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Sociology A Down-To-Earth Approach
, Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective 1
Chapter 2 Culture 15
Chapter 3 Socialization 30
Chapter 4 Social Structure And Social Interaction 45
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research 59
Chapter 6 Societies To Social Networks 74
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy And Formal Organizations 89
Chapter 8 Deviance And Social Control 104
Chapter 9 Global Stratification 120
Chapter 10 Social Class In The United States 135
Chapter 11 Sex And Gender 150
Chapter 12 Race And Ethnicity 165
Chapter 13 Aging And The Elderly 180
Chapter 14 The Economy 195
Chapter 15 Politics 210
Chapter 16 Marriage And Family 225
Chapter 17 Education 239
Chapter 18 Religion 254
Chapter 19 Medicine And Health 269
Chapter 20 Population And Urbanization 284
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior And Social Movements 299
Chapter 22 Social Change And The Environment 314
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
Tb_Q1.1.1
The Perspective Emphasizes The Social Contexts In Which People Live.
a. Societal
b. Sociological
c. Natural Sciences
d. Ethnocentric
Answer: B. Sociological
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.2
A Group Of People Who Share A Culture And A Territory Is Known As A(N) .
a. Global Group
b. Extended Family Group
c. Society
d. Global Village
Answer: C. Society
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.3
The Corners In Life That People Occupy Because Of Their Place In A Society Are Referred To As .
a. Social Location
b. Social Affiliation
c. Social Empowerment
d. Dominant Groups
Answer: A. Social Location
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.4
Our Ancestors .
a. Lived In A Global Village
b. Perceived The World Beyond Their Communities Only Dimly
c. Lived In Big Cities
d. Bought All Their Food Even Though They Raised And Sold Crops
Answer: B. Perceived The World Beyond Their Communities Only Dimly
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,Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.5
Is The Study Of Society And Human Behavior.
a. Natural Science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: D. Sociology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.2.6
Xavier Is Doing Research In Organic Chemistry. He Is A Chemist, But In A Broader Sense, He Is A(N)
.
a. Social Scientist
b. Natural Scientist
c. Biologist
d. Anthropologist
Answer: B. Natural Scientist
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.7
Human Relationships Are Examined By _.
a. The Social Sciences
b. Natural Science
c. All Science
d. Mathematics
Answer: A. The Social Sciences
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.8
The Social Science Closely Related To Sociology, Which Traditionally Focuses On Tribal Peoples, Is
.
a. Economics
b. Political Science
c. Psychology
d. Anthropology
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,Answer: D. Anthropology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.9
Focuses On Politics And Government.
a. Political Science
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Economics
Answer: A. Political Science
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.10
Which Of The Social Sciences Concentrates On A Single Social Institution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: A. Economics
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.2.11
Judy Is A Ph.D. Candidate Currently Studying Divorce Rates In Western Europe. She Is Likely A
Sociologist Rather Than An Anthropologist Because .
a. Sociologists Must Have An Advanced Degree
b. ―Anthropologist‖ Is Just The Outdated Term For ―Sociologist‖
c. She Is Focusing Mainly On Industrialized And Postindustrialized Societies
d. She Is Focusing Mainly On Primitive Societies
Answer: C. Sociologists Focus Mainly On Industrialized And Postindustrialized
Societies Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.12
After A Sociologist Has Been Able To Generalize From His Or Her Findings, The Next Goal Is To .
a. Publish The Study
b. Predict What Is Likely To Happen Based On Those Findings
c. Prove Prior Research Has Been Inaccurate
d. Question The Findings
Answer: B. Predict What Is Likely To Happen Based On Those Findings
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,Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.2.13
The First Goal Of Science Involves .
a. Contradicting Previous Research
b. Trying To Make Sense Of Something
c. Proving Why ―Common Sense‖ Is Right
d. Sticking With The Individual Case Rather Than The Broader Group Or Situation
Answer: B. Trying To Make Sense Of Something
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.3.14
Auguste Comte Is Credited As Being The Founder Of .
