Question 1

How do organizations and institutions shape the identities of adults?

Accepted Answer

Our sense of self is deeply tied to the institutions we are a part of,as organizations help provide us with identities,shape us based on how we value them,and help us develop those aspects of our personalities that originally drew us to join them.

Question 2

When sociologists refer to the institutions of society,they are most likely referring to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) marriage,family,or school 
B) public opinion 
C) social welfare programs 
D) corporate takeovers 
A) marriage,family,or school 
B) public opinion 
C) social welfare programs 
D) corporate takeovers A

Question 3

Why do the authors of The Sociology Project suggest that sociology can be dangerous?

Accepted Answer

A) Sociologists often talk to dangerous people. 
B) Sociologists often ask hard questions of authority figures. 
C) Sociologists often take immoderate risks to publish unpopular findings. 
D) Sociologists often put themselves in dangerous situations for their research. 
A) Sociologists often talk to dangerous people. 
B) Sociologists often ask hard questions of authority figures. 
C) Sociologists often take immoderate risks to publish unpopular findings. 
D) Sociologists often put themselves in dangerous situations for their research. B

Question 4

_________,the social sciences began to settle down into organized bodies of knowledge and distinctive professional profiles.

Accepted Answer

A) In the late Middle Ages 
B) Shortly after the American Revolution 
C) Between 1880 and 1910 
D) In the 1950s and 1960s 
A) In the late Middle Ages 
B) Shortly after the American Revolution 
C) Between 1880 and 1910 
D) In the 1950s and 1960s

Question 5

Which of the following definitions best defines social theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Social theories are overarching frameworks that suggest certain assumptions about how the world works. 
B) Social theories are general ideas that influence the way that sociologists conduct their research. 
C) Social theories represent points of view. 
D) Social theories are undeniable laws that predict how the social world works under various experimental conditions. 
A) Social theories are overarching frameworks that suggest certain assumptions about how the world works. 
B) Social theories are general ideas that influence the way that sociologists conduct their research. 
C) Social theories represent points of view. 
D) Social theories are undeniable laws that predict how the social world works under various experimental conditions.

Question 6

Why were the rules of social interaction of special interest to first-generation artificial intelligence (AI)researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) Computer scientists dreamed of building robots that could think and perform like human beings. 
B) Computer scientists found it easier to program the rules of human behavior than to make other types of computations. 
C) Computer scientists were attracted to the idea of social networks from the very beginning. 
D) Computer scientists recognized the importance of social interaction to daily life,making it obvious that they would quickly master the intricacies of artificial intelligence. 
A) Computer scientists dreamed of building robots that could think and perform like human beings. 
B) Computer scientists found it easier to program the rules of human behavior than to make other types of computations. 
C) Computer scientists were attracted to the idea of social networks from the very beginning. 
D) Computer scientists recognized the importance of social interaction to daily life,making it obvious that they would quickly master the intricacies of artificial intelligence.

Question 7

Who coined the term sociological imagination?

Accepted Answer

A) C.Wright Mills 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Auguste Comte 
A) C.Wright Mills 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Auguste Comte

Question 8

Which social context is likely to have a more significant impact on a child's life experience from birth than the others?

Accepted Answer

A) his or her parents' income and wealth 
B) his or her parents' age 
C) his or her parents' recycling habits 
D) his or her birth order 
A) his or her parents' income and wealth 
B) his or her parents' age 
C) his or her parents' recycling habits 
D) his or her birth order

Question 9

Sociologists' understanding of social contexts,social interactions,and social structures teaches us that people __________.

Accepted Answer

A) typically present themselves in the same way to everyone they meet 
B) often behave in highly unpredictable ways 
C) never present themselves in the same way twice 
D) present themselves in different ways based on the context they are in 
A) typically present themselves in the same way to everyone they meet 
B) often behave in highly unpredictable ways 
C) never present themselves in the same way twice 
D) present themselves in different ways based on the context they are in

Question 10

How do roles dictate the part that individuals play in social institutions?

Accepted Answer

A role is a position within an instituti

Question 11

__________ refers to the way people act together,including how they modify and alter their behavior in response to the presence of others.

