Sociology Test Bank Q
j j j
uestion and Answers
j j
, Chapter
MultiplejChoice
1. AsjdefinedjbyjC.jW rightjMills,jwhichjofjthejfollowingj“enablesjusjtojgraspjhistoryjandjbiographyjandjthejrelatio
nsjbetweenjthejtwojwithinjsociety”?
a. formaljsociology
b. sociologicaljimagination
c. microsociology
d. macrosociology
ANS:jBjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej5
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
2. FeelingjdiscomfortjaboutjruraljChinesejsociety,jwherejmanyjgenerationsjofjajfamilyjsleepjinjthejsamejbed,ji
sjknownjas:
a. xenophobia.
b. Verstehen.
c. socialjidentity.
d. socialjecology.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagesj6–7
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
3. HowjdoesjthejtextbookjauthorjusejdialoguejfromjPulpjFiction,jinjwhichjthejcharactersjdiscussjhowjinjHolla
ndjpeoplejputjmayonnaisejonjtheirjfrenchjfries?
a. tojintroducejthejsociologyjofjfilm
b. tojexplainjthejsociologicaljimagination
c. tojexplainjsocialjinstitutions
d. tojdefinejformaljsociology
ANS:jBjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej7
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
4. Ajfemalejmanagerjisjattemptingjtojclimbjherjwayjtojthejtopjofjthejcorporatejladder.jShejworksjasjhard,jifjnotjhard
er,jthanjherjmalejcolleagues,jbutjnothingjshejseemsjtojdojhelpsjherjadvance.jShejbeginsjtojnoticejthatjmalesjarejbeingjpro
moted,jbutjfemalesjtendjtojbejoverlookedjforjadvancements.jThejrealizationjthatjmanyjwomenjinjherjcircumstancejarejexp
eriencingjthejsamejdiscriminationjisjanjexamplejof:
a. anomie.
b. Verstehen.
c. sociologicaljimagination.
d. socialjcohesion.
ANS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej5
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
5. Sociologistsjandjeconomistsjhavejshownjthatjthejbenefitsjofjhigherjeducationjincludejhigherjmedianjinco
mesjforjcollegejgraduates.jThisjisjknownjas:
a. educationalj investment.
b. thejreturnsjtojschooling.
c. studyjhardjorjbejpoor.
d. getjanjeducation;jgetjajjob.
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej8
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jReturnsjtojSchooling
6. Afterjdoingjsomejsociologicaljmath,jwhatjisjthejnetjdifferencejbetweenjthejannualjearningsjofjthejavera
gejhighjschooljversusjcollegejgraduate?
a. aboutj$5,000jperjyear
b. aboutj$10,000jperjyear
c. aboutj$15,000jperjyear
d. aboutj$50,000jperjyearjA
NS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej9
, TOP:jConceptualjOBJ:jReturnsjtojSchooling
7. AccordingjtojRandalljCollins’sj(1979)jresearch,jthejexpansionjofjhigherjeducationjis:
a. mainlyjcausedjbyjthejglobalizationjofjcapitalism.
b. likelyjcausedjbyjless-preparedjhighjschooljstudentsjenteringjcollege.
c. ajresultjofjcredentialism jandjexpendituresjonjformaljeducation.
d. ajresultjofjincreasingjgovernmentaljinterferencejinjeducationaljfunding.
ANS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej11jTOP:j
FactualjOBJ:jCredentialism
8. Accordingjtojresearchjusedjtojquestionjcredentialism,jwhatjmightjitjcostjtojbuyjajcollegejdiplomajonline?
a. $29.95
b. $99.99
c. $250.00
d. atjleastj$1,000
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej11jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jCredentialism
9. Injtoday’sjsociety,jRandalljCollinsjmightjsuggestjthatjgettingjaj“piecejofjpaper”jisjmorejimportantjtojmanyjthanja
ctuallyjhavingjthejknowledgejtojdojajjob.jHejcallsjthejpriorityjplacedjonjformaljeducation:
a. secondaryjeducation.
b. credentialism.
c. normlessness.
d. xenophobia.
