Question 1

According to sociologists,what do most people take for granted?

Accepted Answer

A)  We take our personal lives for granted and view the world in societal terms. 
B)  We take our social standing for granted and are relatively unconcerned about social mobility. 
C)  We take our families for granted and discount their views. 
D)  We take our social world for granted and view our lives in very personal terms. 
A)  We take our personal lives for granted and view the world in societal terms. 
B)  We take our social standing for granted and are relatively unconcerned about social mobility. 
C)  We take our families for granted and discount their views. 
D)  We take our social world for granted and view our lives in very personal terms. D

Question 2

According to Durkheim,what holds modern industrialized societies together?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  shared moral beliefs and values 
C)  interdependence,due to specialized economic activity 
D)  biological factors 
A)  anomie 
B)  shared moral beliefs and values 
C)  interdependence,due to specialized economic activity 
D)  biological factors C

Question 3

A sociologist drawing on the work of Marx would claim that exploitation of the proletariat arises from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  that they were not allowed to own the means of production 
B)  being paid less than the value of their labour 
C)  having inefficient labour power 
D)  failure to produce a profit 
A)  that they were not allowed to own the means of production 
B)  being paid less than the value of their labour 
C)  having inefficient labour power 
D)  failure to produce a profit B

Question 4

Explain anomie and what causes it.Give an example of anomie in today's society.

Accepted Answer

Durkheim observed that rapid social chan

Question 5

What Marxian term could you use to describe the computers,finances,and warehouses that form the economic basis of a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  means of production 
B)  instruments of capitalism 
C)  trappings of the bourgeoisie 
D)  factory system 
A)  means of production 
B)  instruments of capitalism 
C)  trappings of the bourgeoisie 
D)  factory system

Question 6

The sociological imagination provides a link between which things?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual feelings,societal issues,and global concerns 
B)  personal troubles and public issues 
C)  impersonal forces and public policy 
D)  individual ideas,shared values,and different viewpoints 
A)  individual feelings,societal issues,and global concerns 
B)  personal troubles and public issues 
C)  impersonal forces and public policy 
D)  individual ideas,shared values,and different viewpoints

Question 7

Who is seen as the most crucial figure in the development of sociology as an academic discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Auguste Comte

Question 8

What did Émile Durkheim conclude in The Division of Labour in Society (1893)?

Accepted Answer

A)  A better society would emerge if women and men were treated equally,enlightened reform occurred,and cooperation existed among people in all social classes. 
B)  The capitalist economic system was responsible for the overwhelming poverty of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  Societies were held together by strong traditions in preindustrial societies and interdependence in more advanced ones. 
D)  Rational bureaucracy,rather than class struggle,was the most significant factor in determining the social relations among people in industrial societies. 
A)  A better society would emerge if women and men were treated equally,enlightened reform occurred,and cooperation existed among people in all social classes. 
B)  The capitalist economic system was responsible for the overwhelming poverty of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  Societies were held together by strong traditions in preindustrial societies and interdependence in more advanced ones. 
D)  Rational bureaucracy,rather than class struggle,was the most significant factor in determining the social relations among people in industrial societies.

Question 9

Who made Comte's work more accessible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Herbert Spencer 
A)  Harriet Martineau 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Herbert Spencer

Question 10

Suppose you took a functionalist perspective.How would you describe the social organization of a school division?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dysfunctional organization characterized by conflict 
B)  a separate part functioning within the bureaucratic structure of public schools 
C)  an interrelated part that functions to serve the wider school system 
D)  the sum of individual and group interactions within schools 
A)  a dysfunctional organization characterized by conflict 
B)  a separate part functioning within the bureaucratic structure of public schools 
C)  an interrelated part that functions to serve the wider school system 
D)  the sum of individual and group interactions within schools

Question 11

Which early theorist would be interested in studying how the size of a social group influences social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Harriet Martineau 
D)  Georg Simmel 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Harriet Martineau 
D)  Georg Simmel

Question 12

The functionalist perspective is useful in analyzing consumerism because of the way in which it examines part-to-whole relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who is generally regarded as the most influential contemporary advocate of the functionalist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Peter Berger 
C)  Charles Horton Cooley 
D)  Talcott Parsons 
A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Peter Berger 
C)  Charles Horton Cooley 
D)  Talcott Parsons

