Question 1

In several sentences, explain the focus of the symbolic-interaction approach.

Accepted Answer

The symbolic-interaction approach focuse

Question 2

C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense into laws of society. 
B)  people into supporters of the status quo. 
C)  personal problems into public issues. 
D)  scientific research into common sense. 
A)  common sense into laws of society. 
B)  people into supporters of the status quo. 
C)  personal problems into public issues. 
D)  scientific research into common sense.

Question 3

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits. 
A)  focus on the bizarre elements of society. 
B)  reject the familiar idea that people simply decide how to act in favour of the initially strange idea that society shapes our lives. 
C)  believe that people often behave in strange ways. 
D)  believe that even people who are most familiar to us have some very strange habits.

Question 4

The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  each belongs to a different category 
A)  low-income nations 
B)  middle-income nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  each belongs to a different category

Question 5

Sociological research may be interesting, but it is of little use in shaping public policy, including legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a woman reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  her preference for family size. 
B)  how many children she can afford. 
C)  whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society. 
D)  the desires of her husband. 
A)  her preference for family size. 
B)  how many children she can afford. 
C)  whether she herself was born into a poor or rich society. 
D)  the desires of her husband.

Question 7

A symbolic-interaction analysis focuses not on how individuals perceive a social setting but how what happens in that setting involves social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT contribute to Canadian sociology's concern with questions of unity, political movements, regionalism, environment, identity, diversity, and cultural expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada's massive size 
B)  Canada's distance from Europe 
C)  Canada's sparse but diverse population 
D)  Canada's proximity to the United States 
A)  Canada's massive size 
B)  Canada's distance from Europe 
C)  Canada's sparse but diverse population 
D)  Canada's proximity to the United States

Question 9

The structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction approaches are three basic theoretical approaches in sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

To say that a social pattern is "dysfunctional" means that it has more than one function for the operation of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Encouraging people to compete and strive for success are two of the _____ of sports.

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest functions 
B)  latent functions 
C)  dysfunctions 
D)  controlled variables 
A)  manifest functions 
B)  latent functions 
C)  dysfunctions 
D)  controlled variables

Question 12

The sociological perspective reveals that people's lives are mostly a result of what they decide to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Robert K. Merton, social patterns are always good, and have the same effect on all members of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the Middle Ages 
B)  about 1800 
C)  about 1900 
D)  about 1975 
A)  during the Middle Ages 
B)  about 1800 
C)  about 1900 
D)  about 1975

Question 15

Sarah is spending a summer living in another country where people have a way of life that differs from her own. A sociologist might expect that this experience would lead her to

Accepted Answer

A)  end up with a greater understanding of both a new way of life and her own way of life. 
B)  accept what people in Canada call "common sense." 
C)  assume that people's lives reflect the choices they make. 
D)  want to move to that other country, because their way of life is clearly superior. 
A)  end up with a greater understanding of both a new way of life and her own way of life. 
B)  accept what people in Canada call "common sense." 
C)  assume that people's lives reflect the choices they make. 
D)  want to move to that other country, because their way of life is clearly superior.

Question 16

Most of today's sociologists agree with Auguste Comte that science is a crucial part of sociology, but most also recognize that

Accepted Answer

A)  human beings are orderly and always accepting of structure and definition. 
B)  human behaviour is far less complex than natural phenomena. 
C)  no rigid "laws of society" hold everywhere and at all times. 
D)  the framework of society is a naturally occurring phenomenon which will play out the same across the world. 
A)  human beings are orderly and always accepting of structure and definition. 
B)  human behaviour is far less complex than natural phenomena. 
C)  no rigid "laws of society" hold everywhere and at all times. 
D)  the framework of society is a naturally occurring phenomenon which will play out the same across the world.

Question 17

Which of the following historical changes is among the factors that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  the founding of the Roman Catholic Church 
B)  the rise of industrial factories and cities 
C)  the power of tradition 
D)  a belief that our futures are defined by "fate" 
A)  the founding of the Roman Catholic Church 
B)  the rise of industrial factories and cities 
C)  the power of tradition 
D)  a belief that our futures are defined by "fate"

Question 18

Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sociology is useful training for any job that involves working with people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Herbert Spencer described human society as having much in common with

Accepted Answer

A)  animal societies. 
B)  planets and stars. 
C)  the human brain. 
D)  the human body. 
A)  animal societies. 
B)  planets and stars. 
C)  the human brain. 
D)  the human body.

Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective

In several sentences, explain the focus of the symbolic-interaction approach.

C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed

By stating that the sociological perspective shows us "the strange in the familiar," the text argues that sociologists

The nations of Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia fall into which of the following categories of countries?

Sociological research may be interesting, but it is of little use in shaping public policy, including legislation.

A sociological analysis of childbearing around the world suggests that the number of children born to a woman reflects

A symbolic-interaction analysis focuses not on how individuals perceive a social setting but how what happens in that setting involves social inequality.

Which of the following does NOT contribute to Canadian sociology's concern with questions of unity, political movements, regionalism, environment, identity, diversity, and cultural expression?

The structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction approaches are three basic theoretical approaches in sociology.

To say that a social pattern is "dysfunctional" means that it has more than one function for the operation of society.

Encouraging people to compete and strive for success are two of the _____ of sports.

The sociological perspective reveals that people's lives are mostly a result of what they decide to do.

According to Robert K. Merton, social patterns are always good, and have the same effect on all members of a society.

When did sociology become established as an academic discipline in North America?

Sarah is spending a summer living in another country where people have a way of life that differs from her own. A sociologist might expect that this experience would lead her to

Most of today's sociologists agree with Auguste Comte that science is a crucial part of sociology, but most also recognize that

Which of the following historical changes is among the factors that stimulated the development of sociology as a discipline?

Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.

Sociology is useful training for any job that involves working with people.

Herbert Spencer described human society as having much in common with

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