TEST BANK
ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY: A DOWN TO EARTH
APPROACH
, Table Of Contents
1. The Sociological Perspective
2. Culture
3. Socialization
4. Social Structure And Social Interaction
5. Social Groups And Formal Organizations
6. Deviance And Social Control
7. Global Stratification
8. Social Class In The United States
9. Race And Ethnicity
10. Gender And Age
11. Politics And The Economy
12. Marriage And Family
13. Education And Religion
14. Population And Urbanization
15. Social Change And The Environment
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Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
1.1 True/False Questions
1) The Corners Of Life That People Occupy, Such As Jobs, Income, Education, Gender, Age, And Race, Are
Referred To As The Social Imperative.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
2) Because Sociology Is Based On Common Sense, It Is An Excellent Discipline For Students To Study Who
Approach The World In A Rational, Matter-Of-Fact Way.
Answer: False
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Application
3) Sociologists Often Use ―Common Sense‖ To Understand They Way The
World ―Is.‖ Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Knowledge
4) Applying The Scientific Method To The Social World Is Called
Empiricism. Answer: False
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
5) Herbert Spencer Believed The Most Capable And Intelligent Members Of A Society Would Survive While The
Weak And Less Capable Would Die, Thus Improving Society, In A Master Plan He Called ―The Survival Of The
Fittest.‖
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Comprehension
6) Karl Marx Thought Of Himself As A Classical Sociologist, A Label That Greatly Influenced His Theories On
Class Conflict. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Skill: Knowledge
7) Emile Durkheim Identified The Degree Of Social Integration As The Primary Variable To Explain Different
Rates Of Suicide Within Different European Nations.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Skill: Knowledge
8) According To Max Weber, The ―Sign‖ Calvinists Looked For As An Indication They Were Saved Was Their
Successful Investment In Capital.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8-9
Skill: Knowledge
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9.) Frances Perkins, A Sociologist, Won The Nobel Prize For Her Work With The Homeless In Hull-House.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Knowledge
10) Despite Her Acclaimed Research On Social Life, Until Recently Harriet Martineau Was Best Known For
Translating Comte‘s Works On Sociology Into English.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Knowledge
11) Booker T. Washington Was The First African American To Earn A Doctorate Degree From Harvard
University. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10
Skill: Knowledge
12) C. Wright Mills Urged American Sociologists To Concentrate On Social Reform, Developing The Concept Of
The Power Elite To Illustrate How Top Leaders Of Business, Politics, And The Military Were An Imminent
Threat To American Freedom.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12-13
Skill: Comprehension
13) Sociologists Have Always Agreed That The Most Important Goal Of Sociology Is To Generate Social
Change. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Knowledge
14) According To The Principles Of Symbolic Interactionism, Symbols Not Only Allow Relationships To Exist,
They Also Allow Society To Exist.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 16
Skill: Comprehension
15) Sociologists Who Use The Functionalist Perspective Stress How Industrialization And Urbanization Have
Undermined The Traditional Functions Of The Family.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Comprehension
16) Sociologist Lewis Coser Pointed Out That Conflict Is Most Likely To Develop Among People Who Are
In Close Relationships.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 20
Skill: Knowledge
17) Scientific Research Follows Eight Basic Steps.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 23
Skill: Knowledge
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18) Sociology Places No Importance On Ethics And Values During Research.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 33
Skill: Knowledge
19) Because Of Their Training And Expertise, Sociologists Often Stress Their Personal Values In Their
Research. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 35
Skill: Knowledge
1.2 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The Concept That Describes Opening A Window Into Unfamiliar Worlds That Allows Us To Understand Human
Behavior By Placing It Within Its Broader Social Context Is Called .
A) The Sociological Perspective (Or Imagination)
B) Social Location
C) Social Integration
D) The Social Imperative
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
2) Which Of The Following Elements Did C. Wright Mills Attribute As Being The One That Sociologists
Would Use To Explain Individual Behavior?
