1. Chapter 01
Discover Sociology

2. Sociology
A. Is scientific B. Is not concerned with answering the question why C. Does not adhere to the principle of social embeddedness D. Does not prepare students for a range of careers E. Does not use research methods
ANSWER: A

3. ___ involves seeing how personal troubles and public issues are related.
A. Agency B. Structure C. Sociological imagination D. Critical thinking E. Anomie
ANSWER: C.

4. Structure can limit a person’s ___ by constraining or enabling social action.
A. Social imagination B. Agency C. Critical thinking D. Anomie E. Collective conscience
ANSWER: B

5. Norms are:
A. The people within society who are held up as role models B. Not part of shared culture C. A type of research method D. A form of critical thinking E. Accepted social behaviors and beliefs.
ANSWER: E

6. Positivists:
A. Make theories based on superstition and religion B. Are people who have made up their mind about an issue and refuse to ever change their beliefs regardless of the evidence presented to them C. Build knowledge based on facts alone D. Are sociologists who study the beneficial aspects of society E. Base their beliefs on metaphysics
ANSWER: C

7. Sociologists must employ critical thinking by being willing to ask any question, think logically, back up arguments with evidence, think about assumptions and biases, avoid anecdotal evidence, and admit when they are wrong or uncertain.
A. True B. False
ANSWER: A

8. Sociology’s roots can be linked with the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, industrialization, and urbanization.
A. True B. False
ANSWER: A

9. Harriet Martineau thought women’s equality was not necessary for a society to evolve to its full potential.
A. True B. False
ANSWER: B

10. A sociologist who studies smoking by examining who benefits and who loses from smoking would be employing a social conflict paradigm.
A. True B. False
ANSWER: A

11. Symbolic interactionists primarily focus on macro-level processes in society.
A. True B. False
ANSWER: B