Question 1

A cultural value is best thought of as a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  belief 
B)  sentiment about what is right or wrong 
C)  morally charged idea 
D)  positive ideology 
A)  belief 
B)  sentiment about what is right or wrong 
C)  morally charged idea 
D)  positive ideology B

Question 2

Ruane and Cerulo attribute our resistance to the sociological eye to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  our culture's "social" bias 
B)  our preference for "certain" over probable answers 
C)  the staid quality of social life 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  our culture's "social" bias 
B)  our preference for "certain" over probable answers 
C)  the staid quality of social life 
D)  All of these choices are correct. B

Question 3

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is the result of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in school budgets and curriculum 
B)  lifestyle changes that see more of us sedentary 
C)  changes in food production policies dating back to the 1970s 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  changes in school budgets and curriculum 
B)  lifestyle changes that see more of us sedentary 
C)  changes in food production policies dating back to the 1970s 
D)  All of these choices are correct. D

Question 4

The sociological imagination ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  shows the influence of personal, historical, and social forces on our private lives 
B)  allows individuals to look at life from a psychological perspective 
C)  becomes less and less necessary as society becomes more technologically driven 
D)  helps us understand and solve our "troubles." 
A)  shows the influence of personal, historical, and social forces on our private lives 
B)  allows individuals to look at life from a psychological perspective 
C)  becomes less and less necessary as society becomes more technologically driven 
D)  helps us understand and solve our "troubles."

Question 5

A self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the process whereby ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  that which we think is true becomes true 
B)  if we can imagine it, it is possible 
C)  we see the "social" in everything 
D)  we are what we eat 
A)  that which we think is true becomes true 
B)  if we can imagine it, it is possible 
C)  we see the "social" in everything 
D)  we are what we eat

Question 6

Second Thoughts explains our resistance to the sociological perspective by citing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  our cultural emphasis on "me" 
B)  our preference for certain rather than probable answers 
C)  our innumeracy 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  our cultural emphasis on "me" 
B)  our preference for certain rather than probable answers 
C)  our innumeracy 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is in large measure due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of individual self-discipline 
B)  Earl Butz' food policies 
C)  a genetic disorder 
D)  our love affair with the food network 
A)  lack of individual self-discipline 
B)  Earl Butz' food policies 
C)  a genetic disorder 
D)  our love affair with the food network

Question 8

Sociologists are interested in learning more about ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  social context 
B)  individual motives 
C)  social statics 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  social context 
B)  individual motives 
C)  social statics 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

According to Second Thoughts, which of the following account(s) for resisting the sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  our rejection of commonsense approaches to understanding 
B)  our preference for the "me, me, me" focus 
C)  our brains being hardwired to reject the social 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  our rejection of commonsense approaches to understanding 
B)  our preference for the "me, me, me" focus 
C)  our brains being hardwired to reject the social 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 10

Michael Moss talks about the "bliss point" of food which refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the point when our eating washes away our troubles 
B)  the precise amount of sweetness that makes foods most appealing to us 
C)  the point when our brains signal happiness 
D)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the point when our eating washes away our troubles 
B)  the precise amount of sweetness that makes foods most appealing to us 
C)  the point when our brains signal happiness 
D)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 11

A major takeaway from the introduction is that conventional wisdom often fails us because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is advice out of context 
B)  the situation giving rise to the advice may not be generalizable 
C)  the advice may not transcend specific circumstances or experiences 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  it is advice out of context 
B)  the situation giving rise to the advice may not be generalizable 
C)  the advice may not transcend specific circumstances or experiences 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

The sociological imagination refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to think outside the box 
B)  the ability to see the intersection between the personal, social, and historical 
C)  creative problem-solving 
D)  concept mapping 
A)  the ability to think outside the box 
B)  the ability to see the intersection between the personal, social, and historical 
C)  creative problem-solving 
D)  concept mapping

Question 13

The maxim "If we define situations as real, they are real in their consequences" is most consistent with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the structural functional paradigm 
B)  the order paradigm 
C)  the conflict paradigm 
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy 
A)  the structural functional paradigm 
B)  the order paradigm 
C)  the conflict paradigm 
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy

A cultural value is best thought of as a ______.

Ruane and Cerulo attribute our resistance to the sociological eye to ______.

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is the result of ______.

The sociological imagination ______.

A self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the process whereby ______.

Second Thoughts explains our resistance to the sociological perspective by citing ______.

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is in large measure due to ______.

Sociologists are interested in learning more about ______.

According to Second Thoughts, which of the following account(s) for resisting the sociological perspective?

Michael Moss talks about the "bliss point" of food which refers to ______.

A major takeaway from the introduction is that conventional wisdom often fails us because ______.

The sociological imagination refers to ______.

The maxim "If we define situations as real, they are real in their consequences" is most consistent with ______.

Numbers Dont Lie

Winning Is Everything

Children Are Our Most Precious Commodity

Love Knows No Reason

Stress Is Bad for Your Well-Being

The Golden Years Are Tarnished Years

Whats in a Name That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

The More We Pay, the More Its Worth

Money Is the Root of All Evil

Youve Come a Long Way, Baby

America Is the Land of Equal Opportunity

Violence Is on the Rise in the United States--No One Is Safe

Theres Nothing We Can Do About the Weather

There Ought to Be a Law

Honesty Is the Best Policy

The Nuclear Family Is the Backbone of American Society

Marriage Is a Failing Institution

Welfare Is Ruining This Country

Immigrants Are Ruining This Nation

Technology Is Taking Over Our Lives

Education Is the Great Equalizer

We Are One Nation Under God

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Exam 1: Introduction: The Sociological Perspective

A cultural value is best thought of as a ______.

Ruane and Cerulo attribute our resistance to the sociological eye to ______.

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is the result of ______.

The sociological imagination ______.

A self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the process whereby ______.

Second Thoughts explains our resistance to the sociological perspective by citing ______.

According to Second Thoughts, our current obesity crisis is in large measure due to ______.

Sociologists are interested in learning more about ______.

According to Second Thoughts, which of the following account(s) for resisting the sociological perspective?

Michael Moss talks about the "bliss point" of food which refers to ______.

A major takeaway from the introduction is that conventional wisdom often fails us because ______.

The sociological imagination refers to ______.

The maxim "If we define situations as real, they are real in their consequences" is most consistent with ______.

Numbers Dont Lie

Winning Is Everything

Children Are Our Most Precious Commodity

Love Knows No Reason

Stress Is Bad for Your Well-Being

The Golden Years Are Tarnished Years

Whats in a Name That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

The More We Pay, the More Its Worth

Money Is the Root of All Evil

Youve Come a Long Way, Baby

America Is the Land of Equal Opportunity

Violence Is on the Rise in the United States--No One Is Safe

Theres Nothing We Can Do About the Weather

There Ought to Be a Law

Honesty Is the Best Policy

The Nuclear Family Is the Backbone of American Society

Marriage Is a Failing Institution

Welfare Is Ruining This Country

Immigrants Are Ruining This Nation

Technology Is Taking Over Our Lives

Education Is the Great Equalizer

We Are One Nation Under God

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