Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Chapter The Sociological Perspective 1) The perspective emphasizes the influence of the social context on people's behaviour a psychological b sociological c scientific d essentialist e common sense Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 2) How the social sciences differ significantly from the natural sciences? a The social sciences are less specialized b The social sciences are more established disciplines c The natural sciences use the scientific method to understand society and human behaviour d The social sciences study how the human world, unlike nature, is created and recreated by humans e The social sciences base their theories on common sense Answer: d Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 4–5 Skill: Factual 3) Which of the following social sciences is concerned with the history of human society, with a focus on migration, the development of tools, kinship and value systems, and social relationships? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? a Psychology b Political science c Anthropology d Sociology e Economics Answer: c Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 4) Which element did Enlightenment thinkers believe would play a crucial role in developing modern society? a A return to religious values b Ideas of reason and rationality c Halting of factory production d The end of colonialism e The challenge to science as the only source of legitimate knowledge about the world Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 7–8 Skill: Factual 5) What did C Wright Mills believe was an important goal for American sociology? a Establishing academic respect for sociology b Serving the interests of American society in terms of global capitalism c Developing abstract models of society d Developing middle-range theories e Using sociology to promote social reform Answer: e Diff: Type: MC Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Page Reference: 16–17 Skill: Factual 6) _was a leading Canadian sociologist at the University of Toronto He is best known for his theory of staples trade and how it created the conditions for a particular form of Canadian economic development a Wallace Clement b Harold Innis c John Porter d Hubert Guindon e Samuel Clark Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 14 Skill: Factual 7) theory argues that women’s place in the capitalist economy allows men to objectify and exploit them The solution to women’s exploitation lies in the elimination of false consciousness and revolutionary change in the world economy a Radical feminist b Conflict c Liberal feminist d Marxist feminist e Queer Answer: d Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 20 Skill: Factual 8) The sociological perspective stresses: a psychological constructs b intrapsychic processes Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? c harmony among groups d the history and development of mankind e social contexts of action Answer: e Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 9) When sociologists group people into categories based on their age, gender, educational level, job, and income, they are trying to determine their: a social personality b social skills c social lives d social location e social network Answer: d Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 10) It is evident, from the labels on our clothes to the components in our cars and instantaneous communications, that our world is becoming a village a national b micro c global d regional e state Answer: c Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 4 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Skill: Factual 11) Mary is employed by a Member of Parliament whom has asked Mary to determine the age groups in her riding that are most likely to vote in the upcoming election Mary is most likely to contact a[n] to acquire this information a economist b psychologist c anthropologist d political scientist e phrenologist Answer: d Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Applied 12) Gerald is the personal director for a large corporation He has decided to give prospective employees a test that will measure each person’s emotional skills To acquire this test, Gerald is likely to call a[n]: a psychologist b sociologist c anthropologist d political scientist e statistician Answer: a Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Applied 13) Sociologists look for patterns, recurring characteristics or events, in their data to achieve the goal of: a identification b diagnosis c generalization Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? d extrapolation e exploration Answer: c Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 14) The was one of the three factors that contributed to the emergence of sociology as a discipline a birth of Christ b Industrial Revolution c invention of the printing press d Renaissance e end of colonialism Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 15) was the first person to propose that positivism be applied to the study of social life a Max Weber b Auguste Comte c Emile Durkheim d Jean Jacques Rousseau e Karl Marx Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 16) Sociology emerged around the century when European social observers began to use scientific methods to test their ideas a middle of the eighteenth b middle of the nineteenth c middle of the seventeenth d middle of the sixteenth e beginning of the twentieth Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 17) Karl Marx referred to the controlling class of capitalists who own the means to produce wealth, capital, land, factories, and machines as the: a proletariats b bourgeoisie c patricians d republicans e aristocrats Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Factual 18) Tom works on the assembly line at the local automobile factory Karl Marx would consider Tom to be a because he does not own the factory a proletariat b plebian c bourgeoisie d zeitgeist e capitalist Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Answer: a Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: Skill: Applied 19) predicted that there would be a classless society once the working class united and began a revolution a C Wright Mills b Harriet Martineau c Emile Durkheim d Karl Marx e Marshall McLuhan Answer: d Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 16–17 Skill: Factual 20) According to Durkheim, a low level of is a key factor in suicide a social class b social integration c social apathy d social anomie e social anxiety Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 10 Skill: Factual 21) Emile Durkheim defined as the degree to which people feel a part of social groups a social connectivity Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? b social integration c social apathy d social class e social conflict Answer: b Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 10 Skill: Factual 22) Victor commits suicide shortly after the death of Rose, his wife of 35 years According to Durkheim, Victor committed suicide a mimetic b identification c altruistic d integrative e egocentric Answer: c Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 10 Skill: Applied 23) Durkheim concluded that if went too far in a society, the result could be a state of anomie a individualism b accommodationism c assimilation d communalism e idealism Answer: a Diff: Type: MC Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Page Reference: 10 Skill: Factual 24) compared Roman Catholic and Protestant countries to determine how the relationship between capitalism and religion affected people's orientations to life a Max Weber b Wallace Clement c Karl Marx d Harriet Martineau e Auguste Comte Answer: a Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 11 Skill: Factual 25) According to Max Weber, was the central factor in the rise of capitalism a Protestantism b social integration c democracy d aristocracy e Catholicism Answer: a Diff: Type: MC Page Reference: 11 Skill: Factual 26) Max Weber concluded that societies that were predominantly were more likely to adopt capitalism as a new economic system a Protestant b Atheist c Agnostic d Jewish 10 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: Skill: Factual 73) The proletariat owns the means to produce wealth a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: Skill: Factual 74) An important goal of Durkheim’s was to have sociology recognized as a separate academic discipline a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: Skill: Factual 75) According to Durkheim, the lack of social integration is a key factor in suicide a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: 28 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Type: TF Page Reference: 10 Skill: Applied 76) Because social factors have been found to influence whether individuals commit suicide, the suicide rates remain fairly constant year after year a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 9–10 Skill: Applied 77) Weber emphasized that sociologists should be subjective when conducting research a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 11 Skill: Factual 78) Durkheim used the term Verstehen to describe a condition in which people become detached from society and have little moral guidance a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF 29 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Page Reference: 12 Skill: Factual 79) Harriet Martinueau is primarily known for translating Comte's ideas into English a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 13 Skill: Factual 80) Merton stressed the need for sociologists to develop middle-range theories because grand theories could not be tested a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 16–17 Skill: Factual 81) A theory is a framework of related ideas that we use to interpret facts a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 17 30 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Skill: Factual 82) According to symbolic interactionists, without symbols, social life would be impossible a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 17 Skill: Factual 83) Merton defined latent functions as people's actions that create disharmony in a society a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 19 Skill: Factual 84) To understand society, functionalists maintain that we need to examine both structure and function a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 18 31 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Skill: Factual 85) Patriarchy, sexism, gender, and division of labour are key concepts in feminist theories a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 20 Skill: Factual 86) Karl Marx concluded that the key to all human history is class struggle a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 19 Skill: Factual 87) Sociologist Lewis Coser points out that conflict is more likely to occur among individuals who are in close relationships a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 19 Skill: Factual 32 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 88) Theorists using the functionalist perspective usually focus on social interaction (the micro level of analysis) a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 18, 22 Skill: Factual 89) Postmodernists believe that science and reason are the keys to social progress and increased personal freedom a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 20–21 Skill: Factual 90) A researcher who believes that lesbians need to put their differences aside and unite to accomplish collective goals is most likely a queer theorist a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 21 Skill: Applied 33 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 91) Critical race theory is a multidisciplinary approach used to explore the social construction of race and racial identity a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 92) Basic research is an attempt by sociologists to merge sociological knowledge and