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Experience Sociology 5th Edition By David Croteau
m m m m m m
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
m m m m m m
1) Whichmconcept mdescribesmthemprocessesmof mseeingmand munderstandingmthemconnectionsmbetwe
enmindividualsmand mthembroadermsocialmcontextsminmwhichmtheymlive?
A) structural-functionalist mtheory
B) socialmviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalmperspective
2) Shaheenmgrew mupminmthemmiddlemclass.mFormschool,mshemvolunteered mat mamsoupmkitchenmand,m
formthemfirst mtime,mmet mindividualsmhermownmagemwhomhad mgrownmupminmpoverty.mInstead mof m
dismissingmthesemindividualsmasmlazy,mshemsought mtomunderstand mwhat msocialmforcesmworked m
tomshapemhermlifemdifferentlymfrommthosemshemmet mat mthemsoupmkitchen.mThismismanmexample m
of
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 mthemfollowingmEXCEPT
A) anmindividual'smsocialmstatus.
B) themlocalmemployment mstructure.
C) anmindividual'smpersonalmfailuresmat mlocatingmwork.
D) stratificationminmthemsocietymanmindividualmlived min.
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,5) Whomused mthemtermm"sociologicalmimagination"mtomdescribemamwaymof mviewingmthemconnectio
nsmindividualsmhavemtomtheirmsocialmworlds?
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 mbut mhow mot
hermpeoplemdomsomasmwell.
C) Themideamthat mpeoplemmust mplaymthemcardsmtheymaremdealt minmlifemismconsistent mwit
hmamsociologicalmperspective.
D) Youmhavemtombemamprofessionalmsociologist mtomlookmat mthemworld mfrommamsociologi
calmperspective.
8) Inmordermtomunderstand mourmlives,msociologistsmwould marguemthat mwemneed mto
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.
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,10) Julianmand mhismfriendsmlikemtomwatchmmoviesmtogether.mOnemmoviemfocused monmamyoungmBlac
kmmanmwhomrosemout mof mpovertymbymplayingmbasketball.mHismfriend mN'Colamcommented mthat mt
heremwould mbemnompovertymif mpoormpeoplemsimplymtried mtomfind memployment.mJulianmsaid mtha
t mthemsolutionmtompovertymwasmnot mthat msimplemand mthat mN'Cola'smunderstandingmof mhow mpov
ertymworked mwasmmistaken.mWhat mismthemproblemmwithmN'Cola'smargument?
A) It mignoresmthemcontext mof mbroadermsocialmconditions.
B) It musesmthemsociologicalmperspective.
C) It mignoresmthemrulesmof msociologymasmamdiscipline.
D) It mviewsmanmindividualmproblemmasmamsocialmproblem.
11) Mariamwantsmtomwritemampapermformhermcollegemclassmthat mexploresmhow mmarried mcouplesmdivi
demhousehold mchores.mShemwantsmtomarguemthat mgendermshapesmhowmcouplesmsharemhousewo
rk.mGivenmhermtopicmand margument,mhermclassmismampart mof mwhat mdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
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 inmtheirmcampaigns?
C) What maremthempersonalitiesmof mindividualsmonmpublicmassistance?
D) How mdomdifferent msocietiesmdefinemand mrespond mtomcrime?
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, 14) Whichmof mthemfollowingmwasmNOTmidentified minmthemtext masmamkeymadvantagemtommajoring
minmsociology?
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.
B) themshift mtomanmurbanmindustrialmeconomy.
C) anmincreased mreliancemonmsciencemand mreasonsmtomexplainmthemnaturalmand msocialmworld
s.
D) anmincreased mconfidenceminmreligion.
17) Themhistoricalmperiod mmarked mbymamshift mtomurbanmindustrialmeconomiesmand mincreased mfaith
minmsciencemand mreasonmismknownmas
A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) themRenaissance.
18) Marinamlivesminmamsocietymwheremphysicalm illnessm ismviewed masmbeingmcaused mbymgermsmand mu
nsanitarymconditionsmand mdoesmnot moccurmasmthemproduct mof mamcursemormspell.mInmwhat mhistoric
almcontext mismshemliving?
