STUDY ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF
HUMANS IN THE SOCIETY NEWEST TEST
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Even though a small number of people have been trained academically as sociologists, we can all be
described as "everyday sociologists" because..
A. Sociology is a part of human nature.
B. Our parents taught unto be sociologist even before they sent us to school.
C. We are all members of society and therefore we have a great deal of background knowledge about
how society works.
D. Sociologists are really just observers of conventional wisdom. - ANSWERS -C. We are all members of
society and therefore we have a great deal of background knowledge about how society works.
Sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and social behavior.
Given this definition, which of the following levels of social structure best describes what sociologists
might examine?
A. Almost any level from interactions between two people to large-scale institutions.
B. Mass culture and large institutions.
C.Relations between individuals
D. Large-scale social structures that involve significant numbers of people. - ANSWERS -A. Almost any
level from interactions between two people to large-scale institutions.
Howard Becker said that sociology can best be understood as the study of people "doing things
together." This definition reminds us that:
A. Neither society nor the individual exists in isolation; each is dependent on the other.
B. Sociology is only interested in the way people act, not in the way they think.
C. Only large-scale interactions that involve many people can be understood by sociologists.
,D. Individuals exist independently of society and can be understood without considering social influence.
- ANSWERS -A. Neither society nor the individual exists in isolation; each is dependent on the other.
Sociology can be approached from both a microsociological and a macrosociological perspective. Which
is more useful?
A. The macrosociological perspective is more useful, because it explains how large-scale social
institutions influence individuals.
B. The microsociological perspective is more useful, because it explains how individuals shape and
create large-scale social institutions.
C. Both are useful in different ways, because any study that uses only one or the other will be unable to
explain anything useful about society.
D. Both are useful in different ways, because they each provide different types of information about the
same object of study. - ANSWERS -D. Both are useful in different ways, because they each provide
different types of information about the same object of study.
Which of the following statements best characterizes micro sociology?
A. It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and the ways those interactions
reflect larger patterns within a society.
B. It is an approach that examines institutional interactions that occur over time.
C. It is an approach that quantifies data about social structures so that they can be analyzed statistically.
D. It is an approach that focuses exclusively on gender and power as they are enacted socially. -
ANSWERS -A. It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and the ways those
interactions reflect larger patterns within a society.
Macro sociology and micro sociology approach the study of society from different perspectives. How
does sociology, as a discipline, deal with these two very different approaches?
A. Most sociologists are macrosociologists; microsociologists are only a small minority.
B. Most sociologists think of these two perspectives as being on a continuum with each other, adopting
whichever perspective seems most useful for a particular problem.
, C. Although the field is fairly evenly split between these two perspectives, almost all sociologists feel
strongly that their perspective is the correct one.
D. Microsociology used to dominate the field, but more recently macrosociology has become the
dominant perspective. - ANSWERS -B. Most sociologists think of these two perspectives as being on a
continuum with each other, adopting whichever perspective seems most useful for a particular problem.
According to C. Wright Mills, what one quality of mind do all great sociologists possess?
A. Stoicism
B. Sociological imagination
C. Biographical imagination
D. Attention to detail - ANSWERS -B. Sociological imagination
What is the sociological imagination?
A. A property of society that ensures that people remain ignorant of the connections between their lives
and social change.
B. A particular way of understanding the criminal mind, such as that of a serial killer.
C. The ability to understand the connections between biography and history, or the interplay of the self
and the world.
D. The sociological approach that assumes that individual decisions and interactions are independent of
larger social institutions. - ANSWERS -C. The ability to understand the connections between biography
and history, or the interplay of the self and the world.
Why did C. Wright Mills think that it is important for everyone, even people who will never take a
sociology class, to develop a sociological imagination?
A. It will help generate more jobs for sociologists.
B. Many people remain unaware of the intricate connections between the patterns of their own lives
and the larger course of history.
