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The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-ChoicemQuestions
1. Sociologymismthemscientificmstudymof
a. humanmactivityminmsociety.
b. mentalmprocesses.
c. people.
d. multiplempersonalities.
ANS:mAmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehensionm SOURCE:mnew
2. Frommamsociological mpointmofmview,ma ismthemday-to-
daymactivitiesmfrommbirthmtomdeathmthatmmakemupmamperson’smlife.
a. socialmfact
b. sociological mimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehensionm SOURCE:mnew;mstudymguide
3. EmilemDurkheimmdefinedmsocialmfactsmas
a. censusmstatistics.
b. having mthemremarkablempropertymofmexisting moutsidemthemindividual.
c. fundamentallympsychological.
d. thingsmwemknowmtombemtrue.
ANS:mBmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mknowledge
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4. Onlymwhenmpeople
domtheymcomemtomknowmthempower mofmsocialmfact
s.
a. growmolder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebelmagainstmthemestablishedmwaysmofmdoing mthings
ANS:mD SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehension
5. DurkheimmwrotemthatmhemwasmnotmforcedmtomspeakmFrenchmormtomusemthemlegalmcurrency,
m butmitm wasm impossiblem for m him m tom dom otherwise.m Durkheim m wasm writing m about
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. socialmfacts.
d. socialminteraction.
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication
6. Durkheimmwrote,m“Evenmwhen,minmfact,mImcanmstrugglemfreemfrommthesemrulesmandms
uccessfullymbreakmthem,mitmismnevermwithoutmbeing mforcedmtomfightmagainstmthem.”mT
hismstatementmismamreferencemto
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. socialmfacts.
d. socialminteraction.
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication
7. “BecausemImrefusemtomshavemundermmymarms,mImhavemtompaymamprice.mOnmampersonalmlevel,
m thismpricem wasm mymmother’sm hostility.m Onm a mpublic m level,m them pricem ism dealing m withm them
staresmofmstrangers.”mThismstatementmillustrates
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. thempower mofmsocialmfacts.
d. themideamofmdoublemconsciousness.
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8. Amwomanmwrites,m“Imcan’tmbemanything mbutmwhatmmymskinmcolor mtellsmpeoplemImam.m
ImammblackmbecausemImlookmblack.mItmdoesmnotmmatter mthatmmymfamilymhasmamcompli
catedmbiological mheritage.”mShemismwriting maboutmthempower mof
a. socialmfacts.
b. troubles.
c. themsociological mimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:mAmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication SOURCE:mstudymguide
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Chapter 1 m
The Sociological Imagination
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Multiple-ChoicemQuestions
1. Sociologymismthemscientificmstudymof
a. humanmactivityminmsociety.
b. mentalmprocesses.
c. people.
d. multiplempersonalities.
ANS:mAmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehensionm SOURCE:mnew
2. Frommamsociological mpointmofmview,ma ismthemday-to-
daymactivitiesmfrommbirthmtomdeathmthatmmakemupmamperson’smlife.
a. socialmfact
b. sociological mimagination
c. biography
d. autobiography
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehensionm SOURCE:mnew;mstudymguide
3. EmilemDurkheimmdefinedmsocialmfactsmas
a. censusmstatistics.
b. having mthemremarkablempropertymofmexisting moutsidemthemindividual.
c. fundamentallympsychological.
d. thingsmwemknowmtombemtrue.
ANS:mBmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mknowledge
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4. Onlymwhenmpeople
domtheymcomemtomknowmthempower mofmsocialmfact
s.
a. growmolder
b. cooperate
c. comply
d. rebelmagainstmthemestablishedmwaysmofmdoing mthings
ANS:mD SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mcomprehension
5. DurkheimmwrotemthatmhemwasmnotmforcedmtomspeakmFrenchmormtomusemthemlegalmcurrency,
m butmitm wasm impossiblem for m him m tom dom otherwise.m Durkheim m wasm writing m about
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. socialmfacts.
d. socialminteraction.
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication
6. Durkheimmwrote,m“Evenmwhen,minmfact,mImcanmstrugglemfreemfrommthesemrulesmandms
uccessfullymbreakmthem,mitmismnevermwithoutmbeing mforcedmtomfightmagainstmthem.”mT
hismstatementmismamreferencemto
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. socialmfacts.
d. socialminteraction.
ANS:mCm SEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication
7. “BecausemImrefusemtomshavemundermmymarms,mImhavemtompaymamprice.mOnmampersonalmlevel,
m thismpricem wasm mymmother’sm hostility.m Onm a mpublic m level,m them pricem ism dealing m withm them
staresmofmstrangers.”mThismstatementmillustrates
a. mechanical msolidarity.
b. socialmrelativity.
c. thempower mofmsocialmfacts.
d. themideamofmdoublemconsciousness.
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8. Amwomanmwrites,m“Imcan’tmbemanything mbutmwhatmmymskinmcolor mtellsmpeoplemImam.m
ImammblackmbecausemImlookmblack.mItmdoesmnotmmatter mthatmmymfamilymhasmamcompli
catedmbiological mheritage.”mShemismwriting maboutmthempower mof
a. socialmfacts.
b. troubles.
c. themsociological mimagination.
d. rationalization.
ANS:mAmSEC:mThemSociological mImagination TYP:mapplication SOURCE:mstudymguide
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