TEST BANK FOR MACIONIS/GERBER SOCIOLOGY NINTH CANADIAN EDITION

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