ANS:jBjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej11jTOP:j
ConceptualjOBJ:jCredentialism
10. Alljofjthejfollowingjarejexamplesjofjsocialjinstitutionsjusedjtojpreventjwebsitesjfromjunderminingjcolle
ges’jdegree-conferringjabilitiesjEXCEPT:
a. copyrightjlaw.
b. policejforces.
c. employers.
d. families.
ANS:jDjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej11
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
11. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjdefinedjasjajsetjofjstoriesjembeddedjwithinjajsocialjnetworkjaboutjthejstandardjwaysjaj
societyjmeetsjitsjneeds?
a. ajsocialj identity
b. ajsocialjinstitution
c. ajtheory
d. anomie
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej12jTO
P:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
12. Thejauthorjofjyourjtextjstatesjthatjthejmostjage-segregatedjsocialjinstitutionjinjourjsocietyjis:
a. ajhospital.
b. ajmentaljinstitution.
c. ajprison.
d. ajfour-yearjcollege.
ANS:jDjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej12
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
13. Ajfamily,jasjajgroupjofjpeoplejlivingjtogetherjsharingjindividualjstories,jmakesjupja(n):
a. socialjinstitution.
b. conflictjinstitution.
c. anomicjinstitution.
d. creativejinstitution.
ANS:jAjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej13
TOP:jConceptualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
14. ThejPhillipjMorrisjCompanyjchangedjitsjnamejtojAltirajinjanjattemptjtojstartjajnew:
, a. linejofjcigarettes.
b. defensejagainstjlawjsuits.
c. socialjidentity.
d. multinationaljcompany.
ANS:jCjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej13jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjIdentity
15. Thej“grandjnarrative”jthatjconstitutesjajsocialjidentity:
a. isjnothingjmorejthanjajsumjofjindividualjstoriesjtoldjbetweenjpairsjofjindividuals.
b. remainsjthejsamejthroughoutjtime.
c. canjonlyjbejdefinedjbyjthejindividualjhim-jorjherself.
d. isjbestjdisplayedjonlinejonjMySpacejandjFacebook.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej13jTOP:j
ConceptualjOBJ:jSocialjIdentity
16. Asjajformaljfield,jsociologyjisjajrelatively discipline,jasjdiscussedjinjChapterj1.
a. old
b. established
c. young
d. conservative
ANS:jCjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej15
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jEarlyjSociologicaljTheory
17. Whojwasjthejauthorjofjthejfirstjmethodsjbookjinjthejdisciplinejofjsociology?
a. EmilejDurkheim
b. HarrietjMartineau
c. JanejAddams
d. MaxjW eber
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej18
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jAugustjComtejandjHarrietjMartineau
18. InjthejbookjHowjtojObservejMoralsjandjManners,jthejinstitutionjofjmarriagejisjcriticizedjas:
a. basedjonjanjassumptionjofjthejinferiorityjofjwomen.
b. basedjonjanjassumptionjofjthejinferiorityjofjmen.
c. reinforcingjcompulsoryjheterosexuality.
d. perpetuatingjsocialjclassjstratification.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej18
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jAugustjComtejandjHarrietjMartineauj|jFeministjTheory
19. Whichjofjthejfollowingjsociologistsjdevelopedjthejtheoryjofjpositivism?
a. AugustejComte
b. EmilejDurkheim
c. KarljMarx
d. MaxjW eber
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej15jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jPositivism
20. Positivismjisjbestjdefinedjas:
a. thejideajthatjwejcanjscientificallyjandjlogicallyjstudyjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
b. thejeffectjofjreligionjonjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
c. thejstudyjofjthejsymbolicjinteractionsjbetweenjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
d. thejrelationshipjbetweenjscientificjandjreligiousjsocialjinstitutions.
