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by john j. macionis, linda m. gerber
, Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective ................................................................................3
Chapter 2: Sociological Investigation .................................................................................... 32
Chapter 3: Culture ................................................................................................................ 56
Chapter 4: Society ................................................................................................................ 81
Chapter 5: Socialization ...................................................................................................... 106
Chapter 6: Social Interaction In Everyday Life .................................................................... 128
Chapter 7: Groups And Organizations................................................................................. 156
Chapter 9: Deviance ........................................................................................................... 202
Chapter 10: Social Stratification.......................................................................................... 222
Chapter 11: Social Class In Canada ................................................................................... 248
Chapter 12: Global Stratification ......................................................................................... 270
Chapter 13: Gender Stratification ....................................................................................... 293
Chapter 14: Race And Ethnicity .......................................................................................... 316
Chapter 15: Aging And The Elderly .................................................................................... 341
Chapter 16: The Economy And Work ................................................................................. 364
Chapter 17: Politics And Government................................................................................. 382
Chapter 18: Family ............................................................................................................. 405
Chapter 19: Religion ........................................................................................................... 425
Chapter 20: Education ........................................................................................................ 450
Chapter 22: Population, Urbanization, And Environment .................................................... 490
Chapter 23: Collective Behaviour And Social Movements .................................................. 514
,Test Bank For Macionis/Gerber, Sociology, 8th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
Multiple Choice Questions
What Might A Sociologist Say About People's Selection Of Marriage
Partners? People Marry Because They Fall In Love.
When It Comes To Romance, It’s All A Matter Of Personal
Taste. Typically, A Person Marries Someone Of Similar
Social Position. When It Comes To Love, Opposites
Attract.
Answer: C
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5 Skill: Applied
The Idea That The Social World Guides Our Actions And Life Choices Just As The
Seasons Influence Activities And Choice Of Clothing Describes
The Basis Of What Philosophy Calls ―Free Will.‖
The Essential Wisdom Of The Discipline Of Sociology.
The Fact That People Everywhere Have ―Common Sense.‖
The Fact That People From Countries All Around The World Make Mostly Identical Choices
About How To Live. Answer: B
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3 Skill:
Conceptual
Which Discipline Defines Itself As ―The Systematic Study Of Human
Society‖? Sociology
Psycholog
Y
Economics
History
Answer: A
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3 Skill: Factual
Peter Berger Described Using The Sociological Perspective As Seeing The In The .
Good; Worst Tragedies
New; Old
Specific;
General
General;
Particular
Answer: D
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3 Skill:
Conceptual
By Stating That The Sociological Perspective Shows Us ―The Strange In The Familiar,‖ The
Text Argues That Sociologists
Focus On The Bizarre Elements Of Society.
Reject The Familiar Idea That People Simply Decide How To Act In Favour Of The
Initially Strange Idea That Society Shapes Our Lives.
Believe That People Often Behave In Strange Ways.
Believe That Even People Who Are Most Familiar To Us Have Some Very
Strange Habits. Answer: B
Page Reference: 4–5
Skill: Conceptual
Three Campus Roommates Are Talking About Why They Are In College. A Sociological
View Of Going To College Highlights The Effect Of
Nationality, Because Most Countries Outside Of The West Don’t Have
Colleges. Gender, Because Women Don’t Generally Attend College.
, Our Place In History, Because A Century Ago Going To College Was Not An Option For Most
People. Intelligence, Because It’s Smarter To Go To College Than Trade School.
Answer: C
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5 Skill: Applied
A Sociological Analysis Of Childbearing Around The World Suggests That The Number Of
Children Born To A Woman Reflects
Her Preference For Family
Size. How Many Children She
Can Afford.
Whether She Herself Was Born Into A Poor Or
Rich Society. The Desires Of Her Husband.
Answer: C
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5 Skill: Applied
According To Emile Durkheim, A Category Of People With A Higher Suicide
Rate Typically Has More Clinical Depression.
Less Money, Power, And Other
Resources. Lower Social Integration.
Greater Self-
Esteem. Answer: C
Page Reference: 5–6
Skill: Factual
The Pioneering Sociologist Who Studied Patterns Of Suicide In
Europe Was Robert K. Merton.
Auguste
Comte. Emile
Durkheim. Karl
Marx.
Answer: C
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5 Skill: Factual
In Canada Today, The Suicide Rate Is Highest For Which Category Of People
Listed Below? White Males
Black Males
White
Females
Black
Females
Answer: A
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6 Skill: Factual
Because There Is More Social Isolation In Rural Areas Of Canada Than In Urban Areas, We
Would Expect Suicide Rates To Be
Higher In
Urban Areas.
Higher In Rural
Areas.
High In Both Urban And
Rural Areas. Low In Both
Urban And Rural Areas.
Answer: B
Page Reference: 6–7
Skill: Applied
Sociologists Use The Term ―Social Marginality‖
To Refer To People Who Have Little
Understanding Of Sociology. Having Special
Social Skills.
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