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Sociology in Modules, (Schaefer) x x x


Chapter 01 Understanding Sociology
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1) The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate, personal
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social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is called
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A) the sociological imagination.
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B) anthropology.
C) a theory.
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D) verstehen.

2) Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an
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example of using one's
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A) cultural capital. x


B) conflict perspective. x


C) double consciousness. x


D) sociological imagination. x




3) A key element in the sociological imagination is the ability to view one's own society
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A) from the perspective of personal experience.
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B) from the perspective of cultural biases.
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C) as an outsider.
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D) as an insider.
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4) C. Wright Mills advocated the use of the sociological imagination to view divorce in the
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United States because divorce
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A) is a serious personal problem for numerous men and women.
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B) is not just an individual's personal problem but a societal concern.
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C) may create emotional scars for divorcees.
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D) has been a serious problem throughout history.
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5) The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as
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A) psychology.
B) political science. x


C) anthropology.
D) sociology.

6) The body of knowledge obtained using methods based upon systematic observation is called
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a(n)
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A) theory.
B) verstehen.
C) science.
D) ideal type. x

,7) Sociology is considered a science because sociologists
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A) teach at respected universities.
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B) engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhance understanding.
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C) receive government funding for research projects.
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D) construct middle-range theories to explain social behavior.
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8) Sociology, anthropology, economics, and history are fields within the
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A) natural sciences. x


B) social sciences. x


C) medical sciences. x


D) humanities.

9) Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on
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people's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society?
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A) Anthropology
B) Economics
C) Sociology
D) Physics

10) Which social science would be interested in studying individual cases of emotional stress
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among workers, investors, and business owners?
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A) History
B) Economics
C) Sociology
D) Psychology

11) A social scientist would be likely to study the
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A) composition of a meteorite discovered in a remote area of Siberia.
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B) reasons for the decreasing divorce rate in the U.S.
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C) newest procedure in heart transplant surgery.
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D) possibility of life on Mars. x x x x




12) Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are not
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A) published.
B) reliable.
C) politically correct. x


D) easily disseminated.
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13) An attempt to explain problems, actions, or behavior in a comprehensive manner is called
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a(n)
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A) science.
B) typology.
C) theory.
D) ideal type.
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, 14) In Émile Durkheim's study of suicide, he related suicide rates to
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A) personal depression. x


B) personal stress. x


C) the extent to which people were integrated into the group life of a society.
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D) climatic conditions such as oppressive heat, heavy rain, and cold winters.
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15) Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he
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A) developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data.
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B) carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims.
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C) worked in a university setting.
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D) divided suicide into four distinctive categories.
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16) Émile Durkheim is known for his classic sociological study of
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A) suicide.
B) abortion.
C) soccer.
D) crowd control. x




17) The discipline of sociology was given its name by the French theorist
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A) Émile Durkheim. x


B) Auguste Comte. x


C) Harriet Martineau. x


D) Marcel Marceau. x




18) Which sociologist translated the works of Auguste Comte into English and emphasized the
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impact the economy, laws, trade, and population could have on contemporary social problems?
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A) Émile Durkheim x


B) Jane Addams x


C) Harriet Martineau x


D) Talcott Parsons x




19) Which early sociologist applied the concept of evolution to societies in order to explain how
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they change or evolve over time?
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A) Émile Durkheim x


B) Charles Darwin x


C) Harriet Martineau x


D) Herbert Spencer x




20) Anomie refers to a x x x


A) model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated.
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B) loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become
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ineffective.
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C) classification scheme containing two or more categories. x x x x x x


D) type of suicide that is based on depression.
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