ANS:jAjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej16jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jPositivism
21. AccordingjtojComte,jpositivismjarosejoutjofjajneedjtojmake
sensejofjthejsocialjorderjinjajtimejofjdecliningjreligiousjauthority.
a. scientific
b. moral
c. rational
d. economic
j j j
uestion and Answers
j j
, Chapter
MultiplejChoice
1. AsjdefinedjbyjC.jW rightjMills,jwhichjofjthejfollowingj“enablesjusjtojgraspjhistoryjandjbiographyjandjthejrelatio
nsjbetweenjthejtwojwithinjsociety”?
a. formaljsociology
b. sociologicaljimagination
c. microsociology
d. macrosociology
ANS:jBjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej5
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
2. FeelingjdiscomfortjaboutjruraljChinesejsociety,jwherejmanyjgenerationsjofjajfamilyjsleepjinjthejsamejbed,ji
sjknownjas:
a. xenophobia.
b. Verstehen.
c. socialjidentity.
d. socialjecology.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagesj6–7
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
3. HowjdoesjthejtextbookjauthorjusejdialoguejfromjPulpjFiction,jinjwhichjthejcharactersjdiscussjhowjinjHolla
ndjpeoplejputjmayonnaisejonjtheirjfrenchjfries?
a. tojintroducejthejsociologyjofjfilm
b. tojexplainjthejsociologicaljimagination
c. tojexplainjsocialjinstitutions
d. tojdefinejformaljsociology
ANS:jBjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej7
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
4. Ajfemalejmanagerjisjattemptingjtojclimbjherjwayjtojthejtopjofjthejcorporatejladder.jShejworksjasjhard,jifjnotjhard
er,jthanjherjmalejcolleagues,jbutjnothingjshejseemsjtojdojhelpsjherjadvance.jShejbeginsjtojnoticejthatjmalesjarejbeingjpro
moted,jbutjfemalesjtendjtojbejoverlookedjforjadvancements.jThejrealizationjthatjmanyjwomenjinjherjcircumstancejarejexp
eriencingjthejsamejdiscriminationjisjanjexamplejof:
a. anomie.
b. Verstehen.
c. sociologicaljimagination.
d. socialjcohesion.
ANS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej5
TOP:jAppliedjOBJ:jSociologicaljImagination
5. Sociologistsjandjeconomistsjhavejshownjthatjthejbenefitsjofjhigherjeducationjincludejhigherjmedianjinco
mesjforjcollegejgraduates.jThisjisjknownjas:
a. educationalj investment.
b. thejreturnsjtojschooling.
c. studyjhardjorjbejpoor.
d. getjanjeducation;jgetjajjob.
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej8
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jReturnsjtojSchooling
6. Afterjdoingjsomejsociologicaljmath,jwhatjisjthejnetjdifferencejbetweenjthejannualjearningsjofjthejavera
gejhighjschooljversusjcollegejgraduate?
a. aboutj$5,000jperjyear
b. aboutj$10,000jperjyear
c. aboutj$15,000jperjyear
d. aboutj$50,000jperjyearjA
NS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej9
, TOP:jConceptualjOBJ:jReturnsjtojSchooling
7. AccordingjtojRandalljCollins’sj(1979)jresearch,jthejexpansionjofjhigherjeducationjis:
a. mainlyjcausedjbyjthejglobalizationjofjcapitalism.
b. likelyjcausedjbyjless-preparedjhighjschooljstudentsjenteringjcollege.
c. ajresultjofjcredentialism jandjexpendituresjonjformaljeducation.
d. ajresultjofjincreasingjgovernmentaljinterferencejinjeducationaljfunding.
ANS:jCjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej11jTOP:j
FactualjOBJ:jCredentialism
8. Accordingjtojresearchjusedjtojquestionjcredentialism,jwhatjmightjitjcostjtojbuyjajcollegejdiplomajonline?
a. $29.95
b. $99.99
c. $250.00
d. atjleastj$1,000
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej11jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jCredentialism
9. Injtoday’sjsociety,jRandalljCollinsjmightjsuggestjthatjgettingjaj“piecejofjpaper”jisjmorejimportantjtojmanyjthanja
ctuallyjhavingjthejknowledgejtojdojajjob.jHejcallsjthejpriorityjplacedjonjformaljeducation:
a. secondaryjeducation.
b. credentialism.
c. normlessness.
d. xenophobia.
ANS:jBjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej11jTOP:j
ConceptualjOBJ:jCredentialism
10. Alljofjthejfollowingjarejexamplesjofjsocialjinstitutionsjusedjtojpreventjwebsitesjfromjunderminingjcolle
ges’jdegree-conferringjabilitiesjEXCEPT:
a. copyrightjlaw.
b. policejforces.
c. employers.
d. families.
