Test Bank for The Sociology Project: Essentials

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Test Bank
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The Sociology Project: Essentials
First Edition
Jeff Manza
Richard Arum
Troy Duster
Paula England
Thomas Ertman
Kathleen Gerson
Lynne Haney
Steven Lukes
Gerald Marwell
Harvey Molotch
Ann Morning
Patrick Sharkey
Florencia Torche

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Imagination ..................................... 1
Chapter 2 Social Theory ........................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Social Interaction...................................................... 31
Chapter 4 Social Structure ........................................................ 47
Chapter 5 Social Stratification, Inequality, and Poverty ............. 61
Chapter 6 Race and Ethnicity ................................................... 77
Chapter 7 Gender and Sexuality ............................................... 93
Chapter 8 Families and Family Life......................................... 108
Chapter 9 Markets, Organizations, and Work ......................... 124
Chapter 10 Sociology of Religion .............................................. 140
Chapter 11 Crime, Deviance, and Social Control ...................... 155
Chapter 12 Power and Politics.................................................. 173

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Manza, The Sociology Project: Essentials 1e, Test Bank
Chapter 1 The Sociological Imagination
Multiple-Choice Questions
People in our society tend to think of themselves in terms of their individuality, but we are also all
products of our __________, such as the time and place we live and the family we were born
into.
a. social contexts
b. genetic makeup
c. likes and dislikes
d. interests and skills
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 1.2.1: Analyze how families and communities shape the social development of
children.
Topic: What Are Social Contexts, and Why Do They Matter?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
The sociological imagination is the capacity to think systematically about how the things we experience
as personal problems ________.
a. are really social issues shared by others living in a similar time and location
b. reflect our individual choices and not the culture as a whole
c. most likely do not have roots in social contexts
d. are the result of psychological forces, which guide our daily life
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.1: Discuss how a sociological imagination helps to challenge stereotypes.
Topic: What Is the Sociological Imagination, and Why Is It Worth Acquiring?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
According to C. Wright Mills, the sociological imagination enables us to grasp the relations between
__________ in society.
a. money and power
b. biology and destiny
c. history and biography
d. students and teachers
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.2.4: Analyze the ways in which the social and economic context we are born
into shapes the opportunities available to us.
Topic: What Are Social Contexts, and Why Do They Matter?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
At each stage of our development, we are both individuals and __________.
a. products of our historical context
b. members of politicized bodies

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c. social innocents
d. sole determiners of our own fate
Answer: a
Learning Objective: LO 1.2.4: Analyze the ways in which the social and economic context we are born
into shapes the opportunities available to us.
Topic: What Are Social Contexts, and Why Do They Matter?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
When understanding intimate relationships, a sociological imagination allows us to ________.
a. recognize that marriage is not always monogamous, but is a lifetime commitment between a
man and a woman
b. challenge the assumption that particular forms of marriage are natural as opposed to social in
origin
c. understand the lack of diversity in intimate relationships cross-culturally
d. observe the natural differences in intimate relationships within our own culture
Answer: b
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.1: Discuss how a sociological imagination helps to challenge stereotypes.
Topic: What Is the Sociological Imagination, and Why Is It Worth Acquiring?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Which of the following is true of the sociological imagination?
a. It challenges stereotypes by proving that stereotypes benefit no one.
b. It shows that circumstances we take for granted are often simpler than they appear.
c. It raises questions about the origin, benefit, and harm of stereotypes.
d. It allows us to enjoy society without over complicating social life.
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.1: Discuss how a sociological imagination helps to challenge stereotypes.
Topic: What Is the Sociological Imagination, and Why Is It Worth Acquiring?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
In an ongoing study of more than 2,000 young adults as they progress through college and into their
postcollegiate years, sociologist Richard Arum has found that __________.
a. all graduates in the study had jobs in their fields within five years of graduation
b. college had little impact on the earnings of graduates in the study
c. 24 percent of graduates in the study were back living with their parents two years after
graduation
d. sociology majors were 50 percent more likely to be employed than other students in the study
Answer: c
Learning Objective: LO 1.1.3: Identify the types of questions that sociologists are particularly well
equipped to explore.
Topic: What Is the Sociological Imagination, and Why Is It Worth Acquiring?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Although psychologists and sociologists study similar subjects and phenomena, what is a significant

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