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Test Bank For Essentials Of Sociology 8th Edition By Weitz White
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Test Bank For Essentials Of Sociology 8th Edition By Weitz White
CHAPTER 1: THE STUDY OF SOCIETY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Sociologists are most inclined to explain behavior in terms of:
| a. | individual personality characteristics. |
| b. | roles and social structures. |
| c. | the biological differences between people. |
| d. | individual attitudes. |
ANS: B REF: 2 OBJ: 1.1
- Sociology is defined in your text as the systematic study of:
| a. | mental cognition. |
| b. | the biological difference between individuals. |
| c. | human social interaction. |
| d. | individual human behavior. |
ANS: C REF: 2 OBJ: 1.1 KEY: WWW
- A _____ is the expected performance of someone who occupies a specific position in a society.
| a. | role | c. | social structure |
| b. | status | d. | sociological imagination |
ANS: A REF: 2 OBJ: 1.1
- The ability to see the intimate realities of our own lives in the context of common social structures is what C. Wright Mills refers to as:
| a. | common human drama. | c. | the sociological imagination. |
| b. | the family. | d. | a social script. |
ANS: C REF: 2 OBJ: 1.1
- Public issues are different from personal troubles in that issues affect a:
| a. | few people and require personal adjustments. |
| b. | few people and require structural adjustments. |
| c. | large number of people and require personal adjustments. |
| d. | large number of people and require structural adjustments. |
ANS: D REF: 3 OBJ: 1.1