a. Sociology
b. Economics
c. Modern Science
d. Political Science
Answer: A. Sociology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.3.15
Using , Comte Applied The Scientific Method To The Social World.
a. Negativism
b. Positivism
c. Natural Science
d. Anthropology
Answer: B. Positivism
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.16
The Uses Objective, Systematic Observations To Test Theories.
a. Naturalistic Method
b. Commonsense Method
c. Scientific Method
d. Research-Free Technique
Answer: C. Scientific Method
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
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,Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.17
The Phrase ―Survival Of The Fittest‖ Was Coined By .
a. Charles Darwin
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Auguste Comte
d. Karl Marx
Answer: B. Herbert Spencer
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.3.18
Karl Marx Believed That Was The Most Relevant Factor In History.
a. Democracy
b. Communism
c. Reconciliation
d. Class Conflict
Answer: D. Class Conflict
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.19
The , According To Marx, Were The Workers Who Were Oppressed By Those Who
Owned The Means Of Production.
a. Capitalists
b. Communists
c. Proletariat
d. Fascists
Answer: C. Proletariat
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.20
Durkheim’s Concept Of Refers To How Much People Are Tied To Their Social Groups.
a. Social Integration
b. Revolution
c. Conflict Theory
d. Religion
Answer: A. Social Integration
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
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,TB_Q1.3.21
The Examined By Sociologists Are Societal Characteristics Or Events That Happen Over And
Over.
a. Individual Motivations
b. Patterns Of Behavior
c. Nonsocial Forces
d. Rationales
Answer: B. Patterns Of Behavior
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.22
According To Max Weber, The Key Factor In Society Is .
a. Economics
b. Politics
c. Religion
d. Tradition
Answer: C. Religion
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.4.23
Max Weber Said That Sociology Should Be .
a. Class Conscious
b. Biased
c. Guided By Personal Values
d. Value Free
Answer: D. Value Free
Learning Objective: Lo 1.4 Summarize The Arguments In The Debate About Values In Sociological
Research. Topic/Concept: Values In Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.4.24
Constance, A Sociologist, Found A Piece Of Research Performed By Another Sociologist Intriguing. It
Looked At The Impact Of Learning New Activities On The Aging Process. When She Read The Results,
Which Were Reported In A Journal She Read, She Saw That The Number Of People Studied Had Been
Very Small. But The Report Itself Was Well Written And Enthusiastic. Much As Constance Was
Excited By The Findings, She Wondered If Bias Might Have Affected Them. Things Looked Just A
Little Bit Too Good. The Way To Check This Would Be To The Study.
a. Demand That The Author Defend
b. Denounce
c. Replicate
d. Ask Colleagues About
Answer: C. Replicate
Learning Objective: Lo 1.4 Summarize The Arguments In The Debate About Values In Sociological
Research. Topic/Concept: Values In Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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,TB_Q1.3.21
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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, TB_Q1.5.25
What Does The German Word Verstehen Mean?
a. To Explain
b. To Investigate
c. To Understand
d. To Reject
Answer: C. To Understand
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.5.26
Meanings Are What Individuals Ascribe To Their Own Life Circumstances And Behaviors.
a. Subjective
b. Subjunctive
c. Objective
d. Obstructive
Answer: A. Subjective
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.5.27
Rather Than Verstehen, Durkheim Focused On Societal Patterns, Which He Called .
a. Nicht Verstehen
b. Social Facts
c. Research Into Dreams
d. Emotion
Answer: B. Social Facts
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.5.28
More Babies Are Delivered On Tuesdays Than On Any Other Day For The Convenience Of The _.
a. Doctors
b. Patients
c. Babies
d. Midwives
Answer: A: Doctors
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.6.29
When Did Sociology First Take Root In The United States?