A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) themearlymmodernmperiod
D) themMiddlemAges
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m
Experience Sociology 5th Edition By David Croteau
m m m m m m
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World.
m m m m m m
1) Whichmconcept mdescribesmthemprocessesmof mseeingmand munderstandingmthemconnectionsmbetwe
enmindividualsmand mthembroadermsocialmcontextsminmwhichmtheymlive?
A) structural-functionalist mtheory
B) socialmviewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociologicalmperspective
2) Shaheenmgrew mupminmthemmiddlemclass.mFormschool,mshemvolunteered mat mamsoupmkitchenmand,m
formthemfirst mtime,mmet mindividualsmhermownmagemwhomhad mgrownmupminmpoverty.mInstead mof m
dismissingmthesemindividualsmasmlazy,mshemsought mtomunderstand mwhat msocialmforcesmworked m
tomshapemhermlifemdifferentlymfrommthosemshemmet mat mthemsoupmkitchen.mThismismanmexample m
of
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 mthemfollowingmEXCEPT
A) anmindividual'smsocialmstatus.
B) themlocalmemployment mstructure.
C) anmindividual'smpersonalmfailuresmat mlocatingmwork.
D) stratificationminmthemsocietymanmindividualmlived min.
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,5) Whomused mthemtermm"sociologicalmimagination"mtomdescribemamwaymof mviewingmthemconnectio
nsmindividualsmhavemtomtheirmsocialmworlds?
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 mbut mhow mot
hermpeoplemdomsomasmwell.
C) Themideamthat mpeoplemmust mplaymthemcardsmtheymaremdealt minmlifemismconsistent mwit
hmamsociologicalmperspective.
D) Youmhavemtombemamprofessionalmsociologist mtomlookmat mthemworld mfrommamsociologi
calmperspective.
8) Inmordermtomunderstand mourmlives,msociologistsmwould marguemthat mwemneed mto
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.
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,10) Julianmand mhismfriendsmlikemtomwatchmmoviesmtogether.mOnemmoviemfocused monmamyoungmBlac
kmmanmwhomrosemout mof mpovertymbymplayingmbasketball.mHismfriend mN'Colamcommented mthat mt
heremwould mbemnompovertymif mpoormpeoplemsimplymtried mtomfind memployment.mJulianmsaid mtha
t mthemsolutionmtompovertymwasmnot mthat msimplemand mthat mN'Cola'smunderstandingmof mhow mpov
ertymworked mwasmmistaken.mWhat mismthemproblemmwithmN'Cola'smargument?
A) It mignoresmthemcontext mof mbroadermsocialmconditions.
B) It musesmthemsociologicalmperspective.
C) It mignoresmthemrulesmof msociologymasmamdiscipline.
D) It mviewsmanmindividualmproblemmasmamsocialmproblem.
11) Mariamwantsmtomwritemampapermformhermcollegemclassmthat mexploresmhow mmarried mcouplesmdivi
demhousehold mchores.mShemwantsmtomarguemthat mgendermshapesmhowmcouplesmsharemhousewo
rk.mGivenmhermtopicmand margument,mhermclassmismampart mof mwhat mdiscipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
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 inmtheirmcampaigns?
C) What maremthempersonalitiesmof mindividualsmonmpublicmassistance?
D) How mdomdifferent msocietiesmdefinemand mrespond mtomcrime?
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, 14) Whichmof mthemfollowingmwasmNOTmidentified minmthemtext masmamkeymadvantagemtommajoring
minmsociology?
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.
B) themshift mtomanmurbanmindustrialmeconomy.
C) anmincreased mreliancemonmsciencemand mreasonsmtomexplainmthemnaturalmand msocialmworld
s.
D) anmincreased mconfidenceminmreligion.
17) Themhistoricalmperiod mmarked mbymamshift mtomurbanmindustrialmeconomiesmand mincreased mfaith
minmsciencemand mreasonmismknownmas
A) modernity.
B) postmodernity.
C) industrialization.
D) themRenaissance.
18) Marinamlivesminmamsocietymwheremphysicalm illnessm ismviewed masmbeingmcaused mbymgermsmand mu
nsanitarymconditionsmand mdoesmnot moccurmasmthemproduct mof mamcursemormspell.mInmwhat mhistoric
almcontext mismshemliving?
A) modernity
B) capitalism
C) themearlymmodernmperiod
D) themMiddlemAges
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