Type:
Test Bank and Solution Manual
Resource:
Introduction to Sociology
Edition:
3rd Edition
Author(s):
OpenStax
OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e Test Bank and Reading Quizzes The assessments to accompany OpenStax Sociology 3e were developed to provide instructors and students with a basis for reviewing and assessing sociological concepts, terms, theories, contributors, applications, and situations. In response to requests for additional and varied assessments, OpenStax is expanding on the assessment resources we provide. We are doing this with significant help from Dr. Nicolas Simon and the students at Eastern Connecticut State University, whom we thank for their efforts and support of the text and the open community. Please note that OpenStax's efforts to provide more robust support are ongoing, and through generous donations from funders and the community, we will be expanding on these offerings, as described below. This package contains two types of question sets: 1. Test Bank: Mirroring the 2nd edition test bank and containing many of the same questions, the test bank has been updated to reflect terminology and some new questions in each chapter. 2. Reading Quiz Banks: Developed by Dr. Simon and his team, these offerings are generally vocabularybased with some light applications/situational offerings. Note that many of the topics covered repeat across a few different styles of questions in each chapter, and they are designed to have instructors choose which offerings best meet their approach and preference. The reading quiz sets generally contain the following; • About 20-30 questions that are purely definitional, usually phrased in two manners for each term • About 20-30 questions that involve more detailed situations and people; these are also key-term based, but they have potentially a more inviting or meaningful set up. • About 10-20 questions on "sociology facts and figures," including correlating the sociologist to the concept, discussing specific publications, dates, quantitative information, and so on.
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Challenge/Higher-Level Questions: OpenStax is working with a number of faculty to augment these sets with more robust and higher-level multiple choice and short-answer questions. We intend for these to be released during Fall 2021. OpenStax Tutor: Sociology 3e is supported by OpenStax Tutor, an adaptive learning system containing thousands of multiple-choice (with feedback), open-ended (with rubrics), and multimedia-inclusive questions. Tutor integrates the textbook readings and offers instructors and students the ability to check their understanding, monitor progress, and enhance the learning experience through detailed reports and recommendations. Tutor also allows instructors to add their own questions and integrate with their LMS, and Learn more at tutor.openstax.org
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Test Bank Questions Chapter 1 1. What approach is often used to understand what’s defined as deviant within a society? a. Criticism b. Symbolic interactionism c. Constructivism* d. Antipositivism 2. Sociology is defined as the: a. Qualitative analysis of human phenomenon. b. Systematic study of society and social interaction.* c. Quantitative analysis of social transgressions. d. Theoretical examination of life’s origins. 3. Which of the following men coined the term positivism, and is widely considered the father of sociology? a. Auguste Comte* b. Karl Marx c. Max Weber d. Émile Durkheim 4. Please define C. Wright Mill’s sociological imagination. a. The theory that man evolved slowly over time. b. The process of analyzing human behavior based solely on statistics. c. A series of interviews asking subjects about their sleep habits and dreams. d. How individuals understand their own and others’ pasts in relation to history and social structure.* 5. A hypothesis can be defined as: a. A way to explain different aspects of social interactions b. A testable proposition* c. An attempt to explain large-scale relationships d. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them 6. The process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior (or, the concept that the individual and society are inseparable) is referred to as: a. Dynamic equilibrium 2
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b. Latent functions c. Dramaturgical analysis d. Figuration* 7. A paradigm can be defined as: a. Philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them.* b. The social ties that bind a group of people together such as kinship, shared location, and religion c. The consequences of a social process that are sought or anticipated d. Social patterns that have undesirable consequences for the operation of society 8. Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy’s argument fall under? a. Structural Functionalism b. Conflict Theory* c. Symbolic Interactionism d. Behaviorism 9. Alona is examining the impact of the 2011 Penn State scandal on student morale and school spirit by distributing number-scaled surveys in her Introduction to Sociology class. Alona is employing a _____ research method. a. Qualitative b. Pathos c. Logos d. Quantitative* 10. ____ believed that societies grew and changed as a result of the struggles of different social classes over the means of production and greatly favored ____. a. Durkheim; Communism b. Max Weber; Positivism c. Karl Marx; Communism* d. Comte; Antipositivism
11. Which theorist claimed that people rise to their proper level in society based solely on their belief in a meritocracy? a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber 2
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