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Test Bank Sociology 18th Edition by John Macionis ISBN: 9780137870479. Sociology 18e test bank.
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TEST BANK Sociology 18th Edition MacionisChapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners whose racial and ethnic identity differs
from their own..
Answer: 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
2. According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: 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
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: 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
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: 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
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people’s lives are mostly a
result of what they, as individuals, decide to do.
Answer: 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
6. On average, college students in the U.S. come from families with above-average incomes.
Answer: 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
7. Emile Durkheim provided evidence that categories of people with weaker social ties have
lower suicide rates than people with stronger social ties.
Answer: 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: Recollection
8. In the United States, Black people have a higher suicide rate than White people.
Answer: 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
9. In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.
Answer: 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
10. In the United States, White people have a lower suicide rate than Hispanic people.
Answer: 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
,11. People with lower social standing are usually more likely to see the world from a
sociological perspective than people who are well off.
Answer: True
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
12. U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills argued that times of social crisis foster widespread
sociological thinking.
Answer: 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
13. U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills claimed that sociology encourages people to take personal
responsibility for solving their own problems.
Answer: 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
14. A global perspective has little in common with a sociological perspective.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: State several reasons why having a global perspective is
important in today’s world.
Topic: The Importance of a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understanding
15. Societies around the world are now more interconnected than ever before.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: State several reasons why having a global perspective is
important in today’s world.
Topic: The Importance of a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
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16. Studying other societies is a good way to increase awareness of not only others’ social
patterns but our own way of life.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.2: State several reasons why having a global perspective is
important in today’s world.
Topic: The Importance of a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
17. Based on the research by Barbara Ehrenreich, who spent many months working at low-wage
jobs, we would expect most people in such jobs to be able to move ahead to better paying
work.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Identify the advantages of sociological thinking for assessing
public policy, for encouraging personal growth, and for advancing in a career.
Topic: Applying the Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Application
18. Sociological research may be interesting, but it is of little use in shaping public policy,
including legislation.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Identify the advantages of sociological thinking for assessing
public policy, for encouraging personal growth, and for advancing in a career.
Topic: Applying the Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
19. The sociological perspective helps us to assess the truth of the “common sense” beliefs most
people tend to take for granted.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Identify the advantages of sociological thinking for assessing
public policy, for encouraging personal growth, and for advancing in a career.
Topic: Applying the Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Recollection
20. The sociological perspective helped us to see how the COVID-19 pandemic changed
patterns of social life.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.3: Identify the advantages of sociological thinking for assessing
public policy, for encouraging personal growth, and for advancing in a career.
Topic: Applying the Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Recollection
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