, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 15e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
Society: The Basics, 15th edition. The questions are tagged according to four levels of
learning that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels
are:
Remember the Facts: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understand the Concepts: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Apply What You Know: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new
situation
Analyze It: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 182 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False
questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
“Remember the Facts” questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of
cognitive reasoning (“Remember the Facts,” “Understand the Concepts,” and “Apply
What You Know”). Multiple-choice questions span a broader range of skills (almost
half are “Remember the Facts” questions and the remainder are divided among the three
higher levels). Short answer questions also span a broad range of skills (from
“Understand the Concepts” to “Analyze It”). Finally, essay questions are the most
demanding because they include the highest levels of cognitive reasoning (“Apply What
You Know” and “Analyze It”).
Types of Questions
True/False Mult Choice Short Essay Total Qs
Answer
Remember 35 (64%) 43 (43%) 0 0 78
the Facts
Understand 14 (25%) 22 (22%) 7 (41%) 0 43
the Concepts
Apply What 6 (11%) 14 (14%) 2 (12%) 2 (20%) 24
You Know
Analyze It 0 21 (21%) 8 (47%) 8 (80%) 37
55 100 17 10 182
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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 15e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners who differ from themselves in terms
of race and ethnicity.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people’s lives are mostly a
result of what they decide to do.
Answer: False
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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 15e
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
6. College students in the U.S. tend to come from families with above-average incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Durkheim documented that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower
suicide rates.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. In the United States, African Americans have a higher suicide rate than whites.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
10. In the United States, white people have a lower suicide rate than Hispanics.
Answer: False
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Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
Society: The Basics, 15th edition. The questions are tagged according to four levels of
learning that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels
are:
Remember the Facts: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
Understand the Concepts: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
Apply What You Know: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new
situation
Analyze It: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 182 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types. True/False
questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of these are
“Remember the Facts” questions, and all of them fall within the lowest three levels of
cognitive reasoning (“Remember the Facts,” “Understand the Concepts,” and “Apply
What You Know”). Multiple-choice questions span a broader range of skills (almost
half are “Remember the Facts” questions and the remainder are divided among the three
higher levels). Short answer questions also span a broad range of skills (from
“Understand the Concepts” to “Analyze It”). Finally, essay questions are the most
demanding because they include the highest levels of cognitive reasoning (“Apply What
You Know” and “Analyze It”).
Types of Questions
True/False Mult Choice Short Essay Total Qs
Answer
Remember 35 (64%) 43 (43%) 0 0 78
the Facts
Understand 14 (25%) 22 (22%) 7 (41%) 0 43
the Concepts
Apply What 6 (11%) 14 (14%) 2 (12%) 2 (20%) 24
You Know
Analyze It 0 21 (21%) 8 (47%) 8 (80%) 37
55 100 17 10 182
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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 15e
Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Most people in the United States marry partners who differ from themselves in terms
of race and ethnicity.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
5. Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people’s lives are mostly a
result of what they decide to do.
Answer: False
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, Macionis, Society: The Basics, 15e
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
6. College students in the U.S. tend to come from families with above-average incomes.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Durkheim documented that categories of people with weaker social ties have lower
suicide rates.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. In the United States, African Americans have a higher suicide rate than whites.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. In the United States, men have a higher suicide rate than women.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us
understand that society shapes our individual lives.
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
10. In the United States, white people have a lower suicide rate than Hispanics.
Answer: False
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