Test Bank for Macionis Gerber, Sociology, Ninth Canadian Edition

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MultiplemChoicemQuestions

Whatmmightmamsociologistmsaymaboutmpeople'smselectionmofmmarriagempartne
rs?mPeoplemmarrymbecausemtheymfallminmlove.m
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Themideamthatmthemsocialmworldmguidesmourmactionsmandmlifemchoicesmjustmasmthemseasonsminfluenc
emactivitiesmandmchoicemofmclothingmdescribesm
thembasismofmwhatmphilosophymcallsm―freemwill.‖m
themessentialmwisdommofmthemdisciplinemofmsociology.m
themfactmthatmpeoplemeverywheremhavem―commonmsense.‖m
themfactmthatmpeoplemfrommcountriesmallmaroundmthemworldmmakemmostlymidenticalmchoicesmaboutmhowmt
omlive.mAnswer:mbm
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Whichmdisciplinemdefinesmitselfmasm―themsystematicmstudymofmhumanmsociety‖
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PetermBergermdescribedmusingmthemsociologicalmperspectivemasmseeingmthe inmthe
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swer:mdm
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Bymstatingmthatmthemsociologicalmperspectivemshowsmusm―themstrangeminmthemfamiliar,‖mthemtextmarguesmth
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rejectmthemfamiliarmideamthatmpeoplemsimplymdecidemhowmtomactminmfavourmofmtheminitiallymstrangemide
amthatmsocietymshapesmourmlives.m
believemthatmpeoplemoftenmbehaveminmstrangemways.m
believemthatmevenmpeoplemwhomaremmostmfamiliarmtomusmhavemsomemverymstrangemhabits.m
Answer:mbm
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Threemcampusmroommatesmaremtalkingmaboutmwhymtheymareminmcollege.mAmsociologicalmviewmofmgoi
ngmtomcollegemhighlightsmthemeffectmofm
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ourmplaceminmhistory,mbecausemamcenturymagomgoingmtomcollegemwasmnotmanmoptionmformmostmp
eople.mintelligence,mbecausemit’smsmartermtomgomtomcollegemthanmtrademschool.m
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Amsociologicalm analysism ofm childbearingm aroundm them worldm suggestsm thatm them numberm ofm childrenm bornm to
m a mwomanmreflectsm

hermpreferencemform familym size.mh
owmmanymchildrenmshemcanmafford.
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whethermshemherselfmwasmbornmintomampoormormrichmsoci
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AccordingmtomEmilemDurkheim,mamcategorymofmpeoplemwithmamhighermsuicidemratemtypically
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lessmmoney,mpower,mandmothermresources.
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greatermself-
esteem.mAnswer:mcm
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ThempioneeringmsociologistmwhomstudiedmpatternsmofmsuicideminmEuropemwa
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InmCanadamtoday,mthemsuicidemratemismhighestmformwhichmcategorymofmpeoplemlistedmbe
low?mWhitemmalesm
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swer:mam
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BecausemtheremismmoremsocialmisolationminmruralmareasmofmCanadamthanminmurbanmareas,mwemwouldmexpec
tmsuicidemratesmtombem
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highminmbothmurbanmandmruralmareas
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s.mAnswer:mbm
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Sociologistsmusemthemtermm―socialmmarginality‖mtomrefermt
ompeoplemwhomhavemlittlemunderstandingmofmsociology.m
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Ifmmarginalitymencouragesmsociologicalmthinking,mwemwouldmexpectmpeopleminmwhichmcategorymlistedmbel
owtommakemthemmostmusemofmthemsociologicalmperspective?m
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FollowingmthemthinkingmofmC.mWrightmMills,mwemwouldmhavemexpectedmthemsociologicalmimaginationmt
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C.mWrightmMillsmclaimedmthatmthem―sociologicalmimagination‖mtransformedmco
mmonmsensemintomlawsmofmsociety.m
peoplemintomsupportersmofmthemstatusmquo.
mpersonalmproblemsmintompublicmissues.ms

cientificmresearchmintomcommonmsense.mA
nswer:mcm
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Canadamfallsmwithinmwhichmcategorymofmthemworld’smnatio
ns?mlow-incomemnationsm
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incomemnationsmvariable
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mcm

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Whichmofmthemfollowingmcategoriesmcontainsmcountriesminmwhichmaveragemincomemismtypicalmformthemworl
dasmamwholemandminmwhichmpeoplemaremasmlikelymtomliveminmamruralmareamasminmanmurbanmarea?m
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ThemnationsmofmEurope,mIsrael,mJapan,mandmAustraliamfallmintomwhichmofmthemfollowingmcategoriesmof
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