TEST BANK FOR
SOCIOLOGY
18TH EDITION
BY JOHN J.
MACIONIS
,Chapter 1: the sociological perspective
In this revision of the test bank, i have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in sociology,
eighteenth edition. The questions are tagged to indicate one of four levels of learning that move from
lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship
The 195 questions in this chapter‘s test bank are divided into four types. True/false questions are the least
demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
―recollection‖ questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive reasoning
(―recollection,‖ ―understanding,‖ and ―application‖). Multiple-choice
Questions span a broader range of skills (most are ―recollection‖ questions and the remainder are
divided among the three higher levels). Short-answer questions are spread across the highest three
levels of reasoning. Finally, essay questions are the most demanding because they require analysis and
other higher levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of questions
True/false Multiple choice Short Essay Total qs
answer
Recollection 41 (71%) 48 (44%) 0 0 89
Understanding 11 (19%) 21 (21%) 7 (37%) 0 39
,Application 6 (10%) 16 (14%) 2 (10%) 3 (25%) 27
Analysis 0 21 (21%) 10 (53%) 9 (75%) 40
58 106 19 12 195
Chapter 1: the sociological perspective
True/false questions
Most people in the united states marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs from their own..
Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal ―free will.‖ ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society. Ans: true
, Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior. Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people‘s lives are mostly a result of what they,
as individuals, decide to do.
Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: moderate
Skill level: application
On average, college students in the u.s. come from families with above-average incomes.
Ans: true
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
SOCIOLOGY
18TH EDITION
BY JOHN J.
MACIONIS
,Chapter 1: the sociological perspective
In this revision of the test bank, i have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in sociology,
eighteenth edition. The questions are tagged to indicate one of four levels of learning that move from
lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels:
Recollection: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understanding: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Application: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
Analysis: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship
The 195 questions in this chapter‘s test bank are divided into four types. True/false questions are the least
demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
―recollection‖ questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of cognitive reasoning
(―recollection,‖ ―understanding,‖ and ―application‖). Multiple-choice
Questions span a broader range of skills (most are ―recollection‖ questions and the remainder are
divided among the three higher levels). Short-answer questions are spread across the highest three
levels of reasoning. Finally, essay questions are the most demanding because they require analysis and
other higher levels of cognitive reasoning.
Types of questions
True/false Multiple choice Short Essay Total qs
answer
Recollection 41 (71%) 48 (44%) 0 0 89
Understanding 11 (19%) 21 (21%) 7 (37%) 0 39
,Application 6 (10%) 16 (14%) 2 (10%) 3 (25%) 27
Analysis 0 21 (21%) 10 (53%) 9 (75%) 40
58 106 19 12 195
Chapter 1: the sociological perspective
True/false questions
Most people in the united states marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs from their own..
Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal ―free will.‖ ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society. Ans: true
, Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior. Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people‘s lives are mostly a result of what they,
as individuals, decide to do.
Ans: false
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: moderate
Skill level: application
On average, college students in the u.s. come from families with above-average incomes.
Ans: true
Learning objective: lo 1.1: apply the sociological perspective to show how society shapes our individual
lives.
Topic: the sociological perspective
difficulty level: easy
Skill level: recollection