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Sociology A Down-To-Earth Approach
, Contents
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective 1
Chapter 2 Culture 15
Chapter 3 Socialization 30
Chapter 4 Social Structure And Social Interaction 45
Chapter 5 How Sociologists Do Research 59
Chapter 6 Societies To Social Networks 74
Chapter 7 Bureaucracy And Formal Organizations 89
Chapter 8 Deviance And Social Control 104
Chapter 9 Global Stratification 120
Chapter 10 Social Class In The United States 135
Chapter 11 Sex And Gender 150
Chapter 12 Race And Ethnicity 165
Chapter 13 Aging And The Elderly 180
Chapter 14 The Economy 195
Chapter 15 Politics 210
Chapter 16 Marriage And Family 225
Chapter 17 Education 239
Chapter 18 Religion 254
Chapter 19 Medicine And Health 269
Chapter 20 Population And Urbanization 284
Chapter 21 Collective Behavior And Social Movements 299
Chapter 22 Social Change And The Environment 314
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
Tb_Q1.1.1
The Perspective Emphasizes The Social Contexts In Which People Live.
a. Societal
b. Sociological
c. Natural Sciences
d. Ethnocentric
Answer: B. Sociological
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.2
A Group Of People Who Share A Culture And A Territory Is Known As A(N) .
a. Global Group
b. Extended Family Group
c. Society
d. Global Village
Answer: C. Society
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.3
The Corners In Life That People Occupy Because Of Their Place In A Society Are Referred To As .
a. Social Location
b. Social Affiliation
c. Social Empowerment
d. Dominant Groups
Answer: A. Social Location
Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.1.4
Our Ancestors .
a. Lived In A Global Village
b. Perceived The World Beyond Their Communities Only Dimly
c. Lived In Big Cities
d. Bought All Their Food Even Though They Raised And Sold Crops
Answer: B. Perceived The World Beyond Their Communities Only Dimly
1
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,Learning Objective: Lo 1.1 Explain Why Both History And Biography Are Essential For The Sociological
Perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.5
Is The Study Of Society And Human Behavior.
a. Natural Science
b. Science
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: D. Sociology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.2.6
Xavier Is Doing Research In Organic Chemistry. He Is A Chemist, But In A Broader Sense, He Is A(N)
.
a. Social Scientist
b. Natural Scientist
c. Biologist
d. Anthropologist
Answer: B. Natural Scientist
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.7
Human Relationships Are Examined By _.
a. The Social Sciences
b. Natural Science
c. All Science
d. Mathematics
Answer: A. The Social Sciences
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.8
The Social Science Closely Related To Sociology, Which Traditionally Focuses On Tribal Peoples, Is
.
a. Economics
b. Political Science
c. Psychology
d. Anthropology
2
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,Answer: D. Anthropology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.9
Focuses On Politics And Government.
a. Political Science
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Economics
Answer: A. Political Science
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.2.10
Which Of The Social Sciences Concentrates On A Single Social Institution?
a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: A. Economics
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.2.11
Judy Is A Ph.D. Candidate Currently Studying Divorce Rates In Western Europe. She Is Likely A
Sociologist Rather Than An Anthropologist Because .
a. Sociologists Must Have An Advanced Degree
b. ―Anthropologist‖ Is Just The Outdated Term For ―Sociologist‖
c. She Is Focusing Mainly On Industrialized And Postindustrialized Societies
d. She Is Focusing Mainly On Primitive Societies
Answer: C. Sociologists Focus Mainly On Industrialized And Postindustrialized
Societies Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Tb_Q1.2.12
After A Sociologist Has Been Able To Generalize From His Or Her Findings, The Next Goal Is To .
a. Publish The Study
b. Predict What Is Likely To Happen Based On Those Findings
c. Prove Prior Research Has Been Inaccurate
d. Question The Findings
Answer: B. Predict What Is Likely To Happen Based On Those Findings
3
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,Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.2.13
The First Goal Of Science Involves .
a. Contradicting Previous Research
b. Trying To Make Sense Of Something
c. Proving Why ―Common Sense‖ Is Right
d. Sticking With The Individual Case Rather Than The Broader Group Or Situation
Answer: B. Trying To Make Sense Of Something
Learning Objective: Lo 1.2 Know The Focus Of Each Social Science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology And The Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.3.14
Auguste Comte Is Credited As Being The Founder Of .
a. Sociology
b. Economics
c. Modern Science
d. Political Science
Answer: A. Sociology
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.3.15
Using , Comte Applied The Scientific Method To The Social World.
