Test bank for sociology a down to earth approach 10th edition by henslin

A Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim B Karl Marx; Max Weber C Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer D Emile Durkheim; Max Weber Answer: C Diff: 3 Page Ref: 25 Skill: Knowledge 43 Mark views societ

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) The concept that describes opening a window into unfamiliar worlds that allows us to understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context is called

A) the sociological perspective (or imagination)

2) Which of the following elements did C Wright Mills attribute as being the one that sociologists would use

to explain individual behavior?

6) Of the following, which discipline is most appropriately classified as a natural science?

8) The first goal of each scientific discipline is to

A) explain why something happens

B) make generalizations about why things happen

C) look for patterns when things happen

D) predict what will happen in the future

12) The notion that only the fittest members of society deserve to survive and that social programs to help the poor will ultimately weaken the social order is a doctrine known as

14) The theorist who is sometimes referred to as "the second founder of sociology" was

A) Henri Saint Simon

A) Karl Marx; Sigmund Freud; Albert Einstein

B) Max Weber; B F Skinner; J Edgar Hoover

C) Karl Marx; Louis Pasteur; Albert Einstein

D) Frank Lloyd Wright; Jonas Salk; Sigmund Freud

18) The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in society were the and the A) nobles; peasants

24) The scientific method requires , repeating a study in order to compare the new research results with the original findings

C) to embrace the principles of society

D) to need for human companionship

27) What distinction did sociologist Frances Perkins hold in American history?

A) She was the first woman president of the American Sociological Association

B) She won a Nobel Prize for her work with poor women

C) She was the first woman elected governor

D) She was the first woman to hold a presidential cabinet position

Answer: D

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 16

Skill: Knowledge

28) Sociology first took root as an academic discipline at _ in 1890

A) the University of Pennsylvania

B) the University of Kansas

30) What did Robert E Park, Ernest Burgess, and George Herbert Mead have in common?

A) They were among the first faculty members in the sociology department at the University of Chicago

B) They were all sociologists who won Nobel Prizes for their work in social reform

C) They all established major disciplines in sociology while at Harvard University

D) They co-authored the textbook, Principles of Sociology

A) The Souls of Black Folk

B) White Over Black

C) The Philadelphia Negro

35) The American sociologist who focused on social analysis, developing abstract models showing how parts

of society harmoniously work together, was

36) Dr Zahn’s academic interest is analyzing various aspects of society and publishing his findings in

sociological journals In view of this, Dr Zahn is considered to be a(n) sociologist

describes Anthony's career path?

A) Anthony has been a pure sociologist

B) Anthony has assumed the role of being a basic sociologist

C) Anthony has been an applied sociologist

D) Anthony has been a social reformer

A) an understanding of who may have benefited from the change

B) an understanding of who may have been victimized by the change

C) a framework or context from which to view the meaning of the change

D) a macroanalytical focus of the extent and duration of the change

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 23–24

Skill: Application

40) Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely

A) Auguste Comte; Emile Durkheim

B) Karl Marx; Max Weber

C) Auguste Comte; Herbert Spencer

D) Emile Durkheim; Max Weber

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 25

Skill: Knowledge

43) Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups

competing for scarce resources Mark would be considered a(n) and John would be seen as a(n)

A) symbolic interactionist; functionalist

B) applied sociologist; functionalist

C) basic sociologist; applied sociologist

D) functionalist; conflict theorist

45) College provides a haven for several million potential workers who are classified as "students" rather than

"unemployed," which helps stabilize the job market This situation represents what Merton would describe

A) Sue is a social linguist

B) Sue is an expert in multiculturalism

C) Sue recognizes the importance of globalization

D) Sue is an expert in nonverbal interaction

A) the functions of the family

B) our culture's beliefs about marriage

C) the male-female power relationship

D) our attitudes about commitment

A) symbolic interactionists and structural functionalists

B) symbolic interactionists and conflict theorists

C) conflict theorists and structural functionalists

D) conflict theorists and symbolic interactionists

Answer: C

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 28

Skill: Application

50) Cindy is interested in how the movement of Maytag production plants and other industries from the Midwest to Mexico has changed the lives of thousands of unemployed workers and their communities Cindy is conducting a analysis

B) symbolic interactionism and structural functionalism

C) symbolic interactionism and the conflict perspective

D) No single perspective is best, so all three must be utilized

55) The American Sociological Association is promoting a policy that encourages politicians and policy makers to become more aware of the sociological perspective as a means to analyze and solve social issues This is referred to as

1) The corners of life that people occupy such as jobs, income, education, gender, age, and race are referred

to as the social imperative

8) Emile Durkheim identified the degree of social integration as the primary variable to explain different rates of suicide within different European nations

14) Despite her acclaimed research on social life, until recently Harriet Martineau was best known for

translating Comte's works on sociology into English

18) Sociologists who use the functionalist perspective stress how industrialization and urbanization have undermined the traditional functions of the family

1.3 Short Answer Questions

1) What is social location?

Answer: the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4

Skill: Knowledge

2) In addressing the sociological perspective, what did C Wright Mills mean by "history"?

Answer: Each society is located in a broad stream of events, giving it specific characteristics, values, and

4) What is the primary difference between the social and natural sciences?

Answer: The social sciences objectively examine human relationships and the social world The natural

sciences objectively observe and explore the world of nature and its lawful relationships

Diff: 4 Page Ref: 6

Skill: Analysis

5) The two goals of a scientific discipline are to and

Answer: explain why something happens; make generalizations that can be applied to a broader group

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 8

Skill: Knowledge

6) The prevailing ideas in society, the things that "everyone knows" as true, are collectively referred to as

Answer: common sense

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 8

Skill: Knowledge

7) What is the scientific method?