A) Common Sense
B) Instinct
C) External Influence
D) Inherited Ability
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
3) When Sociologists‘ Group People Into Categories Based On Their Age, Gender, Educational Level, Job, And
Income, They Are Trying To Determine .
A) Social Network
B) Social Location
C) Social Personality
D) Social Skills
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Application
4) The Sociological Perspective Emphasizes How The Social Context Influences People‘s Lives, Particularly How
People Are Influenced By .
A) Random Chance Events
B) Geographical Location
C) Inherited Genetic Structure
D) Society
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
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5) The Sociologist Responsible For Suggesting The Connection Between History And Biography To Explain The
Sociological Imagination Was .
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Herbert Spencer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Emile Durkheim
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
6) What Is The Use Of Objective And Systematic Observation To Test Theories, One That Is Often Employed By
Sociologists?
A) The Commutation Process
B) Common Sense
C) The Scientific Method
D) Research Analysis
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Knowledge
7) The First Person To Propose That The Scientific Method Could Be Applied To The Study Of Social Life Was .
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Marx
D) Auguste Comte
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
8) What Was The Social Event That Most Influenced Auguste Comte To Explore Patterns Within Society And
Become Interested In What Holds Society Together?
A) The Discovery Of The New World
B) The Spanish Inquisition
C) The Russian Revolution
D) The French Revolution
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
9) The Notion That Only The Fittest Members Of Society Deserve To Survive And That Social Programs To Help
The Poor Will Ultimately Weaken The Social Order Is A Doctrine Known As .
A) Social Darwinism
B) Positivism
C) Post-Modernism
D) Social Welfare
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
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10) The Term ―Survival Of The Fittest,‖ Which Is A Principle Part Of The Concept Of Social Darwinism, Was Coined By
.
A) Charles Darwin
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Auguste Comte
D) Herbert Spencer
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
11) The Theorist Who Is Sometimes Referred To As ―The Second Founder Of Sociology‖ Was .
A) Henri Saint Simon
B) Herbert Spencer
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Karl Marx
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
12) Karl Marx Suggested That The Force That Drives Human History And Is At The Core Of Human Society Is .
A) Class Conflict
B) Religion
C) Family
D) Education
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
13) The Wall Street Journal Has Declared That The Three Greatest Modern Thinkers Were , , And
.
A) Karl Marx; Sigmund Freud; Albert Einstein
B) Max Weber; B. F. Skinner; J. Edgar Hoover
C) Karl Marx; Louis Pasteur; Albert Einstein
D) Frank Lloyd Wright; Jonas Salk; Sigmund Freud
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
14) The Social Thinker Of The 19th Century Who Predicted That There Would Be A Classless Society Once The
Working Class United And Began A Revolution Was .
A) Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Herbert Spencer
D) Karl Marx
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Skill: Knowledge
15) The Titles Karl Marx Used To Describe The Two Classes In Society Were The And The .
A) Nobles; Peasants
B) Bourgeoisie; Proletariat
C) Upper Class; Lower Class
D) Civilized; Barbarians
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6-7
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Skill: Knowledge
16) The French Sociologist Emile Durkheim Is Most Identified With Which Of The Following Areas Of Study?
A) Social Integration
B) Class Conflict
C) Social Darwinism
D) The Spirit Of Capitalism
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7
Skill: Knowledge
17) Max Weber Referred To The Self-Denying Approach To Life Characterized By People Living Frugal Lives And
Saving Their Money As The .
A) Spirit Of Capitalism
B) Socialist Conscience
C) Protestant Ethic
D) Manifest Function
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8-9
Skill: Knowledge
18) Karl Marx Believed That Was The Central Force For Social Change, While Max Weber Believed That
Was The Force Most Responsible For Social Change.
A) Economics; Religion
B) Education; Political Stability
C) Government; Economics
D) Religion; Education
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 8
Skill: Application
19) According To Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic Was A Central Factor In The Birth Of .
A) Capitalism
B) Democracy
C) Socialism
D) Bureaucracy
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Comprehension
20) What Distinction Did Sociologist Frances Perkins Hold In American History?