practical work a True Incorrect: Incorrect b False Correct: Correct Answer: b Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 93) Applied sociology refers to the use of sociology to solve social problems a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 34 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 94) The founders of the NAACP, sociologists W.E.B Du Bois, Jane Addams, and Florence Kelley, would be considered applied sociologists a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 16 Skill: Applied 95) Clinical sociologists are applied sociologists who make recommendations and also become directly involved in solving problems a True Correct: Correct b False Incorrect: Incorrect Answer: a Diff: Type: TF Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 96) The sociological perspective provides a specific view of the world Briefly describe this perspective and the assumptions this perspective is based on Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: Skill: Factual 97) Explain the effects of technology on society using postmodern theory How has the computer changed people’s relationship to reality according to postmodernists? 35 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 20–21 Skill: Factual 98) Outline some of the commonalities that underlie Marxist, radical feminist, and liberal feminist theories Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 20 Skill: Factual 99) Compare and contrast the natural and social sciences Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 4–5 Skill: Factual 100) Explain what distinguishes sociology from the other social sciences Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 5–6 Skill: Factual 36 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 101) Describe the goals of science and how scientists attempt to attain these goals Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: Skill: Factual 102) Briefly describe the three factors that contributed to the emergence of sociology as a discipline in the 19th century Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 7–8 Skill: Factual 103) Summarize the major points of the symbolic interactionist perspective Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 17 Skill: Factual 104) Outline the major points of functional analysis Answer: Diff: Type: ES 37 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Page Reference: 18–19 Skill: Factual 105) Summarize the main points of Karl Marx's theory of class conflict Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 19 Skill: Factual 106) Briefly describe what Gayle Rubin sees as the social basis of prejudice against lesbians and gay men Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 21 Skill: Factual 107) What led to the development of critical race theory? What are the theory's goals? Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 108) Explain the major difference between macro-level and micro-level analysis Answer: 38 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 109) Briefly describe the differences between pure, applied, and clinical sociology Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 22 Skill: Factual 110) Trace the historical development of sociology from its beginnings in the 19th century to its growth as an academic discipline in the U.S and Canada Include in your explanation the factors contributing to the emergence of sociology Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 11–17 Skill: Factual 111) Discuss Emile Durkheim's study of suicide rates What were his findings and what were his conclusions? Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 9–10 Skill: Factual 39 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? 112) Discuss Weber's study of the rise of capitalism Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 11–12 Skill: Factual 113) Currently, there is a debate about the proper role of values in social research Identify the major issues that have contributed to this debate and discuss them Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 11–12 Skill: Factual 114) Explain the major historic contributions made by women and minority sociologists Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 12–13, 16–17 Skill: Factual 115) Using the three perspectives, symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict, explain the high divorce rate in the U.S Answer: Diff: 40 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Type: ES Page Reference: 17–19 Skill: Applied 116) Compare and contrast the five subfields of the social sciences Identify the focus of each and in what aspects they are similar Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 5–6 Skill: Factual 117) Explain what Weber meant by Verstehen and what Durkheim meant by social facts Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 12 Skill: Factual 118) Explain how the establishment of sociology as an academic discipline in Canada followed a different course from the history of sociology in the United States Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 13–17 Skill: Factual 119) Describe what Max Weber meant when he used the term modernity What led to the subsequent rise of postmodernism? 41 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Test Bank for Sociology A Down to Earth Approach 6th Canadian Edition by Henslin Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/ Part – What is Sociology? Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 20–21 Skill: Factual 120) Discuss how does queer theory differ from feminist theories Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 20–21 Skill: Factual 121) A major difference between the three major theoretical perspectives in sociology is the level of analysis Identify the focus of each perspective and explain how theorists from each perspective would explain homelessness Answer: Diff: Type: ES Page Reference: 22 Skill: Applied 42 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Canada Inc Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/