Test Bank For Experience Sociology, 5th Edition By David Croteau, William Hoynes and Tara Stamm Chapter 1-17 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter Chapter 1 Student name:__________ 1) Which concept describes the processes of seeing and understanding the connections between
individuals and the broader social contexts in which they live? A) structural-functionalist theory B) social viewpoint C) sociology D) sociological perspective
2) Shaheen grew up in the middle class. For school, she volunteered at a soup kitchen and, for
the first time, met individuals her own age who had grown up in poverty. Instead of dismissing these individuals as lazy, she sought to understand what social forces worked to shape her life differently from those she met at the soup kitchen. This is an example of A) everyday sociology. B) the sociological perspective. C) a social viewpoint. D) doing sociology.
3) A sociologist would understand the phenomena of poverty by examining A) why individuals fail to find jobs that pay more. B) the ways that employment is structured. C) individuals' race, class, and gender. D) the neighborhood an individual lives in.
4) A sociological understanding of homelessness would include all of the following EXCEPT A) an individual's social status. B) the local employment structure. C) an individual's personal failures at locating work. D) stratification in the society an individual lived in.