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1: The Sociological Perspective
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Multiple Choice Questions FS FS
1) What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners?
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d. When it comes to love, opposites attract.
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Answer: c
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2) The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence
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activities and choice of clothing describes
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a. the basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
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b. the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
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c. the fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
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d. the fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical choices about how to live.
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Answer: b
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3) Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”?
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a. sociology
b. psychology
c. economics
d. history
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4) Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the
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Answer: d
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5) By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar,” the text argues that
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sociologists
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b. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea that
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society shapes our lives.
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c. believe that people often behave in strange ways.
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d. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.
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Answer: b
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6) Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to
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college highlights the effect of
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a. nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
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b. gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
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c. our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people.
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d. intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college than trade school.
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Answer: c
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7) A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a
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woman reflects
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a. her preference for family size.
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b. how many children she can afford.
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c. whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society.
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d. the desires of her husband.
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Answer: c
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8) According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has
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a. more clinical depression.
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b. less money, power, and other resources.
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c. lower social integration.
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Answer: c
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9) The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was
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a. Robert K. Merton. FS FS
b. Auguste Comte. FS
c. Emile Durkheim. FS
d. Karl Marx. FS
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10) In Canada today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below?
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d. Black females FS
Answer: a
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11) Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of Canada than in urban areas, we would expect
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suicide rates to be
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c. high in both urban and rural areas.
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d. low in both urban and rural areas.
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Answer: b
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12) Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS
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b. having special social skills. FS FS FS
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c. being defined by others as an “outsider.”
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d. people who are especially sensitive about their family background.
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Answer: c
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13) If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which category listed below
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to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
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a. the wealthy FS
b. disabled persons or people who are a racial minority
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c. politicians
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Answer: b
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14) Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the sociological imagination to be
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more widespread
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a. during times of peace and prosperity.
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b. among the very rich. FS FS FS
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d. during times of social crisis.
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Answer: d
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15) C. Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed
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a. common sense into laws of society. FS FS FS FS FS
b. people into supporters of the status quo.
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c. personal problems into public issues. FS FS FS FS
d. scientific research into common sense. FS FS FS FS
Answer: c
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16) Canada falls within which category of the world’s nations?
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d. variable-income nations FS
Answer: c
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17) Which of the following categories contains countries in which average income is typical for the world
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Answer: b
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18) The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of
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countries?
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1: The Sociological Perspective
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Multiple Choice Questions FS FS
1) What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners?
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a. People marry because they fall in love. FS FS FS FS FS FS
b. When it comes to romance, it’s all a matter of personal taste.
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c. Typically, a person marries someone of similar social position.FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS
d. When it comes to love, opposites attract.
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Answer: c
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Skill: Applied
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2) The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence
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activities and choice of clothing describes
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a. the basis of what philosophy calls “free will.”
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b. the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology.
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c. the fact that people everywhere have “common sense.”
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d. the fact that people from countries all around the world make mostly identical choices about how to live.
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Answer: b
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Skill: Conceptual
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3) Which discipline defines itself as “the systematic study of human society”?
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a. sociology
b. psychology
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d. history
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4) Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the
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a. good; worst tragedies FS FS
b. new; old FS
c. specific; general FS
d. general; particular FS
Answer: d
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Skill: Conceptual
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5) By stating that the sociological perspective shows us “the strange in the familiar,” the text argues that
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sociologists
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a. focus on the bizarre elements of society.
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b. reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea that
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society shapes our lives.
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c. believe that people often behave in strange ways.
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d. believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.
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Answer: b
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Skill: Conceptual
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6) Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to
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college highlights the effect of
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a. nationality, because most countries outside of the West don’t have colleges.
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b. gender, because women don’t generally attend college.
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c. our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people.
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d. intelligence, because it’s smarter to go to college than trade school.
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Answer: c
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Skill: Applied
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7) A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a
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woman reflects
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a. her preference for family size.
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b. how many children she can afford.
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c. whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society.
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d. the desires of her husband.
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Answer: c
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Skill: Applied
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8) According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has
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a. more clinical depression.
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b. less money, power, and other resources.
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c. lower social integration.
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d. greater self-esteem. FS
Answer: c
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Page Reference: 5–6
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Skill: Factual
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9) The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was
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a. Robert K. Merton. FS FS
b. Auguste Comte. FS
c. Emile Durkheim. FS
d. Karl Marx. FS
Answer: c FS
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Skill: Factual
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10) In Canada today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below?
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a. White males FS
b. Black males FS
c. White females FS
d. Black females FS
Answer: a
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Skill: Factual
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11) Because there is more social isolation in rural areas of Canada than in urban areas, we would expect
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suicide rates to be
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a. higher in urban areas. FS FS FS
b. higher in rural areas. FS FS FS
c. high in both urban and rural areas.
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d. low in both urban and rural areas.
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Answer: b
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Skill: Applied
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12) Sociologists use the term “social marginality” to refer to FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS
a. people who have little understanding of sociology.
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b. having special social skills. FS FS FS
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c. being defined by others as an “outsider.”
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d. people who are especially sensitive about their family background.
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Answer: c
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Skill: Conceptual
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13) If marginality encourages sociological thinking, we would expect people in which category listed below
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to make the most use of the sociological perspective?
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a. the wealthy FS
b. disabled persons or people who are a racial minority
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c. politicians
d. the middle class
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Answer: b
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Skill: Applied
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14) Following the thinking of C. Wright Mills, we would have expected the sociological imagination to be
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more widespread
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a. during times of peace and prosperity.
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b. among the very rich. FS FS FS
c. among very religious people. FS FS FS
d. during times of social crisis.
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Answer: d
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Skill: Applied
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15) C. Wright Mills claimed that the “sociological imagination” transformed
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a. common sense into laws of society. FS FS FS FS FS
b. people into supporters of the status quo.
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c. personal problems into public issues. FS FS FS FS
d. scientific research into common sense. FS FS FS FS
Answer: c
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Skill: Conceptual
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16) Canada falls within which category of the world’s nations?
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a. low-income nations FS
b. middle-income nations FS
c. high-income nations FS
d. variable-income nations FS
Answer: c
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Skill: Factual
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17) Which of the following categories contains countries in which average income is typical for the world
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as a whole and in which people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area?
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a. low-income nations FS
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Answer: b
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Skill: Conceptual
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18) The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of
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countries?
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