Accepted Answer

A) Social interaction 
B) Self-consciousness 
C) Social structure 
D) Presentation of self 
A) Social interaction 
B) Self-consciousness 
C) Social structure 
D) Presentation of self

Question 12

Why is it sometimes difficult for sociologists to define sociology in short,simple terms?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not use mathematical models to solve problems. 
B) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not have an established set of ideas that make up their theoretical core. 
C) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not define themselves according to a specific institution or area of life. 
D) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not publish their own academic journals. 
A) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not use mathematical models to solve problems. 
B) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not have an established set of ideas that make up their theoretical core. 
C) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not define themselves according to a specific institution or area of life. 
D) Unlike other social scientists,sociologists do not publish their own academic journals.

Question 13

What does it mean to say that we are social individuals?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of Chapter 1,the author

Question 14

How does the neighborhood we live in shape our social development?

Accepted Answer

Living in a safe neighborhood with good

Question 15

Sociology is quite limited in the types of topics that sociologists can study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Social media sites like Facebook draw on the sociological idea that people are connected not only to close friends and family but to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) all people while online 
B) all people at all times 
C) hidden networks of people with whom they share common interests 
D) visible networks of people with whom they share common attributes 
A) all people while online 
B) all people at all times 
C) hidden networks of people with whom they share common interests 
D) visible networks of people with whom they share common attributes

Question 17

__________,who founded both the first European Sociology Department and the first major European journal of sociology,is called the "father of sociology."

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber 
B) Auguste Comte 
C) Claude Bordeaux 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Max Weber 
B) Auguste Comte 
C) Claude Bordeaux 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 18

People watching is a common way to engage our sociological imaginations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

You are taking your first sociology course in the fall.About halfway through the semester,you go home for Thanksgiving.At Thanksgiving dinner,you plan to conduct an impromptu sociological experiment by violating some social norms.Which of following actions could you potentially take?

Accepted Answer

A) You eat your dinner and make polite dinner conversation with your family. 
B) You help to make dinner and serve all the guests as well. 
C) You eat your dinner with your hands,even the mashed potatoes. 
D) You excuse yourself from the table after dessert to answer your cell phone. 
A) You eat your dinner and make polite dinner conversation with your family. 
B) You help to make dinner and serve all the guests as well. 
C) You eat your dinner with your hands,even the mashed potatoes. 
D) You excuse yourself from the table after dessert to answer your cell phone.

Question 20

The context in which an individual grows up has a dramatic impact on that person's life opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Sociological Imagination

How do organizations and institutions shape the identities of adults?

When sociologists refer to the institutions of society,they are most likely referring to __________.

Why do the authors of The Sociology Project suggest that sociology can be dangerous?

_________,the social sciences began to settle down into organized bodies of knowledge and distinctive professional profiles.

Which of the following definitions best defines social theories?

Why were the rules of social interaction of special interest to first-generation artificial intelligence (AI)researchers?

Who coined the term sociological imagination?

Which social context is likely to have a more significant impact on a child's life experience from birth than the others?

Sociologists' understanding of social contexts,social interactions,and social structures teaches us that people __________.

How do roles dictate the part that individuals play in social institutions?

__________ refers to the way people act together,including how they modify and alter their behavior in response to the presence of others.

Why is it sometimes difficult for sociologists to define sociology in short,simple terms?

What does it mean to say that we are social individuals?

How does the neighborhood we live in shape our social development?

Sociology is quite limited in the types of topics that sociologists can study.

Social media sites like Facebook draw on the sociological idea that people are connected not only to close friends and family but to __________.

__________,who founded both the first European Sociology Department and the first major European journal of sociology,is called the "father of sociology."

People watching is a common way to engage our sociological imaginations.

You are taking your first sociology course in the fall.About halfway through the semester,you go home for Thanksgiving.At Thanksgiving dinner,you plan to conduct an impromptu sociological experiment by violating some social norms.Which of following actions could you potentially take?

The context in which an individual grows up has a dramatic impact on that person's life opportunities.

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