A) She Was The First Woman President Of The American Sociological Association.
B) She Won A Nobel Prize For Her Work With Poor Women.
C) She Was The First Woman Elected Governor.
D) She Was The First Woman To Hold A Presidential Cabinet Position.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 9
Knowledge
21) The First African American To Earn A Doctorate From Harvard University, Who Spent His Lifetime
Studying Race Relations In America And Was One Of The Founders Of The Naacp, Was .
A) W. E. B. Du Bois
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
D) Benjamin Quarles
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Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10-11
Skill: Knowledge
22) The American Sociologist Who Focused On Social Analysis, Developing Abstract Models Showing How Parts Of
Society Harmoniously Work Together, Was .
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Ernest Burgess
C) Robert E. Park
D) W. I. Thomas
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
23) Because Of Her Outstanding Contributions To Social Reform, As Demonstrated In Her Work As Co-Founder
Of Hull- House, Was A Co-Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Peace In 1931.
A) Marion Talbot
B) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
C) Alice Paul
D) Jane Addams
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
24) The Sociologist Who Developed The Concept Of The Power Elite Was .
A) C. Wright Mills
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Robert K. Merton
D) F. Ivan Nye
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
25) Dr. Zahn‘s Academic Interest Is Analyzing Various Aspects Of Society And Publishing His Findings In
Sociological Journals. In View Of This, Dr. Zahn Is Considered To Be A(N) Sociologist.
A) Applied
B) Practical
C) Basic
D) Reform
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Application
26) During His Career, Anthony Has Worked As A Juvenile Police Officer, Corrections Counselor In A State Prison,
And Executive Director Of An Urban Redevelopment Program. In View Of This, Which Description Best
Describes Anthony‘s Career Path?
A) Anthony Has Been A Pure Sociologist.
B) Anthony Has Assumed The Role Of Being A Basic Sociologist.
C) Anthony Has Been An Applied Sociologist.
D) Anthony Has Been A Social Reformer.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Application
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27) According To Symbolic Interactionists, The Deciding Factor That Determines If Change In Society Is Good
Or Bad Requires .
A) An Understanding Of Who May Have Benefited From The Change
B) An Understanding Of Who May Have Been Victimized By The Change
C) A Framework Or Context From Which To View The Meaning Of The Change
D) A Macroanalytical Focus Of The Extent And Duration Of The Change
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 16
Skill: Application
28) Sociologists Who Analyze How Social Life Depends On The Ways That People Define Themselves And Others
Are Most Likely .
A) Ethnomethodologists
B) Functionalists
C) Conflict Theorists
D) Symbolic Interactionists
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 16
Skill: Comprehension
29) Functionalists Refer To How Parts Of A Society Fit Together To Form A Whole As .
A) A Symbol
B) A Synthesis
C) An Integration
D) A Structure
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Knowledge
30) The Two Sociologists Who Referred To Society As Being A Kind Of Living Organism Were And .
A) Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx; Max Weber
C) Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer
D) Emile Durkheim; Max Weber
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Knowledge
31) Mark Views Society As A System Of Interrelated Parts, While John Views Society As Composed Of Groups
Competing For Scarce Resources. Mark Would Be Considered A(N) And John
Would Be Seen As A(N) .
A) Symbolic Interactionist; Functionalist
B) Applied Sociologist; Functionalist
C) Basic Sociologist; Applied Sociologist
D) Functionalist; Conflict Theorist
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 17, 20
Skill: Application
32) According To Robert Merton, Are The Intended Beneficial Consequences Of People‘s Actions.
