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For SocietymmT hemBasics SixteenthmEdition

Chapterm1:mSociology:mPerspective,mTheory,mandmMethod

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Application:mamquestionmapplyingmsociologicalmknowledgemtomsomemnewmsituation 1 / 4

Analysis:mamquestionmrequiringmidentifyingmelementsmofmanmargumentmandmtheirminterrelati onship

Them279mquestionsminmthismchapter’smtestmbankmaremdividedmintomfourmtypes.mTrue/False mquestionsmaremthemleastmdemanding.mAsmthemtablembelowmshows,mtwo- thirdsmofmthesemarem“Recollection”mquestions,mandmallmofmthemmfallmwithinmthemlowestmthre emlevelsmofmcognitivemreasoningm(“Recollection,”m“Understanding,”mandm“Application”).mM ultiple- choicemquestionsmspanmambroadermrangemofmskillsm(almostmhalfmarem“Recollection”mquest ionsmandmthemremaindermaremdividedmamongmthemthreemhighermlevels).mShort- answermquestionsmalsomspanmambroadmrangemofmskillsm(fromm“Understanding”mtom“Analy sis”).mFinally,messaymquestionsmaremthemmostmdemandingmbecausemtheymrequiremanalys ismandmothermhighermlevelsmofmcognitivemreasoning.

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True/False MultiplemChoic e ShortmAnswer Essay TotalmQs Recollection 60m(70%) 71m(49%) 6m(19%) 0 137 Understanding 19m(22%) 22m(15%) 9m(28%) 0 50 Application 7m(8%) 30m(20%) 5m(16%) 3m(20%) 45 Analysis 0 23m(16%) 12m(38%) 12m(80%) 47

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Chapterm1:mSociology:mPerspective,mTheory,mandmMethod TRUE/FALSE mQUESTIONS

• MostmpeopleminmthemUnitedmStatesmmarrympartnersmwhosemracialmandmethnicmidentitymdiffersmfrommt

heirmown.

Answer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• Accordingmtomsociologists,mhumanmbehaviormreflectsmourmpersonalm―freemwill.‖ 2 / 4

Answer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• Sociologymismdefinedmasmthemsystematicmstudymofmhumanmsociet

y.mAnswer:mTrue

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• Sociologistsmfocusmonlymonmunusualmpatternsmofmbehavio

r.mAnswer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• Usingmthemsociologicalmperspective,mwemwouldmconcludemthatmpeople‘smlivesmaremmostlymamresul

tmofmwhatmthey,masmindividuals,mdecidemtomdo.

Answer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mModerate

SkillmLevel:mApplication

• Onmaverage,mcollegemstudentsminmthemU.S.mcomemfrommfamiliesmwithmabove-

averagemincomes.mAnswer:mTrue

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

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• EmilemDurkheimmprovidedmevidencemthatmcategoriesmofmpeoplemwithmweakermsocialmtiesmhavemlo

wermsuicidemratesmthanmpeoplemwithmstrongermsocialmties.

Answer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspective 3 / 4

DifficultymLevel:mModerate

mSkillmLevel:mRecollection

• InmthemUnitedmStates,mBlackmpeoplemhavemamhighermsuicidemratemthanmWhitempeo

ple.mAnswer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• InmthemUnitedmStates,mmenmhavemamhighermsuicidemratemthanmwom

en.mAnswer:mTrue

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• InmthemUnitedmStates,mWhitempeoplemhavemamlowermsuicidemratemthanmpeoplemwhomidentifymasmHispa

nic.mAnswer:mFalse

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• Peoplemwithmlowermsocialmstandingmaremusuallymmoremlikelymtomseemthemworldmfrommamsociolog

icalmperspectivemthanmpeoplemwhomaremwellmoff.

Answer:mTrue

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mModerate

SkillmLevel:mApplication

• U.S.msociologistmC.mWrightmMillsmarguedmthatmtimesmofmsocialmcrisismencouragemwidespreadmusemof

mthemsociologicalmperspective.

Answer:mTrue

LearningmObjective:mLOm1.1:mApplymthemsociologicalmperspectivemtomshowmhowmsocietymshapesmourmindiv idualmlives.

Topic:mThemSociologicalmPerspectiv

emDifficultymLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mRecollection

• C.mWrightmMillsmclaimedmthatmsociologymencouragesmpeoplemtomtakempersonalmresponsibilitymformsolv

ingmtheirmownmproblems.

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