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Created By: A SolutionTEST BANK for Experience Sociology 5th Edition By
David Croteau A+
Chap 1. Sociology in a Changing World
1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections
between individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live?
A) structural-functionalist theory
B) social viewpoint
C) sociology
D) sociological perspective
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and,
for the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of
dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to shape
her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of
A) everyday sociology.
B) the sociological perspective.
C) a social viewpoint.
D) doing sociology.
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining
A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more.
B) the ways that employment is structured.
C) individuals' race, class, and gender.
D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following
EXCEPT
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A) an individual's social status.
B) the local employment structure.
C) an individual's personal failures at locating work.
D) stratification in the society an individual lived in.
5) Who used the term "sociological imagination" to describe a way of viewing the
connections individuals have to their social worlds?
A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Emile Durkheim
D) C. Wright Mills
6) The systematic study of the relationship between individuals and society is called
A) psychology.
B) anthropology.
C) sociology.
D) political science.
7) Which of the following statements regarding sociology is false?
A) We need a systematic way to comprehend the processes that make up social life.
B) We need to understand not only how we make sense of the world but how other people
do so as well.
C) The idea that people must play the cards they are dealt in life is consistent with a
sociological perspective.
D) You have to be a professional sociologist to look at the world from a sociological
perspective.
8) In order to understand our lives, sociologists would argue that we need to
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A) examine the contexts in which we live.
B) explore the motives behind our actions.
C) examine the way we interact with others.
D) explore the ways in which other people live.
9) Sociologists would study all of these topics EXCEPT for
A) why people commit crimes.
B) how children learn about gender.
C) how personality develops.
D) why homelessness exists.
10) Julian and his friends like to watch movies together. One movie focused on a young
Black man who rose out of poverty by playing basketball. His friend N'Cola commented that
there would be no poverty if poor people simply tried to find employment. Julian said that the
solution to poverty was not that simple and that N'Cola's understanding of how poverty worked
was mistaken. What is the problem with N'Cola's argument?
A) It ignores the context of broader social conditions.
B) It uses the sociological perspective.
C) It ignores the rules of sociology as a discipline.
D) It views an individual problem as a social problem.
11) Maria wants to write a paper for her college class that explores how married couples
divide household chores. She wants to argue that gender shapes how couples share housework.
Given her topic and argument, her class is a part of what discipline?
A) psychology
B) sociology
C) statistics
D) economics
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12) To what group of research-based disciplines does sociology belong?
A) the research sciences
B) the humanities
C) the hard sciences
D) the social sciences
13) Which of the following questions would a sociologist ask?
A) How does collecting government assistance impact future employment?
B) How can politicians use government assistance policies in their campaigns?
C) What are the personalities of individuals on public assistance?
D) How do different societies define and respond to crime?
14) Which of the following was NOT identified in the text as a key advantage to majoring in
sociology?
A) A sociology degree is flexible.
B) Sociology focuses on the study of people.
C) Sociology provides insights into diversity.
D) Sociology explores the source of social problems.
15) Which of the following research questions would a sociologist ask?
A) How does being homeless impact people's ability to find work?
B) Does being homeless change someone's personality?
C) How do anti-poverty policies influence voting behaviors?
D) Is gender related to homelessness?
16) All of the following are parts of the move toward modernity EXCEPT for
A) the growth of democracy.
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