TEST BANK
For Society The
JN
Basics 16th
U
R
Edition
SE
ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
,Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
Society: The Basics, Sixteenth Edition and increased the number of questions by 50
percent so that this test bank covers all the new material that has been added and
better meets your needs. The questions are tagged according to four levels of learning
that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
JN
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
U
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
R
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
SE
,Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 279 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False
questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
“Recollection” questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive
reasoning (“Recollection,” “Understanding,” and “Application”). Multiple-choice
questions span a broader range of skills (almost half are “Recollection” questions and
the remainder are divided among the three higher levels). Short-answer questions
also span a broad range of skills (from “Understanding” to “Analysis”). Finally, essay
questions are the most demanding because they require analysis and other higher
levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of Questions
JN
True/False Multiple Short Answer Essay Total Qs
Choice
U
Recollection 60 (70%) 71 (49%) 6 (19%) 0 137
R
Understanding 19 (22%) 22 (15%) 9 (28%) 0 50
Application 7 (8%) 30 (20%) 5 (16%) 3 (20%) 45
SE
Analysis 0 23 (16%) 12 (38%) 12 (80%) 47
86 146 32 15 279
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs from their
own.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
2. According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal ―free will.‖
, Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
JN
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
U
Skill Level: Recollection
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people‘s lives are mostly a result of
what they, as individuals, decide to do.
R
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
SE
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Application
6. On average, college students in the U.S. come from families with above-average incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
7. Emile Durkheim provided evidence that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower
suicide rates than people with stronger social ties.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
For Society The
JN
Basics 16th
U
R
Edition
SE
ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED
,Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
Society: The Basics, Sixteenth Edition and increased the number of questions by 50
percent so that this test bank covers all the new material that has been added and
better meets your needs. The questions are tagged according to four levels of learning
that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
JN
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
U
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
R
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
SE
,Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 279 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False
questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
“Recollection” questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive
reasoning (“Recollection,” “Understanding,” and “Application”). Multiple-choice
questions span a broader range of skills (almost half are “Recollection” questions and
the remainder are divided among the three higher levels). Short-answer questions
also span a broad range of skills (from “Understanding” to “Analysis”). Finally, essay
questions are the most demanding because they require analysis and other higher
levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of Questions
JN
True/False Multiple Short Answer Essay Total Qs
Choice
U
Recollection 60 (70%) 71 (49%) 6 (19%) 0 137
R
Understanding 19 (22%) 22 (15%) 9 (28%) 0 50
Application 7 (8%) 30 (20%) 5 (16%) 3 (20%) 45
SE
Analysis 0 23 (16%) 12 (38%) 12 (80%) 47
86 146 32 15 279
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs from their
own.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
2. According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal ―free will.‖
, Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
JN
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
U
Skill Level: Recollection
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people‘s lives are mostly a result of
what they, as individuals, decide to do.
R
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
SE
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Application
6. On average, college students in the U.S. come from families with above-average incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
7. Emile Durkheim provided evidence that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower
suicide rates than people with stronger social ties.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our
individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
