AM
58. Durkheim used the term __________ for the condition in which social control becomes ineffective as a result of the
loss of shared values and a sense of purpose in society.
a. social disorganization
b. social dysfunctionalism
c. cultural breakdown
d. anomie
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/30/2016 5:48 AMPage 29

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59. The basis for Durkheim’s theory of society is the principle that _____________.
a. people are the products of their social environments
b. the evolution of society is based on the concept of “survival of the fittest”
c. society consists of the dual processes of social statics and social dynamics
d. conflict between different economic classes is necessary to produce social change
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/3/2017 4:54 PM
60. Critics of Durkheim have argued that _______________________.
a. his work is of little sociological value or importance
b. he focused too heavily on social inequality and social change
c. his emphasis on structure overlooks the meanings that social phenomena hold for people
d. he was not systematic, and therefore not scientific in his approach to the study of society
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
DATE CREATED: 12/29/2016 10:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/3/2017 4:54 PMPage 30

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