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Chapj1.jSociologyjinjajChangingjWorld.
1) Whichjconceptjdescribesjthejprocessesjofjseeingjandjunderstandingjthejconnectionsjbetweenjin
dividualsjandjthejbroaderjsocialjcontextsjinjwhichjtheyjlive?
A) structural-functionalistj theory
B) socialjviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalj perspective
2) Shaheenjgrewjupjinjthejmiddlejclass.jForjschool,jshejvolunteeredjatjajsoupjkitchenjand,jforjthe
jfirstjtime,jmetjindividualsjherjownjagejwhojhadjgrownjupjinjpoverty.jInsteadjofjdismissingjt
hesejindividualsjasjlazy,jshejsoughtjtojunderstandjwhatjsocialjforcesjworkedjtojshapejherjlifej
differentlyjfromjthosejshejmetjatjthejsoupjkitchen.jThisjisjanjexamplejof
A) everydayj sociology.
B) thej sociologicalj perspective.
C) ajsocialjviewpoint.
D) doingjsociology.
3) Ajsociologistjwouldjunderstandjthejphenomenajofjpovertyjbyjexamining
A) whyjindividualsjfailjtojfindjjobsjthatjpayjmore.
B) thejwaysjthatjemploymentjisjstructured.
C) individuals'jrace,jclass,jandjgender.
D) thejneighborhoodjanjindividualjlivesjin.
4) AjsociologicaljunderstandingjofjhomelessnessjwouldjincludejalljofjthejfollowingjEXCEPT
A) anjindividual'sjsocialjstatus.
B) thejlocaljemploymentjstructures.
C) anj individual'sj personalj failuresj atj locatingj work.
D) stratificationjinjthejsocietyjanjindividualjlivedjin.
,5) Whojusedjthejtermj"sociologicaljimagination"jtojdescribejajwayjofjviewingjthejconnectionsjin
dividualsjhavejtojtheirjsocialjworlds?
A) KarljMarx
B) MaxjWeber
C) Emilej Durkheim
D) C.jWrightjMills
6) Thejsystematicjstudyjofjthejrelationshipjbetweenjindividualsjandjsocietyjisjcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) politicaljscience.
7) Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjregardingjsociologyjisjfalse?
A) Wejneedjajsystematicjwayjtojcomprehendjthejprocessesjthatjmakejupjsocialjlife.
B) Wejneedjtojunderstandjnotjonlyjhowjwejmakejsensejofjthejworldjbutjhowjotherjpe
oplejdojsojasjwell.
C) Thejideajthatjpeoplejmustjplayjthejcardsjtheyjarejdealtjinjlifejisjconsistentjwithjajsoc
iologicaljperspective.
D) Youjhavejtojbejajprofessionaljsociologistjtojlookjatjthejworldjfromjajsociologicaljpe
rspective.
8) Injorderjtojunderstandjourjlives,jsociologistsjwouldjarguejthatjwejneedjto
A) examinejthejcontextsjinjwhichjwejlive.
B) explorejthejmotivesjbehindjourjactions.
C) examinejthejwayjwejinteractjwithjothers.
D) explorejthejwaysjinjwhichjotherjpeoplejlive.
9) SociologistsjwouldjstudyjalljofjthesejtopicsjEXCEPTjfor
A) whyjpeoplejcommitjcrimes.
B) howjchildrenjlearnjaboutjgender.
C) howj personalityj develops.
D) whyjhomelessnessjexists.
, 10) Julianjandjhisjfriendsjlikejtojwatchjmoviesjtogether.jOnejmoviejfocusedjonjajyoungjBlackjma
njwhojrosejoutjofjpovertyjbyjplayingjbasketball.jHisjfriendjN'Colajcommentedjthatjtherejwoul
djbejnojpovertyjifjpoorjpeoplejsimplyjtriedjtojfindjemployment.jJulianjsaidjthatjthejsolutionjtoj
povertyjwasjnotjthatjsimplejandjthatjN'Cola'sjunderstandingjofjhowjpovertyjworkedjwasjmist
aken.jWhatjisjthejproblemjwithjN'Cola'sjargument?
A) Itjignoresjthejcontextjofjbroaderjsocialjconditions.
B) Itjusesjthejsociologicaljperspective.
C) Itjignoresjthejrulesjofjsociologyjasjaj discipline.
D) Itjviewsjanjindividualjproblemjasjajsocialjproblem.
11) Mariajwantsjtojwritejajpaperjforjherjcollegejclassjthatjexploresjhowjmarriedjcouplesjdividejho
useholdjchores.jShejwantsjtojarguejthatjgenderjshapesjhowjcouplesjsharejhousework.jGivenj
herjtopicjandjargument,jherjclassjisjajpartjofjwhatjdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) Tojwhatjgroupjofjresearch-basedjdisciplinesjdoesjsociologyjbelong?
A) thejresearchjsciences
B) thejhumanities
C) thejhardjsciences
D) thejsocialjsciences
13) Whichjofjthejfollowingjquestionsjwouldjajsociologistjask?
A) Howj doesj collectingj governmentj assistancej impactj futurej employment?
B) Howjcanjpoliticiansjusejgovernmentjassistancejpoliciesjinjtheirjcampaigns?
C) Whatjarejthejpersonalitiesjofjindividualsjonjpublicjassistance?
D) Howjdojdifferentjsocietiesjdefinejandjrespondjtojcrime?
