SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES THE ESSENTIALS 11TH EDITION BY DIANA - Test Bank
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Chapter 02 - Culture True / False
1. Neither society nor culture could exist without the other. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True
2. Culture is more important to the individual than it is to society. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False
3. Culture works for humans the way that instincts work for ...
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,True / False
1. Sociologists are in agreement that sociological research can and should be value free.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: Some sociologists do not believe it is possible or even desirable to be
completely value free in one’s research.
2. Sociologists understand that there are multiple causes and effects of social issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-1 - Define sociology and explain how it can contribute to our
understanding of social life.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: Pickup
3. The sociological imagination helps us place personal troubles, such as losing our job or attempting suicide, into a
larger social context, where we can distinguish whether and how personal troubles may be related to public issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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, 4. Middle-income countries are nations with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial,
administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and personal income.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-2 - Identify what is meant by the sociological imagination.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
Rejoinder: This statement describes high-income countries. Middle-income countries
are nations with industrializing economies, particularly in urban areas, and moderate
levels of national and personal income.
5. European thinkers began making observations about human behavior during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 9
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: While sociology did not emerge in Europe until the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, social philosophers and religious authorities have made countless
observations about human behavior throughout history.
6. Like Auguste Comte, British social theorist Herbert Spencer was strongly influenced by the turmoil of the French
Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 11
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: Spencer was born in a more peaceful and optimistic period in his country’s
history.
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, 7. The early sociologists were in agreement that human behavior could be studied using the same techniques used in
the natural sciences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: 11
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Factual
NOTES: New
Rejoinder: Both Comte and Spencer were criticized for their overemphasis on
application of natural science methods. Critics argued that human behavior could not be
studied using these same techniques.
8. According to Durkheim, social facts can only be explained by other social facts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 12
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
9. Although he founded functionalism and its emphasis on social order, sociologist Emile Durkheim observed that rapid
social change and a more specialized division of labor produced strains leading to a breakdown in traditional
organization, values, and authority.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: 12
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: SIOT.KEND.18.1-3 - Describe the historical context in which sociological thinking
developed.
TOPICS: Conceptual
NOTES: Pickup
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