TEST BANK SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES The Essentials 8TH EDITION BY DIANA KENDALL 659 PAGES

TEST BANK SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES The Essentials 8TH EDITION BY DIANA KENDALL Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES The Essentials 8TH EDITION BY DIANA KENDALL TEST BANK SOCIOLOGY IN OUR TIMES The Essentials 8TH EDITI ON BY DIANA KENDALL 1CHAPTER 1 – THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE AND RESEARCH PROCESS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Knowledge: Remembering previously learned material 1. Identify Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Herbert Spencer, and explain their unique contributions to early sociology. 2. Identify Robert Park, George H. Mead, and W.E. B. Du Bois and their contributions to American sociology. 3. Know the six steps in the conventional research process, which focuses on deduction and quantitative research. Comprehension: The ability to grasp the meaning of the material 4. Understand the sociological imagination and explain its significance in interpreting people's actions. 5. Understand the emerging ideas embedded within postmodernism. 6. Know the ethical concerns in sociological research. Application: The ability to use material in new and concrete situations 7. Discuss what C. Wright Mills meant by the sociological imagination and know the reasons why using it will help you to better understand the social world. 8. Understand problem formulation in conducting qualitative research. Analysis: The ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood 9. Compare and contrast the field of sociology with other social sciences. 10. Explain industrialization and urbanization as events that contributed to the development of sociological thinking. 11. Compare Max Weber’s and Karl Marx's perspectives on society and social conflict. 12. Know the major assumptions of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism and identify the major contributors to each perspective. 13. Know the difference between quantitative and qualitative research and give examples of each. Evaluation: The ability to judge the value of material for a given purpose 14. Explain the major types of research methods and indicate their strengths and weaknesses. MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION 1. Sociology is defined as the __________. 33 Chapter 1 a. systematic study of human society and social interaction b. methodological analysis of groups and individuals c. scientific analysis of premodern people d. academic discipline that examines individual human behavior Answer: a Page: 4 LO: 4 2. A __________ is a large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. a. culture b. society c. nation d. country Answer: b Page: 4 LO: 4 3. __________ defines a relationship in which the lives of all people are intertwined closely and any one nation's problems are part of a larger global problem. a. Societal cohesiveness b. Universal cooperation c. Global interdependence d. International interlock Answer: c Page: 4 LO: 10 4. Environmental problems are an example of __________. People throughout the world share the same biosphere. When environmental degradation, such as removing natural resources or polluting the air and water, takes place in one region, it may have an adverse effect on people elsewhere. a. international interlock b. universal cooperation c. societal cohesiveness d. global interdependence Answer: d Page: 4 LO: 10 5. __________are problems that affect large numbers of people and often require solutions at the societal level. a. Non-personal troubles b. Non-private difficulties c. Public issues d. Societal woes Answer: c Page: 5 LO: 7 6. Which statement concerning suicide is false? a. White Americans have a higher rate of suicide than African Americans. b. One of the warning signs of suicide is if the person talks about it. c. People who commit suicide often fail to see the bright side of life. 34 Chapter 1 d. Children can learn how to harm themselves from the mass media. Answer: a Page: 6 LO: 4 7. Which statement concerning suicide is true? a. The rate of suicide is higher for older men than older women. b. Most people who attempt suicide remain suicidal throughout life. c. Older women have a lower rate of attempted suicide as compared with older males. d. There is no evidence that children under the age of 10 have taken their own lives. Answer: c Page: 6 LO: 4 8. On average, a suicide occurs in t...

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