Test Bank For Sociology In Action: A Canadian
Perspective 4th Edition By
Bereska Tami And Symbaluk Diane Latest
Update 2026/2027
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better
understand who becomes a professional hockey player by
applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
on the modern university or college campus results from a
variety of social factors of which the individuals involved
might not even be aware. When we make this statement, what
,kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts
d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to
have more resources and face fewer challenges when
considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding
larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to
overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children,
and stayed at home to raise them. Although Ruth had wanted
to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family
and friends expected her to do. What kind of influence on
her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected path"?
a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
, d. public level
9. Chapter 01-009
How might a sociologist best understand a situation in
which someone adopts a fashion trend that is being widely
shared by others in society?
a. an example of network diffusion
b. the familiar in the strange
*c. the strange in the familiar
d. decorative diffusion
10. Chapter 01-010
Charles is supposed to drive his friends to school for an
important examination. However, no matter how much he
tries, Charles cannot start his car. In anger he tells his
friends that his car is doing this on purpose. What quality
is Charles attributing to his car?
a. directionality
*b. agency
c. micro tendencies
d. non-operationality
11. Chapter 01-011
What does it mean when sociologists refer to agency?
*a. the ability to make choices
b. the ability to connect to a broad web of social
services
c. the ability to influence others
d. the ability to interact effectively with a
bureaucracy such as the university
12. Chapter 01-012
Factors such as social stratification, inequality, race,
ethnicity, and gender affect opportunities available to a
person. What label did Max Weber give to these factors?
*a. life chances
b. individual opportunities
c. life opportunities
d. individual chances
, 13. Chapter 01-013
According to Max Weber, the ways in which our opportunities
in life are affected by factors such as race, ethnicity,
and gender is summarized by which of the following?
a. stratified outcomes
*b. life chances
c. proletarian deprivation
d. lifestyle competition
14. Chapter 01-014
Which of the following is most correct?
a. Micro-sociological factors exert influence at the
macro-sociological level.
b. Macro-sociological factors exert influence at the
micro-sociological level.
*c. Micro and macro factors may be said to influence
each other.
d. Micro and macro factors are influential in mutually
distinct ways.
15. Chapter 01-015
Which term best describes the relationship between the
macro and micro level?
a. unidirectional
*b. bidirectional
c. multidirectional
d. nondirectional
16. Chapter 01-016
Which of the following best describes the term "life
chances"?
a. the probability of surviving a natural disaster
*b. the opportunities in life resulting from patterns
of stratification and inequality
c. the ways in which what one achieves in life is a
product of personal will and ambition
d. the idea that luck has important sociological
dimensions
Perspective 4th Edition By
Bereska Tami And Symbaluk Diane Latest
Update 2026/2027
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 01-001
According to the textbook authors, we might better
understand who becomes a professional hockey player by
applying ideas developed by which of the following?
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
*c. Max Weber
d. Auguste Comte
2. Chapter 01-002
According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship
between unemployment and postsecondary education?
a. As unemployment increases, postsecondary enrolments
decrease.
*b. As unemployment increases, postsecondary
enrolments increase.
c. Unemployment and postsecondary unemployment are
essentially unrelated.
d. As unemployment decreases, postsecondary enrolments
also decrease.
3. Chapter 01-003
"Expectations regarding how we are supposed to act" defines
which of the following?
a. values
b. functionality
*c. norms
d. cultural facts
4. Chapter 01-004
It can be argued that the so-called hook-up culture found
on the modern university or college campus results from a
variety of social factors of which the individuals involved
might not even be aware. When we make this statement, what
,kind of sociology are we practising?
*a. seeing the strange in the familiar
b. seeing the particular in the general
c. employing social facts
d. recognising the irrelevance of free will
5. Chapter 01-005
According to sociologists, why do some individuals seem to
have more resources and face fewer challenges when
considering postsecondary education?
a. Some universities will only admit students above a
particular income level.
b. Some individuals make poor choices and have no
self-control in their youth.
*c. Some individuals experience several coinciding
larger social factors that may limit their choices.
d. Some individuals don't have the inner resources to
overcome life's challenges.
6. Chapter 01-006
In Canada today, how is postsecondary education most
commonly viewed?
*a. normative
b. renormative
c. dysfunctional
d. functionally required
7. Chapter 01-007
Once Ruth got married, she quit her job, had two children,
and stayed at home to raise them. Although Ruth had wanted
to be a doctor, raising her children was what her family
and friends expected her to do. What kind of influence on
her actions was Ruth's decision to follow "expected path"?
a. micro-level
*b. macro-level
c. global
d. functional
8. Chapter 01-008
Which term refers to the level of broad social forces?
a. micro level
*b. macro level
c. sociological level
, d. public level
9. Chapter 01-009
How might a sociologist best understand a situation in
which someone adopts a fashion trend that is being widely
shared by others in society?
a. an example of network diffusion
b. the familiar in the strange
*c. the strange in the familiar
d. decorative diffusion
10. Chapter 01-010
Charles is supposed to drive his friends to school for an
important examination. However, no matter how much he
tries, Charles cannot start his car. In anger he tells his
friends that his car is doing this on purpose. What quality
is Charles attributing to his car?
a. directionality
*b. agency
c. micro tendencies
d. non-operationality
11. Chapter 01-011
What does it mean when sociologists refer to agency?
*a. the ability to make choices
b. the ability to connect to a broad web of social
services
c. the ability to influence others
d. the ability to interact effectively with a
bureaucracy such as the university
12. Chapter 01-012
Factors such as social stratification, inequality, race,
ethnicity, and gender affect opportunities available to a
person. What label did Max Weber give to these factors?
*a. life chances
b. individual opportunities
c. life opportunities
d. individual chances
, 13. Chapter 01-013
According to Max Weber, the ways in which our opportunities
in life are affected by factors such as race, ethnicity,
and gender is summarized by which of the following?
a. stratified outcomes
*b. life chances
c. proletarian deprivation
d. lifestyle competition
14. Chapter 01-014
Which of the following is most correct?
a. Micro-sociological factors exert influence at the
macro-sociological level.
b. Macro-sociological factors exert influence at the
micro-sociological level.
*c. Micro and macro factors may be said to influence
each other.
d. Micro and macro factors are influential in mutually
distinct ways.
15. Chapter 01-015
Which term best describes the relationship between the
macro and micro level?
a. unidirectional
*b. bidirectional
c. multidirectional
d. nondirectional
16. Chapter 01-016
Which of the following best describes the term "life
chances"?
a. the probability of surviving a natural disaster
*b. the opportunities in life resulting from patterns
of stratification and inequality
c. the ways in which what one achieves in life is a
product of personal will and ambition
d. the idea that luck has important sociological
dimensions
