Question 1

Which does not constitute a minority status?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical disability 
B) Women 
C) People of colour 
D) Mental disability 
A) Physical disability 
B) Women 
C) People of colour 
D) Mental disability

Question 2

In The Prince,Machiavelli argued that

Accepted Answer

A) human behaviour is motivated by self-interest and a desire for material gain. 
B) human beings were able to understand the world through rational reflection. 
C) techniques used in the hard sciences to explain the physical world should be applied to the social world as well. 
D) ideas are not innate and that all knowledge is the result of experience. 
A) human behaviour is motivated by self-interest and a desire for material gain. 
B) human beings were able to understand the world through rational reflection. 
C) techniques used in the hard sciences to explain the physical world should be applied to the social world as well. 
D) ideas are not innate and that all knowledge is the result of experience.

Question 3

Homelessness,racism,and poverty are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A) personal troubles. 
B) social issues. 
C) symbolic interactionism. 
D) the Metaphysical Stage. 
A) personal troubles. 
B) social issues. 
C) symbolic interactionism. 
D) the Metaphysical Stage.

Question 4

Which of the revolutions do sociologists argue had the biggest effect on society?

Accepted Answer

A) The industrial revolution 
B) The political revolution 
C) The scientific revolution 
D) The communicative revolution 
A) The industrial revolution 
B) The political revolution 
C) The scientific revolution 
D) The communicative revolution

Question 5

Incidence of low income for female lone-parent families is approximately _____ that of two-parent families with children.

Accepted Answer

A) the same as 
B) double 
C) 3 times higher than 
D) 10 times higher than 
A) the same as 
B) double 
C) 3 times higher than 
D) 10 times higher than

Question 6

Which is an example of a sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) seeing the causal link between smoking and poor health 
B) understanding that the roles men and women enact are rooted in biology 
C) understanding that there is an inextricable link between gender and sexuality 
D) understanding that women's lower rates of employment and wages is related to patriarchy 
A) seeing the causal link between smoking and poor health 
B) understanding that the roles men and women enact are rooted in biology 
C) understanding that there is an inextricable link between gender and sexuality 
D) understanding that women's lower rates of employment and wages is related to patriarchy

Question 7

The American focus on individual rights,as encoded in its Bill of Rights within the American Constitution,is reflective of the __________________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) macrosociological 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) positivistic 
D) qualitative 
A) macrosociological 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) positivistic 
D) qualitative

Question 8

Which of the following is a microtheorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) George Herbert Mead 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber 
A) Karl Marx 
B) George Herbert Mead 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) Max Weber

Question 9

Which sociological theorist highlighted the difference between "personal troubles" and "social issues"?

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothy Smith 
B) Peter Berger 
C) Auguste Comte 
D) C.Wright Mills 
A) Dorothy Smith 
B) Peter Berger 
C) Auguste Comte 
D) C.Wright Mills

Question 10

Which of the following is the best explanation for why Canadian sociology is more radical than the American tradition of sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada is a more liberal society. 
B) Canadian sociology is newer than American sociology. 
C) Canada is more influenced by European thinking. 
D) Canadian sociology has a greater focus on macrosociology and feminist perspectives. 
A) Canada is a more liberal society. 
B) Canadian sociology is newer than American sociology. 
C) Canada is more influenced by European thinking. 
D) Canadian sociology has a greater focus on macrosociology and feminist perspectives.

Question 11

What province has had a significant influence on regionalism in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) British Columbia 
B) Ontario 
C) Quebec 
D) Nunavut 
A) British Columbia 
B) Ontario 
C) Quebec 
D) Nunavut

Question 12

Anti-positivists argue that science cannot be separated from

Accepted Answer

A) research. 
B) theory. 
C) time and context. 
D) our values. 
A) research. 
B) theory. 
C) time and context. 
D) our values.

Question 13

Globalization can best be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a process involving the production,distribution,and consumption of technological,political,economic,and socio-cultural goods and services. 
B) the collapse of space and time due to electronic media,which has enabled people to interact and experience life on a global scale. 
C) the increased difficulty of communicating with others across cultures. 
D) regionalism within countries. 
A) a process involving the production,distribution,and consumption of technological,political,economic,and socio-cultural goods and services. 
B) the collapse of space and time due to electronic media,which has enabled people to interact and experience life on a global scale. 
C) the increased difficulty of communicating with others across cultures. 
D) regionalism within countries.

