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Sociology in Modules 5th Edition Schaefer Test Bank Sociology in Modules, 5e (Schaefer) Chapter 01 Understanding Sociology 1) The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate, personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is called A) the sociological imagination . B) anthropology. C) a theory. D) verstehen. Answer: A Topic: Sociological imagination Learning Objective: Explain the sociological imagination and the characteristics of sociology as a discipline. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 2) Trying to understand why your roommate prefers a certain genre of music, over others, is an example of using one's A) cultural capital. B) conflict perspective. C) double consciousness. D) sociological imagination. Answer: D Topic: Sociological imagination Learning Objective: Explain the sociological imagination and the characteristics of sociology as a discipline. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 3) A key element in the sociological imagination is the ability to view one's own society A) from the perspective of personal experience. B) from the perspective of cultural biases. C) as an outsider. D) as an insider. Answer: C Topic: Sociological imagination Learning Objective: Explain the sociological imaginatio n and the characteristics of sociology as a discipline. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 4) C. Wright Mills advocated the use of the sociological imagination to view divorce in the United States because divorce A) is a serious personal problem for numerous men and women. B) is not just an individual's personal problem but a societal concern. C) may create emotional scars for divorcees. D) has been a serious problem throughout history. Answer: B Topic: Sociological imagination Learning Objective: Explain the sociological imagination and the characteristics of sociology as a discipline. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 5) The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as A) psychology. B) political science. C) anthropology. D) sociology. Answer: D Topic: Sociology Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 6) The body of knowledge obtained using methods based upon systematic observation is called a(n) A) theory. B) verstehen. C) science. D) ideal type. Answer: C Topic: Social sciences Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 7) Sociology is considered a science because sociologists A) teach at respected universities. B) engage in organized and systematic study of phenomena to enhan ce understanding. C) receive government funding for research projects. D) construct middle -range theories to explain social behavior. Answer: B Topic: Sociology Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 8) Sociology, anthropology, economics, and history are fields within the A) natural sciences. B) social sciences. C) medical sciences. D) humanities. Answer: B Topic: Social sciences Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 9) Which of the following academic disciplines emphasizes the influence that society has on peop le's attitudes and behavior and the ways in which people shape society? A) Anthropology B) Economics C) Sociology D) Physics Answer: C Topic: Sociology Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessi bility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 10) Which social science would be interested in studying individual cases of emotional stress among workers, investors, and business owners? A) History B) Economics C) Sociology D) Psychology Answer: D Topic: Social sciences Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 11) A social scientist would be likely to study the A) composition of a meteorite discovered in a remote area of Siberia. B) reasons for the decreasing divorce rate in the U.S. C) newest procedure in heart transplant surgery. D) possibility of life on Mars. Answer: B Topic: Social sciences Learning Objective: Differentiate the natural sciences, social sciences, and sociology. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 12) Sociologists argue that, unlike scientific knowledge, common sense conclusions are not A) published. B) reliable. C) politically correc t. D) easily disseminated. Answer: B Topic: Common sense Learning Objective: Distinguish sociology from common sense knowledge about society. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 13) An attempt to explain problem s, actions, or behavior in a comprehensive manner is called a(n) A) science. B) typology. C) theory. D) ideal type. Answer: C Topic: Sociological theory Learning Objective: Explain the characteristics of sociological theory. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 14) In Émile Durkheim's study of suicide, he related suicide rates to A) personal depression. B) personal stress. C) the extent to which people were integrated into the group life of a society. D) climatic conditions such as oppre ssive heat, heavy rain, and cold winters. Answer: C Topic: Sociological theory Learning Objective: Explain the characteristics of sociological theory. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 15) Émile Durkheim's explanation of suicide was scientific because he A) developed conclusions based on a systematic examination of data. B) carefully studied the personalities of hundreds of suicide victims. C) worked in a university setting. D) divided suicide into four distinctive categories. Answer: A Topic: Sociological theory Learning Objective: Explain the characteristics of sociological theory. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 16) Émile Durkheim is known for his classic sociologica l study of A) suicide. B) abortion. C) soccer. D) crowd control. Answer: A Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Naviga tion Question Category: Sociologists 17) The discipline of sociology was given its name by the French theorist A) Émile Durkheim. B) Auguste Comte. C) Harriet Martineau. D) Marcel Marceau. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 18) Which sociologist translated the works of Auguste Comte into English and emphasized the impact the economy, laws, trade, and population could have on contemporary social problems? A) Émile Durkheim B) Jane Addams C) Harriet Martineau D) Talcott Parsons Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the histo ry of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 19) Which early sociologist applied the concept of evolution to societies in order to explain how they change or evolve over time? A) Émile Durkheim B) Charles Darwin C) Harriet Martineau D) Herbert Spencer Answer: D Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyb oard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 20) Anomie refers to a A) model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. B) loss of direction that is felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffect ive. C) classification scheme containing two or more categories. D) type of suicide that is based on depression. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 21) The concept of anomie was introduced into sociology by A) Auguste Comte. B) Émile Durkheim. C) Max Weber. D) C. Wright Mills. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 22) The word(s) that Max Weber used to stress the need for sociologist s to take into account people's emotions, thoughts, beliefs, understandings, and attitudes was A) verstehen. B) cultural capital. C) anomie. D) social capital. Answer: A Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the h istory of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 23) A sociologist interviews high-salaried corporate chief executive officers (CEOs) to discover whether they feel stress in thei r everyday lives as a result of the pressure to produce at an unrealistic level. This sociologist is employing A) alienation. B) anomie. C) verstehen. D) globalization techniques. Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the ma jor figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 24) An ideal type is a(n) A) body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation. B) constr uct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which actual cases can be evaluated. C) detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically. D) initiator of people's attitudes or behavior. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize th e contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 25) A sociology instructor asks students to make lists of the characteristics of the best and worst possible instructors. These lists, which would be used to evaluate all instructors, would form an example of a(n) A) typology. B) ideal type. C) verstehen. D) hypothesis. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 26) In The Communist Manifesto , Marx argued that the working class must A) ally with capitalists to build a better world. B) try to work toward a return to feudalism. C) overthrow the existing class system of capitalist societies. D) ignore all aspects of class divisions. Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 27) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels said, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles…. The have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. WORKING MEN OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!" A) bourgeoisie B) proletarians C) Vulcans D) middle classes Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 28) Marx viewed the relationship between the capitalists and the exploited workers in systemic terms; that is, he believed that a system of relationships maintained the power and dominance of the owners over the workers. A) environmental, economic, and cultural B) social, cultural, and political C) political, environmental, and social D) economic, social, and political Answer: D Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 29) In Karl Marx's analysis, society was fundamentally divided between A) separate genders that clash in pursuit of their own interests. B) economic classes that clash in pursuit of their own class interests. C) different races that clash in pursuit of their own interests. D) the religi ous and the nonreligious who clash in pursuit of their own interests. Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibili ty: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 30) Which of the following sociologists advocated basic research on the lives of Blacks? A) Robert Merton B) Jane Addams C) W. E. B. DuBois D) C. Wright Mills Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summar ize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 31) For W. E. B. DuBois, which of the following was considered essential in combating prejudice and achieving tolerance and justice? A) Mass protests B) Common sense C) Knowledge D) Surveys Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 32) W. E. B. DuBois saw the importance of religion to society, and he focused on religion at the A) personal level. B) community level. C) state level. D) national level. Answer: B Topi c: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 33) The division of an individual's identity into two or more social realities is referred to as A) racial fetishism. B) double rejection. C) bipolar racism. D) double consciousness. Answer: D Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 34) W. E. B. DuBois developed the concept of A) double consciousness. B) racial fetishism. C) double rejection. D) bipolar racism. Answer: A Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 35) In his study of society, Charles Horto n Cooley focused on A) class issues. B) divorce. C) intimate, face-to-face groups. D) suicide. Answer: C Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 36) Early female sociologists such as Jane Addams were often active in poor urban areas as leaders of community centers known as A) settlement houses. B) communes. C) collective homes. D) utopian communit ies. Answer: A Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 37) Although some of the early sociologists saw themselves as social reformers, by the middle of the 20th century the focus of the discipline of sociology had shifted to A) theorizing and gathering information. B) a de-emphasis on the scientific method. C) applied sociology. D) advoc acy of civil rights for minorities. Answer: A Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 38) Which sociologist is especially known for making an important contribution to the discipline by successfully combining theory and research? A) C. Wright Mills B) Jane Addams C) Harriet Martineau D) Robert Merton Answer: D Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Sociologists 39) Which of the following would be an example of cultural capital? A) the reciprocal trust inherent in social networks B) knowledge of great American authors C) a close network of extended relatives D) knowledge of Laotian cuisine Answer: B Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the maj or figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 40) Networks, which are built on reciprocal trust are referred to as A) cultural capital. B) latent functions. C) manifest functions. D) social capital. Answer: D Topic: Sociologists Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of the major figures in the history of sociology from Auguste Comte onward. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information 41) Sociological studies that focus on large -scale phenomena or entire civilizations are known as A) microsociology. B) interactionism. C) macrosociology. D) dramaturgy. Answer: C Topic: Macrosociology Learning Objective: Distinguish macrosociology and microsociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 42) stresses the study of small groups and often uses experimental study in laboratories. A) Microsociology B) Macrosociology C) Middle -range sociology D) Conflict theory Answer: A Topic: Microsociology Learning Objective: Distinguish macrosociology and microsociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Definition 43) A study of divorce rates among the populations of Canada, England, the U.S., and France, is an example of A) alienation. B) anomie. C) microsociology. D) macrosociology. Answer: D Topic: Macrosociology Learning Objective: Distinguish macrosociology and microsociology. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Categor y: Application -Concept 44) A sociologist studies drug -use patterns among small groups of college students in a Midwestern college. This would be an example of A) conflict theory. B) functionalism. C) macrosociology. D) microsociology. Answer: D Topic: Microsociology Learning Objective: Distinguish macrosociology and microsociology. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Application -Concept 45) embraces the study of formal organizations and social movements. A) Global sociology B) Microsociology C) Macrosociology D) Mesosociology Answer: D Topic: Mesosociology Learning Objective: Distinguish macrosociology and microsociology. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Question Category: Information