a. Negativism
b. Positivism
c. Natural Science
d. Anthropology
Answer: B. Positivism
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.16
The Uses Objective, Systematic Observations To Test Theories.
a. Naturalistic Method
b. Commonsense Method
c. Scientific Method
d. Research-Free Technique
Answer: C. Scientific Method
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
4
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,Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.17
The Phrase ―Survival Of The Fittest‖ Was Coined By .
a. Charles Darwin
b. Herbert Spencer
c. Auguste Comte
d. Karl Marx
Answer: B. Herbert Spencer
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.3.18
Karl Marx Believed That Was The Most Relevant Factor In History.
a. Democracy
b. Communism
c. Reconciliation
d. Class Conflict
Answer: D. Class Conflict
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.19
The , According To Marx, Were The Workers Who Were Oppressed By Those Who
Owned The Means Of Production.
a. Capitalists
b. Communists
c. Proletariat
d. Fascists
Answer: C. Proletariat
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.20
Durkheim’s Concept Of Refers To How Much People Are Tied To Their Social Groups.
a. Social Integration
b. Revolution
c. Conflict Theory
d. Religion
Answer: A. Social Integration
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
5
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,TB_Q1.3.21
The Examined By Sociologists Are Societal Characteristics Or Events That Happen Over And
Over.
a. Individual Motivations
b. Patterns Of Behavior
c. Nonsocial Forces
d. Rationales
Answer: B. Patterns Of Behavior
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.3.22
According To Max Weber, The Key Factor In Society Is .
a. Economics
b. Politics
c. Religion
d. Tradition
Answer: C. Religion
Learning Objective: Lo 1.3 Trace The Origins Of Sociology, From Tradition To Max Weber.
Topic/Concept: Origins Of Sociology
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.4.23
Max Weber Said That Sociology Should Be .
a. Class Conscious
b. Biased
c. Guided By Personal Values
d. Value Free
Answer: D. Value Free
Learning Objective: Lo 1.4 Summarize The Arguments In The Debate About Values In Sociological
Research. Topic/Concept: Values In Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.4.24
Constance, A Sociologist, Found A Piece Of Research Performed By Another Sociologist Intriguing. It
Looked At The Impact Of Learning New Activities On The Aging Process. When She Read The Results,
Which Were Reported In A Journal She Read, She Saw That The Number Of People Studied Had Been
Very Small. But The Report Itself Was Well Written And Enthusiastic. Much As Constance Was
Excited By The Findings, She Wondered If Bias Might Have Affected Them. Things Looked Just A
Little Bit Too Good. The Way To Check This Would Be To The Study.
a. Demand That The Author Defend
b. Denounce
c. Replicate
d. Ask Colleagues About
Answer: C. Replicate
Learning Objective: Lo 1.4 Summarize The Arguments In The Debate About Values In Sociological
Research. Topic/Concept: Values In Sociological Research
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6
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,TB_Q1.3.21
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
7
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, TB_Q1.5.25
What Does The German Word Verstehen Mean?
a. To Explain
b. To Investigate
c. To Understand
d. To Reject
Answer: C. To Understand
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember The Facts
Tb_Q1.5.26
Meanings Are What Individuals Ascribe To Their Own Life Circumstances And Behaviors.
a. Subjective
b. Subjunctive
c. Objective
d. Obstructive
Answer: A. Subjective
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
Tb_Q1.5.27
Rather Than Verstehen, Durkheim Focused On Societal Patterns, Which He Called .
a. Nicht Verstehen
b. Social Facts
c. Research Into Dreams
d. Emotion
Answer: B. Social Facts
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.5.28
More Babies Are Delivered On Tuesdays Than On Any Other Day For The Convenience Of The _.
a. Doctors
b. Patients
c. Babies
d. Midwives
Answer: A: Doctors
Learning Objective: Lo 1.5 State What Verstehen Is, And Why It Is
Valuable. Topic/Concept: Verstehen And Social Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand The Concepts
Tb_Q1.6.29
When Did Sociology First Take Root In The United States?
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