Answer: the use of objective and systematic observation to test theories

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 9

Skill: Knowledge

8) Herbert Spencer suggested that to help lower classes is to interfere with the natural process of "survival of the fittest." This concept was the key element in his view of the evolution of society, called Answer: social Darwinism

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 10

Skill: Knowledge

9) According to the Wall Street Journal, who were the three greatest modern thinkers?

Answer: Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 11

Skill: Knowledge

10) Why did Durkheim's research support the position that suicide was more of a sociological issue rather than one based on psychological theory?

Answer: He found that people are more likely to commit suicide if their social connections are weak, and

that suicide rates within countries and cultures remain constant, but differ considerably between cultures

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 12–13

Skill: Analysis

11) Karl Marx claimed that was the central force of social change, while Max Weber argued that was actually the central force of social change

Answer: economics; religion

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 13

Skill: Knowledge

12) What is the literal translation of the German word Verstehen as it was used by Weber?

Answer: "to understand" or "to grasp by sight"

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 15

14) What did C Wright Mills mean by the term "power elite"?

Answer: the top business, political, and military leaders who made the major policy decisions and were a

threat to the nation

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 21

Skill: Comprehension

15) Sociologically, what is the meaning of "symbols"?

Answer: the things to which we attach meaning, the key to understanding how we view the world and

16) Robert Merton's two classifications of function, both of which can help a system adjust, are called

and functions

Answer: manifest; latent

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 26

Skill: Knowledge

17) According to Karl Marx, what single element was the key to understanding human history?

Answer: class conflict

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 27

Skill: Knowledge

18) What are the similarities and differences between macro-level analysis and micro-level analysis? Answer: Macro-level analysis focuses on large-scale patterns of society Micro-level analysis focuses on

human behavior during social interactions

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 28–29

Skill: Evaluation

19) What term does the American Sociological Society use to describe the encouragement it gives to

politicians and policy makers to be more aware of the sociological perspective?

Answer: public sociology

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 30

Skill: Knowledge

20) What is globalization?

Answer: the erosion of national boundaries due to advances in communications, trade, and travel, placing

sociology as the unrivaled discipline on the world scale

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 30

Skill: Knowledge

1.4 Essay Questions

1) Define the sociological perspective (or imagination), cite its components, and explain how they were defined by C Wright Mills

Answer: The sociological perspective (or imagination) focuses on the groups and social contexts that

influence the ways in which people live, enabling us to grasp the connection between history and biography By history, Mills meant that each society is located in a broad stream of events

By biography, Mills referred to each individual's specific experiences

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 4

Skill: Analysis

2) What four social sciences does the author cite as those that are most closely aligned with sociology? What

is the fundamental emphasis of each?

Answer: The four disciplines are anthropology, economics, political science, and psychology

Anthropology focuses on tribal peoples and culture, a total way of life Economics studies the production and distribution of goods and services of a society Political science focuses on politics and its influence on governments, the way they are formed, and how they relate to other institutions in society The focus of psychology is on the processes that occur within the individual, inside the "skin bound organism."

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6

Skill: Comprehension

3) Briefly describe the four factors that contributed to the emergence of sociology as a discipline in the 19th century

Answer: The four factors contributing to the emergence of sociology were as follows: the Industrial

Revolution, the American and French revolutions, imperialism, and the success of the natural sciences in applying the scientific method in answering questions about the natural

environment The Industrial Revolution caused a great social upheaval in Europe as the shift from agriculture to factory production brought about many changes in people's lives These changes included an increase in urbanization, horrible working conditions, and the failure of tradition in providing answers for their life experiences Second, the American and French revolutions introduced new ideas about individuals' inalienable rights As a result, more democratic forms of governance were introduced and tradition no longer provided adequate answers for individuals Imperialism exposed Europeans to radically different cultures and brought up the question of why cultures differed And, with the success of the natural sciences

in answering questions about the natural environment by using the scientific method, some thought it logical to apply this method to questions about the social world

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 8–9

Skill: Comprehension

4) Trace the historical development of sociology in Europe, beginning with an explanation of positivism Conclude the answer with a brief description of the contributions of Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber

Answer: (Refer to the subsection on "Origins of Sociology.") Historical development should cover the

difference between science and tradition, and a discussion of pre-19th century thought and how

it challenged the traditional thinking of the feudal period It should include three main events that shaped sociology: the Industrial Revolution, the political revolution (American and French), and imperialism It should incorporate the influences of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization on society and human interaction, as well as positivism (the application of the scientific method to the social world)

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 8–13

Skill: Knowledge

5) Explain the development of social Darwinism, as well as the differences between this concept and the philosophical ideals held by most sociologists

Answer: (Refer to the subheading on "Herbert Spencer and Social Darwinism.") Herbert Spencer was

influenced by Darwin's work, On the Origin of Species, and the biological and evolutionary

importance of the "survival of the fittest," transferring this theory to a social philosophy with his concept of social Darwinism This concept rejected any notion of providing charity or helping the poor Sociologists in America would be especially appalled by the notion of social Darwinism because of their commitment to social reform European sociologists who were more theoretical also did not embrace the concept, and eventually social Darwinism was discredited

Diff: 5 Page Ref: 10–11

Skill: Synthesis

6) Based on the work of Karl Marx, what are the two classes in society? Define each

Answer: The two classes in society as defined by Marx are the bourgeoisie and proletariat The

bourgeoisie are the capitalists, those who own the means of production The proletariat refers to the exploited workers who do not own the means of production

Diff: 4 Page Ref: 11

Skill: Knowledge

7) Summarize the main points of Karl Marx's theory of class conflict