Sociology in Our Times 11th Edition Kendall Test Bank 2

Trueb/bFalse
1.bThebsociologicalbperspectivebincorporatesbtheorybandbresearchbtobarrivebatbabmorebaccura
te
understandingbofbtheb"hows"bandb"whys"bofbhumanbsocialbinteraction.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb31
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.1b-
bExplainbwhybsociologicalbresearchbisbnecessarybandbhowbit

challengesbourbcommonsensebbeliefsbaboutbpressingbsocialbissuesbsuchbasbsuicide.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
2.b
InbSuicide,bsociologistbEmilebDurkheimbdocumentedbthatbabhighbsuicidebratebwasbsymptomat
icbofbablarge-scalebsocial
problem.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb32
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.1b-
bExplainbwhybsociologicalbresearchbisbnecessarybandbhowbit

challengesbourbcommonsensebbeliefsbaboutbpressingbsocialbissuesbsuchbasbsuicide.
OTHER:bb
Modified
3.bSociologybinvolvesbdebunking—
thebunmaskingbofbfallaciesb(falseborbmistakenbideasborbopinions)bin
thebeverydaybandbofficialbinterpretationsbofbsociety.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb32
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.1b-
bExplainbwhybsociologicalbresearchbisbnecessarybandbhowbit

challengesbourbcommonsensebbeliefsbaboutbpressingbsocialbissuesbsuchbasbsuicide.
OTHER:bb

,Pickup
4.bThebdeductivebapproachbproceedsbasbfollows:b(1)btheoriesbgeneratebhypotheses,b(2)bhypot
heses
leadbtobobservationsb(databgathering),b(3)bobservationsbleadbtobthebformationbofbgeneralizati
ons,
andb(4)bgeneralizationsbarebusedbtobsupportbthebtheory,btobsuggestbmodificationsbtobit,borbtob
refutebit.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb34
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.2b-
bComparebdeductivebandbinductivebapproachesbinbthebtheoryband

researchbcycle.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
CengagebLearningbTesting,bPoweredbbybCognero
Pageb1
DOWNLOADbTHEbTestbBankbforbSociologybinbOurbTimesb11thbEditionbKendall
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5.bInbthebinductivebapproach,bthebresearcherbcollectsbinformationborbdatab(factsborbevidence)
bandbthen

generatesbtheoriesbformbthebanalysisbofbthatbdata.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb34
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.2b-
bComparebdeductivebandbinductivebapproachesbinbthebtheoryband

researchbcycle.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
6.bWhetherbabvariablebisbdependentborbindependentbdependsbonbthebcontextbinbwhichbitbisbus
ed.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb

,pageb36
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.4b-
bListbandbbrieflybdescribebthebstepsbinbthebquantitativebresearch

model.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
7.bSociologistbEmilebDurkheimbemphasizedbthatbindividualbactsbofbsuicidebprovidebbetterbex
planations
forbsuicidebthanbdobsuicidebrates.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
False
REFERENCES:bb
pageb36
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.1b-
bExplainbwhybsociologicalbresearchbisbnecessarybandbhowbit

challengesbourbcommonsensebbeliefsbaboutbpressingbsocialbissuesbsuchbasbsuicide.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
8.bVariablesbarebthebobservableband/orbmeasurablebcounterpartsbofbconcepts;bforbexample,b"
suicide"bisba
conceptbandbtheb"ratebofbsuicide"bisbabvariable.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
True
REFERENCES:bb
pageb36
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.4b-
bListbandbbrieflybdescribebthebstepsbinbthebquantitativebresearch

model.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
CengagebLearningbTesting,bPoweredbbybCognero
Pageb2
DOWNLOADbTHEbTestbBankbforbSociologybinbOurbTimesb11thbEditionbKendall
mynursytest.store
9.bSocialbscientistsbcitebmanybcausesbforbsuicidebincludingbrapidbsocialbchange,beconomicbcon
ditions,
hopelessbpoverty,bandblackbofbreligiosity.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse

, ANSWER:bb
False
REFERENCES:bb
pageb37
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.4b-
bListbandbbrieflybdescribebthebstepsbinbthebquantitativebresearch

model.
OTHER:bb
Modified
10.bDurkheim'sbstudybofbsuicidebisboftenbcriticizedbbecausebhisbsamplebsizebwasbsobsmall—
aroundb50
cases.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
False
REFERENCES:bb
pageb38
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.4b-
bListbandbbrieflybdescribebthebstepsbinbthebquantitativebresearch

model.
OTHER:bb
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11.bSociologistbEmilebDurkheimbconcludedbthatbsinglebpeoplebhadbproportionatelybhigherbsu
icidebrates
thanbmarriedbpersonsbbecausebtheybhadbablowbdegreebofbsocialbintegration;bhebreferredbtobth
isbas
anomicbsuicide.
a.bTrue
b.bFalse
ANSWER:bb
False
REFERENCES:bb
pageb38
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES:bbSIOT.KEND.17.2.4b-
bListbandbbrieflybdescribebthebstepsbinbthebquantitativebresearch

model.
OTHER:bb
Pickup
12.bLaudbHumphreysbsoughtbtobinterviewbthebfamily,bfriends,bandbacquaintancesbofbpersonsb
killedbinbsingle-carbcrashes
thatbhebthoughtbmightbhavebbeenb"autocides."
a.bTrue