Test Bank
For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
PR
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FD
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,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
PR
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
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A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) .
a. global group
b. extended family group
c. society
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d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
O
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
,Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both and considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
Answer: b. global; local
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
PR
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
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c. Psychology
d. Sociology
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Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by .
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a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
, The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal
peoples, is .
a. economics
b. political science
c. psychology
d. anthropology
Answer: d. anthropology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his
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friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in
politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social
and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖
―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in:
a. political science and sociology.‖
b. anthropology and psychology.‖
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c. psychology and criminology.‖
d. economics and social work.‖
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Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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TB_Q1.2.9
Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social
institution?
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a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: a. Economics
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.10
For
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach
Fifteenth Edition
James M. Henslin
PR
O
FD
O
C
,Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple-Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1.1
The perspective stresses the social contexts in which people live, and includes
people‘s ideas, attitudes, and orientations to life.
a. personological
b. sociological
c. natural sciences
d. ethnocentric
Answer: b. sociological
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
PR
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
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A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) .
a. global group
b. extended family group
c. society
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d. global village
Answer: c. society
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
O
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
C
TB_Q1.1.3
The corners in life that people occupy because of their location in history and society are referred
to by sociologists as .
a. social location
b. social affiliation
c. social structures
d. intersections
Answer: a. social location
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
,Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists are interested in examining both and considerations related to
people‘s current reality of living conditions.
a. physiological; anthropological
b. global; local
c. actual; imaginary
d. psychodynamic; genetic
Answer: b. global; local
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain why both history and biography are essential for the
sociological perspective.
Topic/Concept: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
PR
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
TB_Q1.2.5
is the study of society and human behavior.
a. Natural science
b. Science
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c. Psychology
d. Sociology
FD
Answer: d. Sociology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
O
TB_Q1.2.6
Human relationships typically are examined by .
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a. the social sciences
b. natural science
c. all sciences
d. mathematics
Answer: a. the social sciences
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.7
, The social science closely related to sociology, which traditionally focuses on researching tribal
peoples, is .
a. economics
b. political science
c. psychology
d. anthropology
Answer: d. anthropology
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
TB_Q1.2.8
Rico was home from his first year in college as an undeclared major, and was talking with his
PR
friends. ―Of the courses I‘ve taken so far, I really like the social sciences. I‘m really interested in
politics and government, but I‘m also really interested in how those forces play out in a social
and cultural context, and how that sociocultural context in turn affects people‘s behavior.‖
―Well,‖ replied his friend Jolie, ―it sounds to me as though you should double major in:
a. political science and sociology.‖
b. anthropology and psychology.‖
O
c. psychology and criminology.‖
d. economics and social work.‖
FD
Answer: a. political science and sociology.‖
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
O
TB_Q1.2.9
Compared to the others, which of these social sciences concentrates on a single social
institution?
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a. Economics
b. Anthropology
c. Psychology
d. Sociology
Answer: a. Economics
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Know the focus of each social science.
Topic/Concept: Sociology and the Other Sciences
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
TB_Q1.2.10
