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Multiple Choice a
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
relations?
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a. social curiosity a
b. social behaviorisma
c. social embeddedness
a
d. social structure a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
a a a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
a a a a a a a a a a a
social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
a a a a a a a a a
a. social structure a
b. social embeddedness
a
c. social curiosity a
d. social behaviorisma
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
a a a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a a a a a a a a
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
a a a a
b. Karl Marx a
c. C. Wright Mills
a a
d. Max Weber a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
a a a a a a a to recognize connections between
a a a a
personal troubles and public issues.
a a a a a
,a. the sociological imagination
a a
b. double consciousness a
c. social conflict a
d. social structure a
Ans: A
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
a a a a a a a a a
troubles and public issues?
a a a a
a. social conflict a
b. gender awareness a
c. class consciousness
a
d. sociological imagination a
Ans: D
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
scale is known as
a a a . a a
a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control a
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking a
d. sociological imagination a
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
a a a a a a a a a
, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
a a a
b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
a a a a a a a
c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
a a a a
d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or herself
a a a a a a a a
Ans: D
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Application
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Hard
a a a
9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
as
a a .
a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will a
d. socialization
Ans: A
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
a a a a a a a a a
a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
a a a a a a a
b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
a a a a a a a
c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
a a a a a a a a a
d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
1900s
a
Ans: D a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Application
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Hard
a a a
11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
a a a a a a a a
a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
a a a a a
b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
a a a a a a a
c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
a a a a a a a a a a
d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
a a a a a a a a a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
VERSION Chapters 1-18 (2026!!)
Wickyaplus stuvia
,TEST BANK Discover Sociology 5th Edition Daina Eglitis
a a a a a a a
Chapter 1: Discover Sociology a a a
Multiple Choice a
1. What is the term for the idea that human behavior is fundamentally shaped by social
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
relations?
a
a. social curiosity a
b. social behaviorisma
c. social embeddedness
a
d. social structure a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
a a a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
2. Your sociology professor states that economic and political behavior are shaped by
a a a a a a a a a a a
social relations. Which term best captures your professor‘s statement?
a a a a a a a a a
a. social structure a
b. social embeddedness
a
c. social curiosity a
d. social behaviorisma
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: Sociology and the Curious Mind
a a a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
3. Which sociologist developed the concept of the sociological imagination?
a a a a a a a a
a. W. E. B. Du Bois
a a a a
b. Karl Marx a
c. C. Wright Mills
a a
d. Max Weber a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
4. C. Wright Mills developed the concept of
a a a a a a a to recognize connections between
a a a a
personal troubles and public issues.
a a a a a
,a. the sociological imagination
a a
b. double consciousness a
c. social conflict a
d. social structure a
Ans: A
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
5. Which sociological concept seeks to uncover the relationship between personal
a a a a a a a a a
troubles and public issues?
a a a a
a. social conflict a
b. gender awareness a
c. class consciousness
a
d. sociological imagination a
Ans: D
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
6. The ability of individuals and groups to make social changes on a small and large
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
scale is known as
a a a . a a
a. structure
b. agency
c. power
d. social control a
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
7. Which of the following is most closely associated to the concept of free will?
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
a. structure
b. agency
c. critical thinking a
d. sociological imagination a
Ans: B
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
8. Which of the following is the best example of agency?
a a a a a a a a a
, a. a student‘s socioeconomic position
a a a
b. the quality of a student‘s public high school
a a a a a a a
c. a student‘s race or ethnicity
a a a a
d. a student‘s ability to advocate for himself or herself
a a a a a a a a
Ans: D
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Application
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Hard
a a a
9. Social patterns that impose obstacles on us or afford us opportunities are referred to
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
as
a a .
a. structure
b. institutions
c. free will a
d. socialization
Ans: A
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Easy
a a a
10. Which of the following is the best example of structure?
a a a a a a a a a
a. President Biden voicing his concerns about climate change
a a a a a a a
b. a women‘s rights activist marching in a protest
a a a a a a a
c. a transgender teenager coming out to their friends and family
a a a a a a a a a
d. laws against women‘s entry into higher education and the paid labor force in the early
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
1900s
a
Ans: D a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Application
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Hard
a a a
11. Which statement describes the relationship between agency and structure?
a a a a a a a a
a. It is one-sided; agency influences structure.
a a a a a
b. It is one-sided; structure enables or constrains agency.
a a a a a a a
c. It is reciprocal; they both have an effect on one another.
a a a a a a a a a a
d. It is nonexistent; there is no relationship between the two.
a a a a a a a a a
Ans: C
a a
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the sociological imagination.
a a a a a a
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
a a a
Answer Location: The Sociological Imagination
a a a a
Difficulty Level: Medium
a a a