ANS:jDjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej11
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
11. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjdefinedjasjajsetjofjstoriesjembeddedjwithinjajsocialjnetworkjaboutjthejstandardjwaysjaj
societyjmeetsjitsjneeds?
a. ajsocialj identity
b. ajsocialjinstitution
c. ajtheory
d. anomie
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej12jTO
P:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
12. Thejauthorjofjyourjtextjstatesjthatjthejmostjage-segregatedjsocialjinstitutionjinjourjsocietyjis:
a. ajhospital.
b. ajmentaljinstitution.
c. ajprison.
d. ajfour-yearjcollege.
ANS:jDjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej12
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
13. Ajfamily,jasjajgroupjofjpeoplejlivingjtogetherjsharingjindividualjstories,jmakesjupja(n):
a. socialjinstitution.
b. conflictjinstitution.
c. anomicjinstitution.
d. creativejinstitution.
ANS:jAjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej13
TOP:jConceptualjOBJ:jSocialjInstitutions
14. ThejPhillipjMorrisjCompanyjchangedjitsjnamejtojAltirajinjanjattemptjtojstartjajnew:
, a. linejofjcigarettes.
b. defensejagainstjlawjsuits.
c. socialjidentity.
d. multinationaljcompany.
ANS:jCjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej13jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jSocialjIdentity
15. Thej“grandjnarrative”jthatjconstitutesjajsocialjidentity:
a. isjnothingjmorejthanjajsumjofjindividualjstoriesjtoldjbetweenjpairsjofjindividuals.
b. remainsjthejsamejthroughoutjtime.
c. canjonlyjbejdefinedjbyjthejindividualjhim-jorjherself.
d. isjbestjdisplayedjonlinejonjMySpacejandjFacebook.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej13jTOP:j
ConceptualjOBJ:jSocialjIdentity
16. Asjajformaljfield,jsociologyjisjajrelatively discipline,jasjdiscussedjinjChapterj1.
a. old
b. established
c. young
d. conservative
ANS:jCjDIF:jEasyjREF:jPagej15
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jEarlyjSociologicaljTheory
17. Whojwasjthejauthorjofjthejfirstjmethodsjbookjinjthejdisciplinejofjsociology?
a. EmilejDurkheim
b. HarrietjMartineau
c. JanejAddams
d. MaxjW eber
ANS:jBjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej18
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jAugustjComtejandjHarrietjMartineau
18. InjthejbookjHowjtojObservejMoralsjandjManners,jthejinstitutionjofjmarriagejisjcriticizedjas:
a. basedjonjanjassumptionjofjthejinferiorityjofjwomen.
b. basedjonjanjassumptionjofjthejinferiorityjofjmen.
c. reinforcingjcompulsoryjheterosexuality.
d. perpetuatingjsocialjclassjstratification.
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej18
TOP:jFactualjOBJ:jAugustjComtejandjHarrietjMartineauj|jFeministjTheory
19. Whichjofjthejfollowingjsociologistsjdevelopedjthejtheoryjofjpositivism?
a. AugustejComte
b. EmilejDurkheim
c. KarljMarx
d. MaxjW eber
ANS:jAjDIF:jModeratejREF:jPagej15jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jPositivism
20. Positivismjisjbestjdefinedjas:
a. thejideajthatjwejcanjscientificallyjandjlogicallyjstudyjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
b. thejeffectjofjreligionjonjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
c. thejstudyjofjthejsymbolicjinteractionsjbetweenjsocialjinstitutionsjandjthejindividualsjwithinjthem.
d. thejrelationshipjbetweenjscientificjandjreligiousjsocialjinstitutions.
ANS:jAjDIF:jDifficultjREF:jPagej16jTOP
:jFactualjOBJ:jPositivism
21. AccordingjtojComte,jpositivismjarosejoutjofjajneedjtojmake
sensejofjthejsocialjorderjinjajtimejofjdecliningjreligiousjauthority.
a. scientific
b. moral
c. rational
d. economic
