Sociology Ch. 1 Quiz

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The chapter's sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a woman reflects

a) only her preference for family size.

b) how many children she can afford.

c) whether she lives in a poor or a rich society.

d) simply the desires of her husband

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c) whether she lives in a poor or a rich society.

Front 2

According to Emile Durkheim, people with a higher suicide rate typically have

a) more clinical depression.

b) less money, power, and other resources.

c) lower social integration.

d) greater self-esteem

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c) lower social integration.

Front 3

In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which of the following?

a) white males

b) African American males

c) white females

d) African American females

Back 3

a) white males

Front 4

Which of the following categories contains countries in which average income is typical for the world as a whole and in which people are as likely to live in a rural area as in an urban area?

a) low-income nations

b) middle-income nations

c) high-income nations

d) none of these are correct

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b) middle-income nations

Front 5

Making use of the sociological perspective encourages

a) challenging commonly held beliefs.

b) accepting commonly held beliefs.

c) the belief that society is mysterious.

d) people to be happy with their lives as they are.

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a) challenging commonly held beliefs.

Front 6

Which of the following statements BEST illustrates the career advantage a person gains by studying sociology?

a) A researcher discovers a new and effective vaccine.

b) A person in retail sales knows how to exceed the monthly sales target.

c) A police officer understands which categories of people are at high risk of becoming crime victims.

d) A financial services worker devises a new type of hedge fund.

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c) A police officer understands which categories of people are at high risk of becoming crime victims.

Front 7

Which of the following historical changes is among the factors that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline?

a) the founding of the Roman Catholic Church

b) the rise of the industrial economy and growth of cities

c) the power of tradition

d) a belief that out future is defined by "fate"

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b) the rise of the industrial economy and growth of cities

Front 8

If we state that children raised in single-parent families are at high risk of being single parents themselves, we have constructed a(n)_____ of family life.

a) approach

b) precept

c) concept

d) theory

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d) theory

Front 9

Using the structural-functional approach, which of the following questions might you ask about marriage?

a) What do people think marriage means?

b) How does marriage benefit women and men in different ways?

c) What are the consequences of marriage for the operation of society?

d) How can we help people find more happiness in their marriages?

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c) What are the consequences of marriage for the operation of society?

Front 10

Which of the following statements might be made by a sociologist using the gender-conflict approach?

a) Men and women share in the joys of family life.

b) In many ways, men are in positions of power over women.

c) Gender functions is an important way to keep society operating.

d) All of these are correct.

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b) In many ways, men are in positions of power over women.

Front 11

W.E.B. Du Bois described African Americans as having a "double consciousness" because

a) most felt that, compared to white people, they had to be twice as careful in how they acted.

b) there is a double disadvantage in being both poor and black.

c) black people have to work twice as hard as whites to get the same reward.

d) they are American citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

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d) they are American citizens who have a second identity based on skin color.

Front 12

Which of the following examples illustrates a micro-level focus?

a) the operation of the U.S. economy

b) patterns of global terrorism

c) two people on an airplane getting to know one another

d) class inequality in the armed forced

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c) two people on an airplane getting to know one another

Front 13

Which of the following statements reflects a social-exchange analysis?

a) People typically seek mates who offer as much as they do.

b) Class differences are reflected in favored sports.

c) People build reality as they introduce themselves.

d) People who do more important work usually earn more pay.

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a) People typically seek mates who offer as much as they do.

Front 14

Sarah is spending a summer living in another country where people have a way of life that differs from her own. A sociologist might expect that this experience would lead her to

a) end up with a greater understanding of both a new way of life and her own way of life.

b) accept what people in the United States call "common sense."

c) assume that people's lives simply reflect the choices they make.

d) gradually understand less and less about her own way of life.

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a) end up with a greater understanding of both a new way of life and her own way of life.

Front 15

A theory states that increasing a person's formal higher education results in increased earnings over the individual's lifetime. In this theory, "higher education" is the

a) independent variable

b) dependent variable

c) correlation

d) effect

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a) independent variable

Front 16

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

a) focus on the bizarre elements of society.
b) reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives.
c) believe that people often behave in strange ways.
d) believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.

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b) reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives.

Front 17

About 1.4 million immigrants enter the United States each year and many (including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gloria Estefan) have become well known. These facts support the conclusion that

a) the world's nations are increasingly interconnected.

b) other nations have little effect on the life in rich countries such as the United States.

c) people around the world share little in terms of their ways of life.

d) sociology does not have to pay attention to nations other than the United States.

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a) the world's nations are increasingly interconnected.

Front 18

Sociologist Lenore Weitzman carried out research showing that women who divorce

a) typically remarry within one year.

b) claim they are happier than before.

c) suffer significant loss of income.

d) have a happier sex life

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c) suffer a significant loss of income.

Front 19

Read the following four statements about social patterns we find in the world as a whole. Which statement is FALSE?

a) The world is now home to 7 billion people.
b) A majority of the world's people live in Asia.
c) People in the United States make up one-third of the global population.
d) Less than 10 percent of the world's people have completed a college degree.

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c) People in the United States make up one-third of the global population.

Front 20

Examples of people people applying their knowledge of sociology at work include people in

a) law enforcement, understanding which categories of people are at high risk of becoming victims of crimes.

b) medicine, understanding patterns of health in a community.

c) business, dealing with different categories of people.

d) All of these are correct

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d) All of these are correct.