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New Perspectives MCQ

New Perspectives MCQ

1. Sociologists assert that individuals simultaneously influence, and are influenced by, society.

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Correct Answer: True

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2. One’s personal style is entirely a reflection of individuality.

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Correct Answer: False

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3. According to Simon Williams, sleep is the product of ______.

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Correct Answer: Complex social forces

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4. Today there are approximately ______ U.S. men between 25 and 34 who are single, divorced, or widowed for every 100 women in the same categories compared to ______ fifty years ago.

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Correct Answer: 126; 180

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5. Which type of suicide is likely to occur when one’s social environment is dysfunctional?

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Correct Answer: Egoistic

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6. What is sociology?

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Correct Answer: The systematic study of human societies

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7. Attributing people's achievements and failures to their personal qualities is known as a(n) _______ explanation.

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Correct Answer: Individualistic

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8. Which of the following issues would a sociologist be most likely to study?

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Correct Answer: Gendered disparities in labor market participation

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9. Who coined the term sociological imagination?

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Correct Answer: C. Wright Mills

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10. According to Emile Durkheim, suicide is a(n) ______ rather than a ______.

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Correct Answer: Manifestation of social changes; psychological defect

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11. The systematic study of human societies is known as

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Correct Answer: Sociology

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12. Ability to see the impact of _____ forces on our private lives is known as Sociological imagination

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Correct Answer: Social

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13. Way of examining human life that focuses on the immediate, everyday experiences of individuals is called

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Correct Answer: Micro Level

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14. Way of examining human life that focuses on the broad social forces and structural features of society that exist above the level of individual people is known as

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Correct Answer: Macro Level

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15. Individualistic explanation is tendency to attribute people’s achievements and failures to their personal qualities

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Correct Answer: True

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16. Type of suicide that occurs when people see no possible way to improve their oppressive circumstances is known as

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Correct Answer: Fatalistic sucide

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17. Type of suicide that occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group or community connections is known as

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Correct Answer: Egoistic sucide

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18. Comparative method is research technique that compares existing official statistics and historical records across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon

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Correct Answer: True

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19. Type of suicide that occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and people feel hopeless and disillusioned is known as

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Correct Answer: Anomic suicide

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20. Type of suicide that occurs where ties to the group or community are considered more important than individual identity is called

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Correct Answer: Altruistic suicide

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