Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

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. What was the name of the sociological tradition pioneered in Canada by Harold Innis and S.D. Clark?

Political economy correct incorrect

Political science correct incorrect

Political hygiene correct incorrect

Government sociology correct incorrect

Political history correct incorrect

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. Which sociologist is most associated with conflict theory?

Émile Durkheim correct incorrect

Karl Marx correct incorrect

Talcott Parsons correct incorrect

Robert Merton correct incorrect

Herbert Blumer correct incorrect

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. Who was Ibn Khaldûn?

A French scholar correct incorrect

An American scholar correct incorrect

An Arab scholar correct incorrect

A German aristocrat correct incorrect

An Indian philosopher correct incorrect

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. Which sociologist treated the topic of suicide as a "social fact" in his groundbreaking book?

Max Weber correct incorrect

Herbert Spencer correct incorrect

Émile Durkheim correct incorrect

Karl Marx correct incorrect

Erving Goffman correct incorrect

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. Durkheim found that, in nineteenth century France, suicide was correlated with which three factors?

Political ideology, religion, and military status correct incorrect

Marital status, religion, and military status correct incorrect

Religion, marital status, and political ideology correct incorrect

Military status, marital status, and religion correct incorrect

Education, religion, and social status correct incorrect

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. Sociology became an area of academic interest in Europe in which century?

Sixteenth century correct incorrect

Seventeenth century correct incorrect

Eighteenth century correct incorrect

Nineteenth century correct incorrect

Twentieth century correct incorrect

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. What did Karl Marx consider to be the root of conflict in society?

Gender correct incorrect

Sex correct incorrect

Religion correct incorrect

Age correct incorrect

Class correct incorrect

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. John Porter was the first Canadian sociologist who placed emphasized on the role of _______ in social stratification:

religion correct incorrect

sexuality correct incorrect

ethnicity correct incorrect

political views correct incorrect

personality correct incorrect

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. Which wave of feminism has focused on the issues of online shaming and sexual harassment?

First-wave feminism correct incorrect

Second-wave feminism correct incorrect

Third-wave feminism correct incorrect

Fourth-wave feminism correct incorrect

There is no consensus, some scholars think it is a fourth wave, others think it is an extension of the third wave, while others still disagree with the idea of "waves" altogether. correct incorrect

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. According to Michael Burawoy, when categorizing sociology based on the intended audience, which is NOT a type of sociology?

professional correct incorrect

critical correct incorrect

formal correct incorrect

policy correct incorrect

public correct incorrect

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. There is a distinctly Canadian approach to sociological research.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Herbert Blumer coined the term "symbolic interaction."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A good example of a totalitarian discourse is the American Dream.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A prison would be a good example of a total institution.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. It is now established that there is no co-relationship between age and approval of marijuana legalization.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Goffman's notion of "impression management" could easily be applied to a job interview situation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. According to Merton, latent functions are largely unintended and unrecognized.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Émile Durkheim coined the term "social fact."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Sociology has "natural" borderlines that separate it from other academic disciplines.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The fact that women pay more for their dry cleaning is an example of a "social pattern."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect