test bank for society the basics 16thedition by john j. macionis

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Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
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InOthisOrevisionOofOtheOtestObank,OIOhaveOupdatedOallOofOtheOquestionsOtoOreflectOchangesOi
nOSociety:OTheOBasics,OSixteenthOEditionOandOincreasedOtheOnumberOofOquestionsObyO50
OpercentOsoOthatOthisOtestObankOcoversOallOtheOnewOmaterialOthatOhasObeenOaddedOandOb

etterOmeetsOyourOneeds.OTheOquestionsOareOtaggedOaccordingOtoOfourOlevelsOofOlearningO
thatOmoveOfromOlower-levelOtoOhigher-levelOcognitiveOreasoning.OTheOfourOlevels:



Recollection:OaOquestionOinvolvingOrecallOofOkeyOtermsOorOfactualOmaterial



Understanding:OaOquestionOtestingOcomprehensionOofOmoreOcomplexOideas



Application:OaOquestionOapplyingOsociologicalOknowledgeOtoOsomeOnewOsituation

,Analysis:OaOquestionOrequiringOidentifyingOelementsOofOanOargumentOandOtheirOinterrelatio
nship



TheO279OquestionsOinOthisOchapter’sOtestObankOareOdividedOintoOfourOtypes.OTrue/FalseO
questionsOareOtheOleastOdemanding.OAsOtheOtableObelowOshows,Otwo-
thirdsOofOtheseOareO“Recollection”Oquestions,OandOallOofOthemOfallOwithinOtheOlowestOthree
OlevelsOofOcognitiveOreasoningO(“Recollection,”O“Understanding,”OandO“Application”).OMul

tiple-
choiceOquestionsOspanOaObroaderOrangeOofOskillsO(almostOhalfOareO“Recollection”Oquesti
onsOandOtheOremainderOareOdividedOamongOtheOthreeOhigherOlevels).OShort-
answerOquestionsOalsoOspanOaObroadOrangeOofOskillsO(fromO“Understanding”OtoO“Analys
is”).OFinally,OessayOquestionsOareOtheOmostOdemandingObecauseOtheyOrequireOanalysis
OandOotherOhigherOlevelsOofOcognitiveOreasoning.




TypesOofOQuestions



True/False MultipleOChoic ShortOAnswer Essay TotalOQs
e

Recollection 60O(70%) 71O(49%) 6O(19%) 0 137

Understanding 19O(22%) 22O(15%) 9O(28%) 0 50

Application 7O(8%) 30O(20%) 5O(16%) 3O(20%) 45

Analysis 0 23O(16%) 12O(38%) 12O(80%) 47

86 146 32 15 279


Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
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TRUE/FALSEOQUESTIONS

1. MostOpeopleOinOtheOUnitedOStatesOmarryOpartnersOwhoseOracialOandOethnicOidentityOdiffersOfromOth
eirOown.
Answer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OEasy


SkillOLevel:ORecollection
2. AccordingOtoOsociologists,OhumanObehaviorOreflectsOourOpersonalO―freeOwill.‖

, Answer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
DifficultyOLevel:OEasy
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SkillOLevel:ORecollection
3. SociologyOisOdefinedOasOtheOsystematicOstudyOofOhumanOsociet
y.OAnswer:OTrue
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
DifficultyOLevel:OEasy
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SkillOLevel:ORecollection
4. SociologistsOfocusOonlyOonOunusualOpatternsOofObehavio
r.OAnswer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
DifficultyOLevel:OEasy
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SkillOLevel:ORecollection
5. UsingOtheOsociologicalOperspective,OweOwouldOconcludeOthatOpeople‘sOlivesOareOmostlyOaOresult
OofOwhatOthey,OasOindividuals,OdecideOtoOdo.


Answer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
DifficultyOLevel:OModerate
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SkillOLevel:OApplication
6. OnOaverage,OcollegeOstudentsOinOtheOU.S.OcomeOfromOfamiliesOwithOabove-
averageOincomes.OAnswer:OTrue
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
DifficultyOLevel:OEasy
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SkillOLevel:ORecollection
7. EmileODurkheimOprovidedOevidenceOthatOcategoriesOofOpeopleOwithOweakerOsocialOtiesOhaveOlo
werOsuicideOratesOthanOpeopleOwithOstrongerOsocialOties.
Answer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective

, DifficultyOLevel:OModerate
OSkillOLevel:ORecollection


8. InOtheOUnitedOStates,OBlackOpeopleOhaveOaOhigherOsuicideOrateOthanOWhiteOpeop
le.OAnswer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OEasy
SkillOLevel:ORecollection
9. InOtheOUnitedOStates,OmenOhaveOaOhigherOsuicideOrateOthanOwome
n.OAnswer:OTrue
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OEasy


SkillOLevel:ORecollection
10. InOtheOUnitedOStates,OWhiteOpeopleOhaveOaOlowerOsuicideOrateOthanOpeopleOwhoOidentifyOasOHispa
nic.OAnswer:OFalse
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OEasy


SkillOLevel:ORecollection
11. PeopleOwithOlowerOsocialOstandingOareOusuallyOmoreOlikelyOtoOseeOtheOworldOfromOaOsociologi
calOperspectiveOthanOpeopleOwhoOareOwellOoff.
Answer:OTrue
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OModerate
SkillOLevel:OApplication
12. U.S.OsociologistOC.OWrightOMillsOarguedOthatOtimesOofOsocialOcrisisOencourageOwidespreadOuseOofO
theOsociologicalOperspective.
Answer:OTrue
LearningOObjective:OLOO1.1:OApplyOtheOsociologicalOperspectiveOtoOshowOhowOsocietyOshapesOourOindivi
dualOlives.
Topic:OTheOSociologicalOPerspective
ODifficultyOLevel:OEasy


SkillOLevel:ORecollection
13. C.OWrightOMillsOclaimedOthatOsociologyOencouragesOpeopleOtoOtakeOpersonalOresponsibilityOforOsolvi
ngOtheirOownOproblems.