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Ch 1-1. What might a sociologist say about people's selection of marriage partners? |
a) people marry because they fall in love b) when it comes to romance, it's all a matter of personal taste. c) typically, a person marries someone of similar social position. d) when it comes to love, opposites attract. |
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Ch 1-2. The idea that the social world guides our actions and life choices just as the seasons influence activities and choice of clothing describes: |
a) the basis of what philosophy calls 'free will." b) the essential wisdom of the discipline of sociology. c) the fact that people everywhere have 'common sense.' d) the fact that people from countries all around the word make mostly identical choices about how to live. |
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Ch 1 -3. What discipline defines itself as the "systematic study of human society"? |
a) sociology b) psychology c) economics d) history |
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Ch 1- 4. Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the _____ in the _______. |
a) good; worst tragedies b) new; old c) specific; general d) general; particular |
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Ch 1-5. 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 decided how to act in favor of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. c) believe that people behave in strange ways. d) believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits. |
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Ch 1- 6. Three campus roommates are talking about why they are in college. A sociological view of going to college highlights the effect of: |
a) age, because college students tend to be young. b) class, because college students tend to come from families with above-average income. c) our place in history, because a century ago going to college was not an option for most people. d) all of the above are correct. |
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Ch1-7. A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a woman reflects: |
a) her preference for family size. b) how many children she can afford. c) where she herself was born into a poor or rich society. d) the desires of her husband. |
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Ch 1- 8. According to Emile Durkheim, a category of people with a higher suicide rate typically has: |
a) more clinical depression. b) less money, power, and other resources. c) lower social integration. d) greater self-esteem. |
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Ch 1- 9. The pioneering sociologist who studied patterns of suicide in Europe was: |
a) Robert K. Merton b) Auguste Compte. c) Emile Durkheim. d) Karl Marx. |
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Ch1- 10. In Canada today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below? |
a) white males b) African American males c) white females d) African American females |
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Ch 1- 11. The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are referred to as: |
a) latent functions b) manifest functions c) eurfunctions d) dysfunctions |
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Ch 1- 12. Unrecognized and unintended consequences of a social pattern are called: |
a) latent functions b) manifest functions c) eurfunctions d) dysfunctions |
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Ch 1- 13. Which of the following is the best example of a latent function of going to college? |
a) providing skills needed for later jobs. b) keeping young people out of the labor force, which may not have jobs for. c) gaining the knowledge required to be an active and thoughtful citizen. d) giving young people experience living on their own. |
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Ch1- 14. Robert Merton explained that what is functional for one category of a society's population: |
a) is functional for everyone. b) may not be functional for another category. c) is unlikely to change over time. d) may not be functional in the future. |
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Ch 1- 15. The main characteristic of the ________ approach is its view of society as orderly and stable. |
a) structural-functional b) social-conflict c) symbolic-interaction d) none of the above is correct |
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Ch 1- 16- Which of the following is an accurate criticism of the structural-functional approach? |
a) it ignores inequality that can generate tension and conflict. b) it focuses too much on social dysfunction. c) it focuses too much on power divisions in society. d) it is a politically liberal view of society. |
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Ch 1- 17- The "framework for building theory that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change" is the: |
a) structural-functional b) social-conflict c) symbolic-interaction d) all of the above are correct |
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Ch 1 - 18- The social-conflict approach draws attention to: |
a) how elements of contribute to the overall operation of society. b) how people construct meaning in their interaction. c) patterns of social inequality. d) the stable aspects of a society. |
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Ch1 - 19. Looking at the operation of Canadian schools, the social-conflict approach might lead a sociologist to conclude that: |
a) the function of schools is to teach needed skills. b) the meaning of schooling varies from child to child. c) schools have been a major path to social advancement. d) tracking provides some students with far better schooling than others. |
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Ch 1-20. 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) men earn more than women in the workplace. c) gender functions in an important way to keep society operating. d) all of the above are correct. |
