Test Bank for Sociology in Our Times The Essentials, 9th Edition by Kendall

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Test Bank for Sociology in Our Times The Essentials, 9th Edition by Kendall

CHAPTER 1 – THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESEARCH PROCESS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Explain what sociology can contribute to our understanding of social life.

Explore the historical context in which sociological thinking developed.

Distinguish between theoretical approaches that focus on societal stability as opposed to social change.

Discuss how industrialization and urbanization influenced theorists such as Weber and Simmel.

Identify key differences in functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionist, and postmodern perspectives on social life.

Explain the steps in the conventional research model and define the key concepts in this process.

Compare methods used in survey research, secondary analysis, field research, and experiments.

Discuss ethical issues in research and identify codes that protect research participants.

MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION

Sociology is defined as the __________.

systematic study of human society and social interaction
analysis of deviant groups and individuals
scientific analysis of premodern people
academic discipline that examines individual human behavior

Answer: a Page: 5 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Pickup

A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

culture
society
nation
country

Answer: b Page: 5 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Pickup

When studying the problem of suicide, sociologists are most interested in explaining its

psychological dimensions
relationship to the individual
structural origins
media coverage

Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: New

__________ refers to the fact that the lives of people everywhere are intertwined closely so that one nation's problems are part of a much larger global context.

Societal cohesiveness
Universal cooperation
Global interdependence
International interlock

Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Pickup

People throughout the world share the same biosphere; environmental pollution in one area may have an adverse effect on people in other places. This makes environmental problems an example of __________.

international interlock
universal cooperation
societal cohesiveness
global interdependence

Answer: d Page: 5 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Modified

Which of these is not part of the sociological approach to the study of society and social interaction?

systematic research techniques
presentation of research findings
search for patterns in human behavior
application of common sense or everyday understandings

Answer: d Page: 6 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: New

Sociologist C. Wright Mills coined the term __________ for the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society.

conflict perception
sociological imagination
reality perception
symbolic interaction approach

Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Modified

According to Mills, the sociological imagination enables one to distinguish between personal troubles that must be solved within the immediate social setting and __________ that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the societal level.

unimportant troubles
non-private difficulties
public issues
societal dysfunctions

Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Modified

One person’s inability to find a job may be an example of a __________, whereas widespread unemployment as a result of changes in the economy, such as the outsourcing of jobs, is an example of a __________.

dysfunction; psychological difficulty
personal trouble; public issue
psychological difficulty; private issue
public issue; personal trouble

Answer: b Page: 6 LO: 1 TYPE: Conceptual SOURCE: Modified

__________ studied suicide in what was probably the first sociological study to use scientific research methods.

Emile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Wright Mills

Answer: a

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