A) Latent Functions
B) Manifest Dysfunctions
C) Manifest Functions
D) Latent Dysfunctions
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18
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ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY: A DOWN TO EARTH
APPROACH
, Table Of Contents
1. The Sociological Perspective
2. Culture
3. Socialization
4. Social Structure And Social Interaction
5. Social Groups And Formal Organizations
6. Deviance And Social Control
7. Global Stratification
8. Social Class In The United States
9. Race And Ethnicity
10. Gender And Age
11. Politics And The Economy
12. Marriage And Family
13. Education And Religion
14. Population And Urbanization
15. Social Change And The Environment
, Henslin, Essentials of Sociology, 14th Testbank
Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
1.1 True/False Questions
1) The Corners Of Life That People Occupy, Such As Jobs, Income, Education, Gender, Age, And Race, Are
Referred To As The Social Imperative.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
2) Because Sociology Is Based On Common Sense, It Is An Excellent Discipline For Students To Study Who
Approach The World In A Rational, Matter-Of-Fact Way.
Answer: False
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Application
3) Sociologists Often Use ―Common Sense‖ To Understand They Way The
World ―Is.‖ Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Knowledge
4) Applying The Scientific Method To The Social World Is Called
Empiricism. Answer: False
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
5) Herbert Spencer Believed The Most Capable And Intelligent Members Of A Society Would Survive While The
Weak And Less Capable Would Die, Thus Improving Society, In A Master Plan He Called ―The Survival Of The
Fittest.‖
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Comprehension
6) Karl Marx Thought Of Himself As A Classical Sociologist, A Label That Greatly Influenced His Theories On
Class Conflict. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Skill: Knowledge
7) Emile Durkheim Identified The Degree Of Social Integration As The Primary Variable To Explain Different
Rates Of Suicide Within Different European Nations.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7-8
Skill: Knowledge
8) According To Max Weber, The ―Sign‖ Calvinists Looked For As An Indication They Were Saved Was Their
Successful Investment In Capital.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8-9
Skill: Knowledge
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9.) Frances Perkins, A Sociologist, Won The Nobel Prize For Her Work With The Homeless In Hull-House.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Knowledge
10) Despite Her Acclaimed Research On Social Life, Until Recently Harriet Martineau Was Best Known For
Translating Comte‘s Works On Sociology Into English.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Knowledge
11) Booker T. Washington Was The First African American To Earn A Doctorate Degree From Harvard
University. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10
Skill: Knowledge
12) C. Wright Mills Urged American Sociologists To Concentrate On Social Reform, Developing The Concept Of
The Power Elite To Illustrate How Top Leaders Of Business, Politics, And The Military Were An Imminent
Threat To American Freedom.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 12-13
Skill: Comprehension
13) Sociologists Have Always Agreed That The Most Important Goal Of Sociology Is To Generate Social
Change. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Knowledge
14) According To The Principles Of Symbolic Interactionism, Symbols Not Only Allow Relationships To Exist,
They Also Allow Society To Exist.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 16
Skill: Comprehension
15) Sociologists Who Use The Functionalist Perspective Stress How Industrialization And Urbanization Have
Undermined The Traditional Functions Of The Family.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Comprehension
16) Sociologist Lewis Coser Pointed Out That Conflict Is Most Likely To Develop Among People Who Are
In Close Relationships.
Answer: True
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 20
Skill: Knowledge
17) Scientific Research Follows Eight Basic Steps.
Answer: True
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 23
Skill: Knowledge
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18) Sociology Places No Importance On Ethics And Values During Research.
Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 33
Skill: Knowledge
19) Because Of Their Training And Expertise, Sociologists Often Stress Their Personal Values In Their
Research. Answer: False
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 35
Skill: Knowledge
1.2 Multiple Choice Questions
1) The Concept That Describes Opening A Window Into Unfamiliar Worlds That Allows Us To Understand Human
Behavior By Placing It Within Its Broader Social Context Is Called .
A) The Sociological Perspective (Or Imagination)
B) Social Location
C) Social Integration
D) The Social Imperative
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
2) Which Of The Following Elements Did C. Wright Mills Attribute As Being The One That Sociologists
Would Use To Explain Individual Behavior?
A) Common Sense
B) Instinct
C) External Influence
D) Inherited Ability
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
3) When Sociologists‘ Group People Into Categories Based On Their Age, Gender, Educational Level, Job, And
Income, They Are Trying To Determine .
