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d. Whenmitmcomes mto mlove, mopposites mattra
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a. thembasis mof mwhat mphilosophy mcalls m“f reemwill.”
b. themessentialmwisdommof mthemdisciplinemof msociology.
c. themf act mthat mpeoplemeverywheremhavem“commonmsense.”
d. themf act mthat mpeoplemfrommcountries mallmaround mthemworld mmakemmostly midenticalmchoices mabout mhowmto
mlive. mAnswer: mb
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3) Whichmdisciplinemdef ines mitself mas m“themsystematic mstudy mof mhumanmsociety”?
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4) PetermBergermdescribed musing mthemsociologicalmperspectivemas mseeing mthem inmthem .
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c. specif ic; mgeneral
d. general; mparticula
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5) By mstating mthat mthemsociologicalmperspectivemshows mus m“themstrangeminmthemfamiliar,”mthemtext margues
mthat msociologists
a. f ocus monmthembizarremelements mof msociety.
b. reject mthemf amiliarmideamthat mpeoplemsimply mdecidemhowmtomact minmfavourmofmtheminitially mstrangemide
amthat msociety mshapes mourmlives.
c. believemthat mpeoplemof tenmbehaveminmstrangemways.
d. believemthat mevenmpeoplemwho maremmost mfamiliarmto mus mhavemsomemvery mstrangemha
bits. mAnswer: mb
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6) Threemcampus mroommates maremtalking mabout mwhy mthey mareminmcollege. mAmsociologicalmviewmof mgoi
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d. intelligence, mbecausemit’s msmartermto mgomto mcollegemthanmtrademsch
ool. mAnswer: mc
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7) Amsociologicalmanalysis mofmchildbearing maround mthemworld msuggestsmthat mthemnumbermofmchildrenmborn
mto mamwomanmref lects
a. hermpref erencemf ormf amily msize.
b. howmmany mchildrenmshemcanmaf f ord.
c. whethermshemherself mwas mbornminto mampoormormrichmsociety.
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8) According mto mEmilemDurkheim, mamcategory mof mpeoplemwithmamhighermsuicidemratemtypically mhas
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b. less mmoney, mpower, mand mothermresources.
c. lowermsocialmintegration.
d. greatermself -
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9) Thempioneering msociologist mwho mstudied mpatterns mof msuicideminmEuropemwas
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10) InmCanadamtoday, mthemsuicidemratemis mhighest mf ormwhichmcategory mof mpeoplemlisted mbelow?
a. Whitemmales
b. Black mmales
c. Whitemf emales
d. Black mf emale
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11) Becausemtheremis mmoremsocialmisolationminmruralmareas mof mCanadamthanminmurbanmareas, mwemwould me
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a. higherminmurbanmareas.
b. higherminmruralmareas.
c. highminmbothmurbanmand mruralmareas.
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PagemRef erence: m6–
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12) Sociologists musemthemtermm“socialmmarginality”mto mref ermto
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b. having mspecialmsocialmskills.
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MultiplemChoicemQuestions
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a. Peoplemmarry mbecausemthey mf allminmlove.
b. Whenmitmcomes mto mromance, mit’s mallmammattermof mpersonalmtaste.
c. Typically, mampersonmmarries msomeonemof msimilarmsocialmposition.
d. Whenmitmcomes mto mlove, mopposites mattra
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2) Themideamthat mthemsocialmworld mguides mourmactions mand mlifemchoices mjust mas mthemseasons minf lu
encemactivities mand mchoicemof mclothing mdescribes
a. thembasis mof mwhat mphilosophy mcalls m“f reemwill.”
b. themessentialmwisdommof mthemdisciplinemof msociology.
c. themf act mthat mpeoplemeverywheremhavem“commonmsense.”
d. themf act mthat mpeoplemfrommcountries mallmaround mthemworld mmakemmostly midenticalmchoices mabout mhowmto
mlive. mAnswer: mb
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3) Whichmdisciplinemdef ines mitself mas m“themsystematic mstudy mof mhumanmsociety”?
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c. specif ic; mgeneral
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b. reject mthemf amiliarmideamthat mpeoplemsimply mdecidemhowmtomact minmfavourmofmtheminitially mstrangemide
amthat msociety mshapes mourmlives.
c. believemthat mpeoplemof tenmbehaveminmstrangemways.
d. believemthat mevenmpeoplemwho maremmost mfamiliarmto mus mhavemsomemvery mstrangemha
bits. mAnswer: mb
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6) Threemcampus mroommates maremtalking mabout mwhy mthey mareminmcollege. mAmsociologicalmviewmof mgoi
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d. intelligence, mbecausemit’s msmartermto mgomto mcollegemthanmtrademsch
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7) Amsociologicalmanalysis mofmchildbearing maround mthemworld msuggestsmthat mthemnumbermofmchildrenmborn
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a. hermpref erencemf ormf amily msize.
b. howmmany mchildrenmshemcanmaf f ord.
c. whethermshemherself mwas mbornminto mampoormormrichmsociety.
d. themdesires mof mhermhusban
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8) According mto mEmilemDurkheim, mamcategory mof mpeoplemwithmamhighermsuicidemratemtypically mhas
a. moremclinicalmdepression.
b. less mmoney, mpower, mand mothermresources.
c. lowermsocialmintegration.
d. greatermself -
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PagemRef erence: m5–
6mSkill: mFactual
9) Thempioneering msociologist mwho mstudied mpatterns mof msuicideminmEuropemwas
a. Robert mK. mMerton.
b. AugustemComte.
c. EmilemDurkheim.
d. KarlmMarx
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Answer: mc
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10) InmCanadamtoday, mthemsuicidemratemis mhighest mf ormwhichmcategory mof mpeoplemlisted mbelow?
a. Whitemmales
b. Black mmales
c. Whitemf emales
d. Black mf emale
s mAnswer: ma
PagemRef erence: m6mSk
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11) Becausemtheremis mmoremsocialmisolationminmruralmareas mof mCanadamthanminmurbanmareas, mwemwould me
xpect msuicidemrates mto mbe
a. higherminmurbanmareas.
b. higherminmruralmareas.
c. highminmbothmurbanmand mruralmareas.
d. lowminmbothmurbanmand mruralmarea
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