TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
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,Chapter 1: Discover Sociology b b b
Multiple Choice b
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
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relations?
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a. social curiosity b
b. social behaviorism b
c. social embeddedness b
d. social structure b
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
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social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
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a. social structure b
b. social embeddedness b
c. social curiosity b
d. social behaviorism b
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx b
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber b
Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
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b. double consciousness b
c. social conflict b
d. social structure b
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
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troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict b
b. gender awareness b
c. class consciousness
b
d. sociological imagination b
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
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scale is known as
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control b
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking b
d. sociological imagination b
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or herself
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Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
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as
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a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will b
d. socialization
Ans: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
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1900s
b
Ans: D b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
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Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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,Chapter 1: Discover Sociology b b b
Multiple Choice b
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
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relations?
b
a. social curiosity b
b. social behaviorism b
c. social embeddedness b
d. social structure b
Ans: C
b b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
b b b
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Easy
b b b
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
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social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
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a. social structure b
b. social embeddedness b
c. social curiosity b
d. social behaviorism b
Ans: B
b b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
b b b
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
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a. W. E. B. Du Bois
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b. Karl Marx b
c. C. Wright Mills
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d. Max Weber b
Ans: C
b b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
b b b
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
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personal troubles and public issues.
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,a. the sociological imagination
b b
b. double consciousness b
c. social conflict b
d. social structure b
Ans: A
b b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
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troubles and public issues?
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a. social conflict b
b. gender awareness b
c. class consciousness
b
d. sociological imagination b
Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
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scale is known as
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a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control b
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
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a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking b
d. sociological imagination b
Ans: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
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, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
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b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
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c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
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d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or herself
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Ans: D
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
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as
b b .
a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will b
d. socialization
Ans: A
b b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Easy
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10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
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a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
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b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
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c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
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d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
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1900s
b
Ans: D b
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Application
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Hard
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11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
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a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
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b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
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c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
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d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
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Ans: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
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Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
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Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
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Difficulty Level: Medium
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