C. The sociological perspective is innately understood by nearly everyone, but we rarely acknowledge it.
HUMANS IN THE SOCIETY NEWEST TEST
BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+\ WELL
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS!@
Even though a small number of people have been trained academically as sociologists, we can all be
described as "everyday sociologists" because..
A. Sociology is a part of human nature.
B. Our parents taught unto be sociologist even before they sent us to school.
C. We are all members of society and therefore we have a great deal of background knowledge about
how society works.
D. Sociologists are really just observers of conventional wisdom. - ANSWERS -C. We are all members of
society and therefore we have a great deal of background knowledge about how society works.
Sociology can be defined as the systematic and scientific study of human society and social behavior.
Given this definition, which of the following levels of social structure best describes what sociologists
might examine?
A. Almost any level from interactions between two people to large-scale institutions.
B. Mass culture and large institutions.
C.Relations between individuals
D. Large-scale social structures that involve significant numbers of people. - ANSWERS -A. Almost any
level from interactions between two people to large-scale institutions.
Howard Becker said that sociology can best be understood as the study of people "doing things
together." This definition reminds us that:
A. Neither society nor the individual exists in isolation; each is dependent on the other.
B. Sociology is only interested in the way people act, not in the way they think.
C. Only large-scale interactions that involve many people can be understood by sociologists.
,D. Individuals exist independently of society and can be understood without considering social influence.
- ANSWERS -A. Neither society nor the individual exists in isolation; each is dependent on the other.
Sociology can be approached from both a microsociological and a macrosociological perspective. Which
is more useful?
A. The macrosociological perspective is more useful, because it explains how large-scale social
institutions influence individuals.
B. The microsociological perspective is more useful, because it explains how individuals shape and
create large-scale social institutions.
C. Both are useful in different ways, because any study that uses only one or the other will be unable to
explain anything useful about society.
D. Both are useful in different ways, because they each provide different types of information about the
same object of study. - ANSWERS -D. Both are useful in different ways, because they each provide
different types of information about the same object of study.
Which of the following statements best characterizes micro sociology?
A. It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and the ways those interactions
reflect larger patterns within a society.
B. It is an approach that examines institutional interactions that occur over time.
C. It is an approach that quantifies data about social structures so that they can be analyzed statistically.
D. It is an approach that focuses exclusively on gender and power as they are enacted socially. -
ANSWERS -A. It is an approach that examines interactions between individuals and the ways those
interactions reflect larger patterns within a society.
Macro sociology and micro sociology approach the study of society from different perspectives. How
does sociology, as a discipline, deal with these two very different approaches?
A. Most sociologists are macrosociologists; microsociologists are only a small minority.
B. Most sociologists think of these two perspectives as being on a continuum with each other, adopting
whichever perspective seems most useful for a particular problem.
, C. Although the field is fairly evenly split between these two perspectives, almost all sociologists feel
strongly that their perspective is the correct one.
D. Microsociology used to dominate the field, but more recently macrosociology has become the
dominant perspective. - ANSWERS -B. Most sociologists think of these two perspectives as being on a
continuum with each other, adopting whichever perspective seems most useful for a particular problem.
According to C. Wright Mills, what one quality of mind do all great sociologists possess?
A. Stoicism
B. Sociological imagination
C. Biographical imagination
D. Attention to detail - ANSWERS -B. Sociological imagination
What is the sociological imagination?
A. A property of society that ensures that people remain ignorant of the connections between their lives
and social change.
B. A particular way of understanding the criminal mind, such as that of a serial killer.
C. The ability to understand the connections between biography and history, or the interplay of the self
and the world.
D. The sociological approach that assumes that individual decisions and interactions are independent of
larger social institutions. - ANSWERS -C. The ability to understand the connections between biography
and history, or the interplay of the self and the world.
Why did C. Wright Mills think that it is important for everyone, even people who will never take a
sociology class, to develop a sociological imagination?
A. It will help generate more jobs for sociologists.
B. Many people remain unaware of the intricate connections between the patterns of their own lives
and the larger course of history.
C. The sociological perspective is innately understood by nearly everyone, but we rarely acknowledge it.