Question 14

Unlike sociology,anthropology primarily focuses on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  human existence over geographic space and evolutionary time 
B)  internal factors relating to the individual in explanations of human behaviour and mental processes 
C)  the economy 
D)  the political system 
A)  human existence over geographic space and evolutionary time 
B)  internal factors relating to the individual in explanations of human behaviour and mental processes 
C)  the economy 
D)  the political system

Question 15

According to the text,which of the following best defines ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cultural identity connected to language and place of birth 
B)  a social category used to distinguish religious groups 
C)  a physical characteristic related to modes of style and dress 
D)  a social relationship between major ethnic groups 
A)  a cultural identity connected to language and place of birth 
B)  a social category used to distinguish religious groups 
C)  a physical characteristic related to modes of style and dress 
D)  a social relationship between major ethnic groups

Question 16

If you were to use a feminist perspective to understand shopping and consumption,the focus of your analysis would likely be on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the class differences of people's shopping behaviour 
B)  differential pressures on boys and girls and differences in what each are encouraged to do 
C)  the meaning that people give to their consumption habits 
D)  the pressures on people to continually purchase the newest products 
A)  the class differences of people's shopping behaviour 
B)  differential pressures on boys and girls and differences in what each are encouraged to do 
C)  the meaning that people give to their consumption habits 
D)  the pressures on people to continually purchase the newest products

Question 17

Which event produced an intellectual revolution in how people thought about social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization 
B)  the French Revolution 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the Enlightenment 
A)  urbanization 
B)  the French Revolution 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the Enlightenment

Question 18

What is one finding of a microlevel feminist analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  On average,women earn less than men. 
B)  Men interrupt women more in conversation. 
C)  Women are underrepresented in federal politics. 
D)  Men are overrepresented at the executive level of business. 
A)  On average,women earn less than men. 
B)  Men interrupt women more in conversation. 
C)  Women are underrepresented in federal politics. 
D)  Men are overrepresented at the executive level of business.

Question 19

According to Durkheim,what holds pre-industrial societies together?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  shared moral beliefs and values 
C)  interdependence,due to specialized economic activity 
D)  kinship ties 
A)  anomie 
B)  shared moral beliefs and values 
C)  interdependence,due to specialized economic activity 
D)  kinship ties

Question 20

When applied to society,the belief that those best adapted to their environment survive and prosper is also called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  social Darwinism 
B)  evolution 
C)  natural selection 
D)  survival instinct 
A)  social Darwinism 
B)  evolution 
C)  natural selection 
D)  survival instinct

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

According to sociologists,what do most people take for granted?

According to Durkheim,what holds modern industrialized societies together?

A sociologist drawing on the work of Marx would claim that exploitation of the proletariat arises from which of the following?

Explain anomie and what causes it.Give an example of anomie in today's society.

What Marxian term could you use to describe the computers,finances,and warehouses that form the economic basis of a society?

The sociological imagination provides a link between which things?

Who is seen as the most crucial figure in the development of sociology as an academic discipline?

What did Émile Durkheim conclude in The Division of Labour in Society (1893)?

Who made Comte's work more accessible?

Suppose you took a functionalist perspective.How would you describe the social organization of a school division?

Which early theorist would be interested in studying how the size of a social group influences social interaction?

The functionalist perspective is useful in analyzing consumerism because of the way in which it examines part-to-whole relationships.

Who is generally regarded as the most influential contemporary advocate of the functionalist perspective?

Unlike sociology,anthropology primarily focuses on what?

According to the text,which of the following best defines ethnicity?

If you were to use a feminist perspective to understand shopping and consumption,the focus of your analysis would likely be on what?

Which event produced an intellectual revolution in how people thought about social change?

What is one finding of a microlevel feminist analysis?

According to Durkheim,what holds pre-industrial societies together?

When applied to society,the belief that those best adapted to their environment survive and prosper is also called what?

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization

Society, social Structure, and Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Crime and Deviance

Social Class

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Sex and Gender

Aging

The Economy and Work

Power, politics, and Government

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion

Health, health Care, and Disability

Population and Urbanization

Collective Behaviour

Social Movements and Collective Behavior

Exploring Power and Authority in Canadian Politics

Demographic and Urbanization Issues

Filters