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Chapm1.mSociologyminmamChangingmWorld
1) Whichmconcept mdescribesmthemprocessesmof mseeingmand munderstandingmthemconnectio
nsmbetweenmindividualsmand mthembroadermsocialmcontextsminmwhichmtheymlive?
A) structural-functionalist mtheory
B) socialmviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalmperspective
2) Shaheenmgrew mupminmthemmiddlemclass.mFormschool,mshemvolunteered mat mamsoupmkitchenmand
,mformthemfirst mtime,mmet mindividualsmhermownmagemwhomhad mgrownmupminmpoverty.mInstead mof mdism
issingmthesemindividualsmasmlazy,mshemsought mtomunderstand mwhat msocialmforcesmworked mtomshapemh
ermlifemdifferentlymfrommthosemshemmet mat mthemsoupmkitchen.mThismismanmexamplemof
A) everydaymsociology.
B) themsociologicalmperspective.
C) amsocialmviewpoint.
D) doingmsociology.
3) A msociologist mwould munderstand mthemphenomenamof mpovertymbymexamining
A) whymindividualsmfailmtomfind mjobsmthat mpaymmore.
B) themwaysmthat memployment mismstructured.
C) individuals'mrace,mclass,mand mgender.
D) themneighborhood manmindividualmlivesmin.
4) A msociologicalmunderstandingmof mhomelessnessmwould mincludemallmof mthemfollowi
ngmEXCEPT
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A) anmindividual'smsocialmstatus.
B) themlocalmemployment mstructure.
C) anmindividual'smpersonalmfailuresmat mlocatingmwork.
D) stratificationminmthemsocietymanmindividualmlived min.
5) Whomused mthemtermm"sociologicalmimagination"mtomdescribemamwaymof mviewingmt
hemconnectionsmindividualsmhavemtomtheirmsocialmworlds?
A) KarlmMarx
B) MaxmWeber
C) EmilemDurkheim
D) C.mWright mMills
6) Themsystematicmstudymof mthemrelationshipmbetweenmindividualsmand msocietymismcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) politicalmscience.
7) Whichmof mthemfollowingmstatementsmregardingmsociologymismfalse?
A) Wemneed mamsystematicmwaymtomcomprehend mthemprocessesmthat mmakemupmsocialmlife.
B) Wemneed mtomunderstand mnot monlymhow mwemmakemsensemof mthemworld mbutmhow mothermpeo
plemdomsomasmwell.
C) Themideamthat mpeoplemmust mplaymthemcardsmtheymaremdealt minmlifemismconsistent mwit
hmamsociologicalmperspective.
D) Youmhavemtombemamprofessionalmsociologist mtomlookmat mthemworld mfrommamsociologi
calmperspective.
8) Inmordermtomunderstand mourmlives,msociologistsmwould marguemthat mwemneed mto
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A) examinemthemcontextsminmwhichmwemlive.
B) exploremthemmotivesmbehind mourmactions.
C) examinemthemwaymweminteract mwithmothers.
D) exploremthemwaysminmwhichmothermpeoplemlive.
9) Sociologistsmwould mstudymallmof mthesemtopicsmEXCEPTmfor
A) whympeoplemcommit mcrimes.
B) how mchildrenmlearnmabout mgender.
C) how mpersonalitymdevelops.
D) whymhomelessnessmexists.
10) Julianmand mhismfriendsmlikemtomwatchmmoviesmtogether.mOnemmoviemfocused monmamyoungm
Blackmmanmwhomrosemout mof mpovertymbymplayingmbasketball.mHismfriend mN'Colamcommented mtha
t mtheremwould mbemnompovertymif mpoormpeoplemsimplymtried mtomfind memployment.mJulianmsaid mthat m
themsolutionmtompovertymwasmnot mthat msimplemand mthat mN'Cola'smunderstandingmof mhowmpovertym
worked mwasmmistaken.mWhat mismthemproblemmwithmN'Cola'smargument?
A) It mignoresmthemcontext mof mbroadermsocialmconditions.
B) It musesmthemsociologicalmperspective.
C) It mignoresmthemrulesmof msociologymasmamdiscipline.
D) It mviewsmanmindividualmproblemmasmamsocialmproblem.
11) Mariamwantsmtomwritemampapermformhermcollegemclassmthat mexploresmhow mmarried mcouples
dividemhousehold mchores.mShemwantsmtomarguemthat mgendermshapesmhowmcouplesmsharemhousew
m
ork.mGivenmhermtopicmand margument,mhermclassmismampart mof mwhat mdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
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12) Tomwhat mgroupmof mresearch-based mdisciplinesmdoesmsociologymbelong?
A) themresearchmsciences
B) themhumanities
C) themhard msciences
D) themsocialmsciences
13) Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmwould mamsociologist mask?
A) How mdoesmcollectingmgovernment massistancemimpact mfuturememployment?
B) How mcanmpoliticiansmusemgovernment massistancempoliciesm inmtheir mcampaigns?
C) What maremthempersonalitiesmof mindividualsmonmpublicmassistance?
D) How mdomdifferent msocietiesmdefinemand mrespond mtomcrime?
14) Whichmof mthemfollowingmwasmNOTmidentified minmthemtext masmamkeymadvantagemtommajoring
inmsociology?
m
A) A msociologymdegreemismflexible.
B) Sociologymfocusesmonmthemstudymof mpeople.
C) Sociologymprovidesminsightsmintomdiversity.
D) Sociologymexploresmthemsourcemof msocialmproblems.
15) Whichmof mthemfollowingmresearchmquestionsmwould mamsociologist mask?
A) How mdoesmbeingmhomelessmimpact mpeople'smabilitymtomfind mwork?
B) Doesmbeingmhomelessmchangemsomeone'smpersonality?
C) How mdomanti-povertympoliciesminfluencemvotingmbehaviors?
D) Ismgendermrelated mtomhomelessness?
16) Allmof mthemfollowingmarempartsmof mthemmovemtoward mmodernitymEXCEPTmfor
A) themgrowthmof mdemocracy.
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Chapm1.mSociologyminmamChangingmWorld
1) Whichmconcept mdescribesmthemprocessesmof mseeingmand munderstandingmthemconnectio
nsmbetweenmindividualsmand mthembroadermsocialmcontextsminmwhichmtheymlive?
A) structural-functionalist mtheory
B) socialmviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalmperspective
2) Shaheenmgrew mupminmthemmiddlemclass.mFormschool,mshemvolunteered mat mamsoupmkitchenmand
,mformthemfirst mtime,mmet mindividualsmhermownmagemwhomhad mgrownmupminmpoverty.mInstead mof mdism
issingmthesemindividualsmasmlazy,mshemsought mtomunderstand mwhat msocialmforcesmworked mtomshapemh
ermlifemdifferentlymfrommthosemshemmet mat mthemsoupmkitchen.mThismismanmexamplemof
A) everydaymsociology.
B) themsociologicalmperspective.
C) amsocialmviewpoint.
D) doingmsociology.
3) A msociologist mwould munderstand mthemphenomenamof mpovertymbymexamining
A) whymindividualsmfailmtomfind mjobsmthat mpaymmore.
B) themwaysmthat memployment mismstructured.
C) individuals'mrace,mclass,mand mgender.
D) themneighborhood manmindividualmlivesmin.
4) A msociologicalmunderstandingmof mhomelessnessmwould mincludemallmof mthemfollowi
ngmEXCEPT
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A) anmindividual'smsocialmstatus.
B) themlocalmemployment mstructure.
C) anmindividual'smpersonalmfailuresmat mlocatingmwork.
D) stratificationminmthemsocietymanmindividualmlived min.
5) Whomused mthemtermm"sociologicalmimagination"mtomdescribemamwaymof mviewingmt
hemconnectionsmindividualsmhavemtomtheirmsocialmworlds?
A) KarlmMarx
B) MaxmWeber
C) EmilemDurkheim
D) C.mWright mMills
6) Themsystematicmstudymof mthemrelationshipmbetweenmindividualsmand msocietymismcalled
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) politicalmscience.
7) Whichmof mthemfollowingmstatementsmregardingmsociologymismfalse?
A) Wemneed mamsystematicmwaymtomcomprehend mthemprocessesmthat mmakemupmsocialmlife.
B) Wemneed mtomunderstand mnot monlymhow mwemmakemsensemof mthemworld mbutmhow mothermpeo
plemdomsomasmwell.
C) Themideamthat mpeoplemmust mplaymthemcardsmtheymaremdealt minmlifemismconsistent mwit
hmamsociologicalmperspective.
D) Youmhavemtombemamprofessionalmsociologist mtomlookmat mthemworld mfrommamsociologi
calmperspective.
8) Inmordermtomunderstand mourmlives,msociologistsmwould marguemthat mwemneed mto
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A) examinemthemcontextsminmwhichmwemlive.
B) exploremthemmotivesmbehind mourmactions.
C) examinemthemwaymweminteract mwithmothers.
D) exploremthemwaysminmwhichmothermpeoplemlive.
9) Sociologistsmwould mstudymallmof mthesemtopicsmEXCEPTmfor
A) whympeoplemcommit mcrimes.
B) how mchildrenmlearnmabout mgender.
C) how mpersonalitymdevelops.
D) whymhomelessnessmexists.
10) Julianmand mhismfriendsmlikemtomwatchmmoviesmtogether.mOnemmoviemfocused monmamyoungm
Blackmmanmwhomrosemout mof mpovertymbymplayingmbasketball.mHismfriend mN'Colamcommented mtha
t mtheremwould mbemnompovertymif mpoormpeoplemsimplymtried mtomfind memployment.mJulianmsaid mthat m
themsolutionmtompovertymwasmnot mthat msimplemand mthat mN'Cola'smunderstandingmof mhowmpovertym
worked mwasmmistaken.mWhat mismthemproblemmwithmN'Cola'smargument?
A) It mignoresmthemcontext mof mbroadermsocialmconditions.
B) It musesmthemsociologicalmperspective.
C) It mignoresmthemrulesmof msociologymasmamdiscipline.
D) It mviewsmanmindividualmproblemmasmamsocialmproblem.
11) Mariamwantsmtomwritemampapermformhermcollegemclassmthat mexploresmhow mmarried mcouples
dividemhousehold mchores.mShemwantsmtomarguemthat mgendermshapesmhowmcouplesmsharemhousew
m
ork.mGivenmhermtopicmand margument,mhermclassmismampart mof mwhat mdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
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12) Tomwhat mgroupmof mresearch-based mdisciplinesmdoesmsociologymbelong?
A) themresearchmsciences
B) themhumanities
C) themhard msciences
D) themsocialmsciences
13) Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmwould mamsociologist mask?
A) How mdoesmcollectingmgovernment massistancemimpact mfuturememployment?
B) How mcanmpoliticiansmusemgovernment massistancempoliciesm inmtheir mcampaigns?
C) What maremthempersonalitiesmof mindividualsmonmpublicmassistance?
D) How mdomdifferent msocietiesmdefinemand mrespond mtomcrime?
14) Whichmof mthemfollowingmwasmNOTmidentified minmthemtext masmamkeymadvantagemtommajoring
inmsociology?
m
A) A msociologymdegreemismflexible.
B) Sociologymfocusesmonmthemstudymof mpeople.
C) Sociologymprovidesminsightsmintomdiversity.
D) Sociologymexploresmthemsourcemof msocialmproblems.
15) Whichmof mthemfollowingmresearchmquestionsmwould mamsociologist mask?
A) How mdoesmbeingmhomelessmimpact mpeople'smabilitymtomfind mwork?
B) Doesmbeingmhomelessmchangemsomeone'smpersonality?
C) How mdomanti-povertympoliciesminfluencemvotingmbehaviors?
D) Ismgendermrelated mtomhomelessness?
16) Allmof mthemfollowingmarempartsmof mthemmovemtoward mmodernitymEXCEPTmfor
A) themgrowthmof mdemocracy.
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