Test Bank for Sociology: Compass for a New Social World, 7th Canadian Edition Brym
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Test Bank for Sociology: Compass for a New Social World 7ce 7th Canadian Edition by Robert J. Brym/Lisa Strohschein/Karen Kampen. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 - 19
Chapter 1: A Sociological Compass
Introduction
The Sociological Perspective
Theories, Research, Values
Socio...
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures (for example, personal
problems and public issues related to unemployment) is known as the sociological imagination.
a. True
b. False
2. The stable patterns of social relations in our lives, such as the organization of work and family composition, are
called global structures.
a. True
b. False
3. Queer theory questions the very existence of identity categories and sees these categories as products of
specific discourses.
a. True
b. False
4. Three of the major theoretical traditions in sociology were initiated by Durkheim, Goffman, and Marx.
a. True
b. False
5. The sexual revolution of the 1960s was the result of the legalization of the birth control pill, therapeutic
abortions, and homosexual acts between consenting adults.
a. True
b. False
6. The Democratic Revolution encouraged the view that sound conclusions about how society works should be
based on evidence, not speculation.
a. True
b. False
7. The hometown football team has a tight-knit group of players who care about each other on and off the field. A
sociologist would conclude that the team has a high degree of social solidarity.
a. True
b. False
8. In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber demonstrated that religious ideas could
support the development of capitalism due to the unintended effect of increased savings and investment.
a. True
b. False
9. While the hookup culture had become pervasive on college and university campuses by the late 20th century, an
increasing number of Canadians aged 18 to 29 are less in favour of premarital sex.
a. True
b. False
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10. According to Michel Foucault, cultural hegemony functions by framing the worldview of the ruling class as
legitimate and beneficial for all.
a. True
b. False
11. The idea that patterns of gender inequality can and should be changed for the benefit of all members of society
is one of the main features of feminist theory.
a. True
b. False
12. According to data from 2017, there were 22.8 suicides for every 100 000 people in Canada.
a. True
b. False
13. Teran’s paper on the Postindustrial Revolution would accurately depict the shift from white-collar office work to
blue-collar factory work.
a. True
b. False
14. While both functionalists and conflict theorists focus on race in the dating world, they are diametrically opposed
in terms of what they claim is happening.
a. True
b. False
15. Émile Durkheim’s analysis of suicide demonstrates how the process of taking one’s life through violent means is
an isolated and individualistic act.
a. True
b. False
16. In postindustrial societies, the average standard of living and the number of good jobs has increased and
discrimination against minority group members has declined.
a. True
b. False
17. Feminist sociologists see hookups as liberation—a practice that, unconstrained by social convention, increases
women’s freedom and independence.
a. True
b. False
18. The study of the subjective meanings that people attach to their actions and social life in an attempt to
understand the intention or motives of people is part of the functionalist theory.
a. True
b. False
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