Experience Sociology 5th Edition by David Croteau, William Hoyn
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ExperiencejSociologyj5thjEditionjbyjDavidjCroteau
Chapj1.jSociologyjinjajChangingjWorld.
1) Whichjconceptjdescribesjthejprocessesjofjseeingjandjunderstandingjthejconnectionsjbetweenjin
dividualsjandjthejbroaderjsocialjcontextsjinjwhichjtheyjlive?
A) structural-functionalistj theory
B) socialjviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalj perspective
2) Shaheenjgrewjupjinjthejmiddlejclass.jForjschool,jshejvolunteeredjatjajsoupjkitchenjand,jforjthe
jfirstjtime,jmetjindividualsjherjownjagejwhojhadjgrownjupjinjpoverty.jInsteadjofjdismissingjt
hesejindividualsjasjlazy,jshejsoughtjtojunderstandjwhatjsocialjforcesjworkedjtojshapejherjlifej
differentlyjfromjthosejshejmetjatjthejsoupjkitchen.jThisjisjanjexamplejof
A) everydayj sociology.
B) thej sociologicalj perspective.
C) ajsocialjviewpoint.
D) doingjsociology.
3) Ajsociologistjwouldjunderstandjthejphenomenajofjpovertyjbyjexamining
A) whyjindividualsjfailjtojfindjjobsjthatjpayjmore.
B) thejwaysjthatjemploymentjisjstructured.
C) individuals'jrace,jclass,jandjgender.
D) thejneighborhoodjanjindividualjlivesjin.
4) AjsociologicaljunderstandingjofjhomelessnessjwouldjincludejalljofjthejfollowingjEXCEPT
A) anjindividual'sjsocialjstatus.
B) thejlocaljemploymentjstructures.
C) anj individual'sj personalj failuresj atj locatingj work.
D) stratificationjinjthejsocietyjanjindividualjlivedjin.
,5) Whojusedjthejtermj"sociologicaljimagination"jtojdescribejajwayjofjviewingjthejconnectionsjin
dividualsjhavejtojtheirjsocialjworlds?
A) KarljMarx
B) MaxjWeber
C) Emilej Durkheim
D) C.jWrightjMills
6) Thejsystematicjstudyjofjthejrelationshipjbetweenjindividualsjandjsocietyjisjcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) politicaljscience.
7) Whichjofjthejfollowingjstatementsjregardingjsociologyjisjfalse?
A) Wejneedjajsystematicjwayjtojcomprehendjthejprocessesjthatjmakejupjsocialjlife.
B) Wejneedjtojunderstandjnotjonlyjhowjwejmakejsensejofjthejworldjbutjhowjotherjpe
oplejdojsojasjwell.
C) Thejideajthatjpeoplejmustjplayjthejcardsjtheyjarejdealtjinjlifejisjconsistentjwithjajsoc
iologicaljperspective.
D) Youjhavejtojbejajprofessionaljsociologistjtojlookjatjthejworldjfromjajsociologicaljpe
rspective.
8) Injorderjtojunderstandjourjlives,jsociologistsjwouldjarguejthatjwejneedjto
A) examinejthejcontextsjinjwhichjwejlive.
B) explorejthejmotivesjbehindjourjactions.
C) examinejthejwayjwejinteractjwithjothers.
D) explorejthejwaysjinjwhichjotherjpeoplejlive.
9) SociologistsjwouldjstudyjalljofjthesejtopicsjEXCEPTjfor
A) whyjpeoplejcommitjcrimes.
B) howjchildrenjlearnjaboutjgender.
C) howj personalityj develops.
D) whyjhomelessnessjexists.
, 10) Julianjandjhisjfriendsjlikejtojwatchjmoviesjtogether.jOnejmoviejfocusedjonjajyoungjBlackjma
njwhojrosejoutjofjpovertyjbyjplayingjbasketball.jHisjfriendjN'Colajcommentedjthatjtherejwoul
djbejnojpovertyjifjpoorjpeoplejsimplyjtriedjtojfindjemployment.jJulianjsaidjthatjthejsolutionjtoj
povertyjwasjnotjthatjsimplejandjthatjN'Cola'sjunderstandingjofjhowjpovertyjworkedjwasjmist
aken.jWhatjisjthejproblemjwithjN'Cola'sjargument?
A) Itjignoresjthejcontextjofjbroaderjsocialjconditions.
B) Itjusesjthejsociologicaljperspective.
C) Itjignoresjthejrulesjofjsociologyjasjaj discipline.
D) Itjviewsjanjindividualjproblemjasjajsocialjproblem.
11) Mariajwantsjtojwritejajpaperjforjherjcollegejclassjthatjexploresjhowjmarriedjcouplesjdividejho
useholdjchores.jShejwantsjtojarguejthatjgenderjshapesjhowjcouplesjsharejhousework.jGivenj
herjtopicjandjargument,jherjclassjisjajpartjofjwhatjdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
12) Tojwhatjgroupjofjresearch-basedjdisciplinesjdoesjsociologyjbelong?
A) thejresearchjsciences
B) thejhumanities
C) thejhardjsciences
D) thejsocialjsciences
13) Whichjofjthejfollowingjquestionsjwouldjajsociologistjask?
A) Howj doesj collectingj governmentj assistancej impactj futurej employment?
B) Howjcanjpoliticiansjusejgovernmentjassistancejpoliciesjinjtheirjcampaigns?
C) Whatjarejthejpersonalitiesjofjindividualsjonjpublicjassistance?
D) Howjdojdifferentjsocietiesjdefinejandjrespondjtojcrime?