A) Social Network
B) Social Location
C) Social Personality
D) Social Skills
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Application
4) The Sociological Perspective Emphasizes How The Social Context Influences People‘s Lives, Particularly How
People Are Influenced By .
A) Random Chance Events
B) Geographical Location
C) Inherited Genetic Structure
D) Society
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
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5) The Sociologist Responsible For Suggesting The Connection Between History And Biography To Explain The
Sociological Imagination Was .
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Herbert Spencer
C) C. Wright Mills
D) Emile Durkheim
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 4
Skill: Knowledge
6) What Is The Use Of Objective And Systematic Observation To Test Theories, One That Is Often Employed By
Sociologists?
A) The Commutation Process
B) Common Sense
C) The Scientific Method
D) Research Analysis
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 5
Skill: Knowledge
7) The First Person To Propose That The Scientific Method Could Be Applied To The Study Of Social Life Was .
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Marx
D) Auguste Comte
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
8) What Was The Social Event That Most Influenced Auguste Comte To Explore Patterns Within Society And
Become Interested In What Holds Society Together?
A) The Discovery Of The New World
B) The Spanish Inquisition
C) The Russian Revolution
D) The French Revolution
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
9) The Notion That Only The Fittest Members Of Society Deserve To Survive And That Social Programs To Help
The Poor Will Ultimately Weaken The Social Order Is A Doctrine Known As .
A) Social Darwinism
B) Positivism
C) Post-Modernism
D) Social Welfare
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
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10) The Term ―Survival Of The Fittest,‖ Which Is A Principle Part Of The Concept Of Social Darwinism, Was Coined By
.
A) Charles Darwin
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Auguste Comte
D) Herbert Spencer
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
11) The Theorist Who Is Sometimes Referred To As ―The Second Founder Of Sociology‖ Was .
A) Henri Saint Simon
B) Herbert Spencer
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Karl Marx
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
12) Karl Marx Suggested That The Force That Drives Human History And Is At The Core Of Human Society Is .
A) Class Conflict
B) Religion
C) Family
D) Education
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
13) The Wall Street Journal Has Declared That The Three Greatest Modern Thinkers Were , , And
.
A) Karl Marx; Sigmund Freud; Albert Einstein
B) Max Weber; B. F. Skinner; J. Edgar Hoover
C) Karl Marx; Louis Pasteur; Albert Einstein
D) Frank Lloyd Wright; Jonas Salk; Sigmund Freud
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6
Skill: Knowledge
14) The Social Thinker Of The 19th Century Who Predicted That There Would Be A Classless Society Once The
Working Class United And Began A Revolution Was .
A) Emile Durkheim
B) C. Wright Mills
C) Herbert Spencer
D) Karl Marx
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 6-7
Skill: Knowledge
15) The Titles Karl Marx Used To Describe The Two Classes In Society Were The And The .
A) Nobles; Peasants
B) Bourgeoisie; Proletariat
C) Upper Class; Lower Class
D) Civilized; Barbarians
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6-7
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Skill: Knowledge
16) The French Sociologist Emile Durkheim Is Most Identified With Which Of The Following Areas Of Study?
A) Social Integration
B) Class Conflict
C) Social Darwinism
D) The Spirit Of Capitalism
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 7
Skill: Knowledge
17) Max Weber Referred To The Self-Denying Approach To Life Characterized By People Living Frugal Lives And
Saving Their Money As The .
A) Spirit Of Capitalism
B) Socialist Conscience
C) Protestant Ethic
D) Manifest Function
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8-9
Skill: Knowledge
18) Karl Marx Believed That Was The Central Force For Social Change, While Max Weber Believed That
Was The Force Most Responsible For Social Change.
A) Economics; Religion
B) Education; Political Stability
C) Government; Economics
D) Religion; Education
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 8
Skill: Application
19) According To Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic Was A Central Factor In The Birth Of .
