Sociology Ch. 1 Test
1. Which of the following does the author of the b. The Rennisance
text describe as “opening a window onto c. The Industrial Revolution
unfamiliar worlds” and “offering a fresh look d. The Enlightment
at familiar worlds”?
a. the sociological perspective
b. the social imperative
c. social integration
d. social location
2. To be classified as a society, what are the
two key qualities a group of people must
share?
a. a common language and a common
religion
b. a common culture and a territory
c. a territory and a common polotical
ideology
d. ethnicity and a common language
3. What term do sociologists use to describe
the corners in life that people occupy
because of where they are located in a
society?
a. the sociological perspective
b. the social imperative
c. social location
d. the sociological framework
4. Frank is examining the broad stream of events
that have occured over the past 50 years and
the specific experiences of his own life. By
doing so, what sociological process has Frank
undertaken?
a. social determination
b. the sociological imagination
c. the social imperative
d. positivism
5. What are two components C. Wright Mills
identified as being fundamental to
understanding the sociological imagination?
a. Political systems and economic systems
b. Race and ethnicity
c. The means of production and
ownsership of resources
d. History and biography
6. What event led to an uprooting of what had
been traditional social arrangements?
a. The Great Depression
1. Which of the following does the author of the b. The Rennisance
text describe as “opening a window onto c. The Industrial Revolution
unfamiliar worlds” and “offering a fresh look d. The Enlightment
at familiar worlds”?
a. the sociological perspective
b. the social imperative
c. social integration
d. social location
2. To be classified as a society, what are the
two key qualities a group of people must
share?
a. a common language and a common
religion
b. a common culture and a territory
c. a territory and a common polotical
ideology
d. ethnicity and a common language
3. What term do sociologists use to describe
the corners in life that people occupy
because of where they are located in a
society?
a. the sociological perspective
b. the social imperative
c. social location
d. the sociological framework
4. Frank is examining the broad stream of events
that have occured over the past 50 years and
the specific experiences of his own life. By
doing so, what sociological process has Frank
undertaken?
a. social determination
b. the sociological imagination
c. the social imperative
d. positivism
5. What are two components C. Wright Mills
identified as being fundamental to
understanding the sociological imagination?
a. Political systems and economic systems
b. Race and ethnicity
c. The means of production and
ownsership of resources
d. History and biography
6. What event led to an uprooting of what had
been traditional social arrangements?
a. The Great Depression
