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TEST BANK FOR SOCIOLOGY INOUR TIMES 12TH EDITION BY
DIANA KENDALL
, Chapter 1
1CHAPTER 1 – THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESEARCH
PROCESS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Knowledge: 1. Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer, and explain their
Remembering previously unique contributions to early sociology.
learned material 2. Identify Robert Park, George H. Mead, and W.E. B. Du Bois and their
contributions to American sociology.
3. Know the six steps in the conventional research process, which focuses on
deduction and quantitative research.
Comprehension: 4. Understand the sociological imagination and explain its significance in
The ability to grasp the interpreting people's actions.
meaning of the material 5. Understand the emerging ideas embedded within postmodernism.
6. Know the ethical concerns in sociological research.
Application: 7. Discuss what C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination and know the
The ability to use reasons why using it will help you to better understand the social world.
material in new and 8. Understand problem formulation in conducting qualitative research.
concrete situations
Analysis: The ability to 9. Compare and contrast the field of sociology with other social sciences.
break down material into 10. Explain industrialization and urbanization as events that contributed to the
its component parts so development of sociological thinking.
that its organizational
11. Compare Max Weber’s and Karl Marx's perspectives on society and social conflict.
structure may be
understood 12. Know the major assumptions of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic
interactionism and identify the major contributors to each perspective.
13. Know the difference between quantitative and qualitative research and give
examples of each.
Evaluation: The ability 14. Explain the major types of research methods and indicate their strengths and
to judge the value of weaknesses.
material for a given
purpose
MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION
1. Sociology is defined as the __________.
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a. systematic study of human society and social interaction
b. methodological analysis of groups and individuals
c. scientific analysis of premodern people
d. academic discipline that examines individual human behavior
Answer: a Page: 4 LO: 4
2. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is
subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
a. culture
b. society
c. nation
d. country
Answer: b Page: 4 LO: 4
3. __________ defines a relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined closely
and any one nation's problems are part of a larger global problem.
a. Societal cohesiveness
b. Universal cooperation
c. Global interdependence
d. International interlock
Answer: c Page: 4 LO: 10
4. Environmental problems are an example of __________. People throughout the world
share the same biosphere. When environmental degradation, such as removing natural
resources or polluting the air and water, takes place in one region, it may have an adverse
effect on people elsewhere.
a. international interlock
b. universal cooperation
c. societal cohesiveness
d. global interdependence
Answer: d Page: 4 LO: 10
5. __________are problems that affect large numbers of people and often require
solutions at the societal level.
a. Non-personal troubles
b. Non-private difficulties
c. Public issues
d. Societal woes
Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 7
6. Which statement concerning suicide is false?
a. White Americans have a higher rate of suicide than African Americans.
b. One of the warning signs of suicide is if the person talks about it.
c. People who commit suicide often fail to see the bright side of life.
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d. Children can learn how to harm themselves from the mass media.
Answer: a Page: 6 LO: 4
7. Which statement concerning suicide is true?
a. The rate of suicide is higher for older men than older women.
b. Most people who attempt suicide remain suicidal throughout life.
c. Older women have a lower rate of attempted suicide as compared with
older males.
d. There is no evidence that children under the age of 10 have taken their
own lives.
Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 4
8. On average, a suicide occurs in the U.S. approximately every ___ minutes.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 16
d. 23
Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 4
9. What is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults?
a. AIDS
b. pneumonia
c. heart disease
d. suicide
Answer: d Page: 6 LO: 4
10. Which group below has the highest rate of suicide?
a. white males
b. white females
c. black males
d. black females
Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 4
11. In 2004, the average suicide rate in the U.S. was ____ per 100,000 population.
a. 3
b. 11
c. 18
d. 25
Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 4
12. According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, the ability to see the relationship between
individual experiences and the larger society is referred to as the __________.
a. conflict perception
b. sociological imagination
c. reality perception
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