A) Capitalism
B) Democracy
C) Socialism
D) Bureaucracy
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 9
Skill: Comprehension
20) What Distinction Did Sociologist Frances Perkins Hold In American History?
A) She Was The First Woman President Of The American Sociological Association.
B) She Won A Nobel Prize For Her Work With Poor Women.
C) She Was The First Woman Elected Governor.
D) She Was The First Woman To Hold A Presidential Cabinet Position.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 9
Knowledge
21) The First African American To Earn A Doctorate From Harvard University, Who Spent His Lifetime
Studying Race Relations In America And Was One Of The Founders Of The Naacp, Was .
A) W. E. B. Du Bois
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
D) Benjamin Quarles
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Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10-11
Skill: Knowledge
22) The American Sociologist Who Focused On Social Analysis, Developing Abstract Models Showing How Parts Of
Society Harmoniously Work Together, Was .
A) Talcott Parsons
B) Ernest Burgess
C) Robert E. Park
D) W. I. Thomas
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
23) Because Of Her Outstanding Contributions To Social Reform, As Demonstrated In Her Work As Co-Founder
Of Hull- House, Was A Co-Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Peace In 1931.
A) Marion Talbot
B) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
C) Alice Paul
D) Jane Addams
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
24) The Sociologist Who Developed The Concept Of The Power Elite Was .
A) C. Wright Mills
B) Talcott Parsons
C) Robert K. Merton
D) F. Ivan Nye
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 12
Skill: Knowledge
25) Dr. Zahn‘s Academic Interest Is Analyzing Various Aspects Of Society And Publishing His Findings In
Sociological Journals. In View Of This, Dr. Zahn Is Considered To Be A(N) Sociologist.
A) Applied
B) Practical
C) Basic
D) Reform
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Application
26) During His Career, Anthony Has Worked As A Juvenile Police Officer, Corrections Counselor In A State Prison,
And Executive Director Of An Urban Redevelopment Program. In View Of This, Which Description Best
Describes Anthony‘s Career Path?
A) Anthony Has Been A Pure Sociologist.
B) Anthony Has Assumed The Role Of Being A Basic Sociologist.
C) Anthony Has Been An Applied Sociologist.
D) Anthony Has Been A Social Reformer.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 13
Skill: Application
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27) According To Symbolic Interactionists, The Deciding Factor That Determines If Change In Society Is Good
Or Bad Requires .
A) An Understanding Of Who May Have Benefited From The Change
B) An Understanding Of Who May Have Been Victimized By The Change
C) A Framework Or Context From Which To View The Meaning Of The Change
D) A Macroanalytical Focus Of The Extent And Duration Of The Change
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 16
Skill: Application
28) Sociologists Who Analyze How Social Life Depends On The Ways That People Define Themselves And Others
Are Most Likely .
A) Ethnomethodologists
B) Functionalists
C) Conflict Theorists
D) Symbolic Interactionists
Answer: D
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Skill: Comprehension
29) Functionalists Refer To How Parts Of A Society Fit Together To Form A Whole As .
A) A Symbol
B) A Synthesis
C) An Integration
D) A Structure
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Knowledge
30) The Two Sociologists Who Referred To Society As Being A Kind Of Living Organism Were And .
A) Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx; Max Weber
C) Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer
D) Emile Durkheim; Max Weber
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 18
Skill: Knowledge
31) Mark Views Society As A System Of Interrelated Parts, While John Views Society As Composed Of Groups
Competing For Scarce Resources. Mark Would Be Considered A(N) And John
Would Be Seen As A(N) .
A) Symbolic Interactionist; Functionalist
B) Applied Sociologist; Functionalist
C) Basic Sociologist; Applied Sociologist
D) Functionalist; Conflict Theorist
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 17, 20
Skill: Application
32) According To Robert Merton, Are The Intended Beneficial Consequences Of People‘s Actions.
A) Latent Functions
B) Manifest Dysfunctions
C) Manifest Functions
D) Latent Dysfunctions
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 18
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