Question 14

The fact that Canada was the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage is further evidence of which of the four differentiating factors from American sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Geography and regionalism 
B) Focus on political economy 
C) Canadianization movement 
D) Radical nature 
A) Geography and regionalism 
B) Focus on political economy 
C) Canadianization movement 
D) Radical nature

Question 15

Recognizing that the ethnic diversity that appears the norm in the cities of Vancouver,Montreal,and Toronto are not indicative of the entire country of Canada is the ability to see

Accepted Answer

A) their sociological perspective. 
B) quality of mind. 
C) the strange in the familiar. 
D) the general in the particular. 
A) their sociological perspective. 
B) quality of mind. 
C) the strange in the familiar. 
D) the general in the particular.

Question 16

Oprah's position as one of the world's richest women is based on her

Accepted Answer

A) race. 
B) gender. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) achieved status. 
A) race. 
B) gender. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) achieved status.

Question 17

Renowned Canadian media scholar Marshall McLuhan is recognized for coining which term?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization 
B) Virtual reality 
C) Global village 
D) Political economy 
A) Globalization 
B) Virtual reality 
C) Global village 
D) Political economy

Question 18

Which of the following does not differentiate Canadian from American sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Regionalism 
B) Political economy 
C) Radical in nature 
D) Americanization 
A) Regionalism 
B) Political economy 
C) Radical in nature 
D) Americanization

Question 19

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's notion that we can achieve more by working together than we can apart is termed

Accepted Answer

A) the social contract. 
B) a social issue. 
C) the blank slate theory. 
D) microsociology. 
A) the social contract. 
B) a social issue. 
C) the blank slate theory. 
D) microsociology.

Question 20

The term sociology was coined by this theorist in 1838.

Accepted Answer

A) Plato 
B) Peter Berger 
C) Auguste Comte 
D) Émile Durkheim 
A) Plato 
B) Peter Berger 
C) Auguste Comte 
D) Émile Durkheim

Exam 1: C: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

Which does not constitute a minority status?

In The Prince,Machiavelli argued that

Homelessness,racism,and poverty are all examples of

Which of the revolutions do sociologists argue had the biggest effect on society?

Incidence of low income for female lone-parent families is approximately _____ that of two-parent families with children.

Which is an example of a sociological perspective?

The American focus on individual rights,as encoded in its Bill of Rights within the American Constitution,is reflective of the __________________ approach.

Which of the following is a microtheorist?

Which sociological theorist highlighted the difference between "personal troubles" and "social issues"?

Which of the following is the best explanation for why Canadian sociology is more radical than the American tradition of sociology?

What province has had a significant influence on regionalism in Canada?

Anti-positivists argue that science cannot be separated from

Globalization can best be defined as

The fact that Canada was the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage is further evidence of which of the four differentiating factors from American sociology?

Recognizing that the ethnic diversity that appears the norm in the cities of Vancouver,Montreal,and Toronto are not indicative of the entire country of Canada is the ability to see

Oprah's position as one of the world's richest women is based on her

Renowned Canadian media scholar Marshall McLuhan is recognized for coining which term?

Which of the following does not differentiate Canadian from American sociology?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's notion that we can achieve more by working together than we can apart is termed

The term sociology was coined by this theorist in 1838.

A: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

B: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

D: Understanding the Sociological Imagination

A: Classical Social Theories

B: Classical Social Theories

C: Classical Social Theories

D: Classical Social Theories

A: Contemporary Social Theories

B: Contemporary Social Theories

C: Contemporary Social Theories

D: Contemporary Social Theories

A: Research,methodology,and Ethics

B: Research,methodology,and Ethics

C: Research,methodology,and Ethics

D: Research,methodology,and Ethics

A: Culture

B: Culture

C: Culture

D: Culture

A: Socialization and Social Interaction

B: Socialization and Social Interaction

C: Socialization and Social Interaction

D: Socialization and Social Interaction

A: Social Inequality

B: Social Inequality

C: Social Inequality

D: Social Inequality

A: Gender

B: Gender

C: Gender

D: Gender

A: Sexualities

B: Sexualities

C: Sexualities

D: Sexualities

A: Race and Racialization

B: Race and Racialization

C: Race and Racialization

D: Race and Racialization

A: Families

B: Families

C: Families

D: Families

A: Education

B: Education

C: Education

D: Education

A: Religion

B: Religion

C: Religion

D: Religion

A: Crime,law,and Regulation

B: Crime,law,and Regulation

C: Crime,law,and Regulation

D: Crime,law,and Regulation

A: Health,aging,and Disabilities

B: Health,aging,and Disabilities

C: Health,aging,and Disabilities

D: Health,aging,and Disabilities