Sociology 101 Question Bank
Course Introduction
Sociology 101 introduces students to the systematic study of society, social institutions, and social relationships. The course explores key sociological theories and concepts, including culture, socialization, social structure, deviance, inequality, and group dynamics. Students will examine how individuals and groups interact within various contexts such as families, communities, organizations, and societies. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, the course aims to develop critical thinking about social issues and the impact of social forces on human behavior.
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Sociology Ninth Canadian Edition by John J. Macionis
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Chapter 1: The Sociological Perspective
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Q1) Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following questions is the focus of the symbolic-interaction approach?
A) How is society held together?
B) How is society divided?
C) How do people experience society?
D) How do some people protect their privileges?
Answer: C
Q3) Who was the sociologist who distinguished between the manifest functions and the latent functions of social patterns?
A) Robert K. Merton
B) William Graham Sumner
C) Talcott Parsons
D) C. Wright Mills
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Sociological Investigation
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Q1) Replication is one way to assess the accuracy of existing research.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following statements about ethical research is included in the formal guidelines made by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the American Sociological Association?
A) Researchers must always perform their research several times in order to ensure its accuracy.
B) Researchers must disclose their sources of funding for the research.
C) Researchers must disregard the privacy of subjects taking part in a research project.
D) Researchers must ensure the research goals take precedence over the safety of subjects taking part in a research project.
Answer: B
Q3) Critical sociology both studies society and tries to bring about social change.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Culture
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Q1) Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which theoretical approach is linked to the philosophical doctrine of materialism?
A) the structural-functional approach
B) the social-conflict approach
C) the symbolic-interaction approach
D) the sociobiology approach
Answer: B
Q3) According to Seymour Martin Lipset, the traditional differences between Canadian and American values are
A) rooted in the past.
B) insignificant.
C) rooted in religion.
D) based on the languages spoken in each country.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Society
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Q1) According to Lenski, the term socio-cultural evolution refers to A) changes brought about by new ways of thinking.
B) changes created by ideas coming from other societies.
C) change that results from social conflict.
D) changes that occur as a society acquires new technology.
Q2) To compare societies at different times in history, Max Weber made use of A) ideal types.
B) stereotypes.
C) statistical rates.
D) rationality tests.
Q3) Max Weber described the features of rational social organization, pointing to all but one of the following. Which one is NOT part of his analysis?
A) Organizations become large-scale.
B) Self-discipline is important.
C) People in the workplace share highly personal relationships.
D) Technical competence is the key to getting jobs.
Q4) Forces of nature have the greatest effect on societies with the simplest technology.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Socialization
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Q1) Every stage of life is socially constructed in ways that vary from society to society.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Mead's model, which sequence correctly orders stages of the developing self?
A) imitation, play, game, generalized other
B) imitation, generalized other, play, game
C) imitation, game, play, generalized other
D) imitation, generalized other, play, game.
Q3) Childhood and other stages of the life course are defined in much the same way in all societies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The "id" in Freud's work represents the human being's basic needs, which are unconscious and demand immediate satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Industrialization brings with it a rise in the social standing of old people.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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Q1) Women often take the family name of men upon marriage. In sociological terms, this is an example of how language can be used to convey
A) power over others.
B) personal knowledge of others.
C) the importance of others.
D) marital norms in society.
Q2) A role set refers to
A) all the roles found in a society.
B) a number of roles attached to a single status.
C) all the roles that are similar in function.
D) a number of roles within any particular organization.
Q3) Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved.
Q4) Because men typically have more power in everyday interaction than women, they are more likely to intrude on the personal space of women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the Thomas theorem? Provide an illustration of how it works.
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Chapter 7: Groups and Organizations
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Q1) Which sociological concept refers to a number of weak social ties among persons who have little common identity and little interaction?
A) primary group
B) triad
C) network
D) dyad
Q2) Generally, people in secondary relationships think of others as a means to some end.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the "opposing trends" that are shaping the future of organizations in Canada. Why are workers in some large organizations rewarded for developing their creativity and imagination, whereas those in other organizations are prevented from doing anything other than what they are told?
Q4) Which type of formal organization is sometimes called a "voluntary association"?
A) normative organizations
B) coercive organizations
C) utilitarian organizations
D) punitive organizations
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Chapter 8: Sexuality and Society
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Q1) The fact that many people are bisexual demonstrates that sexual orientation is often not clear-cut.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gender reassignment is always voluntary.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In what regions of the world do people make the most and least use of birth control technology? Can you explain this pattern?
Q4) The sexual counter-revolution began in the United States in
A) 1920.
B) 1960.
C) 1980.
D) 1995.
Q5) Which of the following statements is a widespread-but false-idea about rape?
A) Many rapes take place in the home.
B) Women who are raped must have encouraged their attackers.
C) Men who rape are interested in power rather than sex.
D) "Date rape" is a common problem on college campuses.
Q6) What are several functions of the incest taboo for society as a whole?
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Chapter 9: Deviance
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Q1) Crime is only one type of deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz charges that the label of "insanity" is widely applied to behaviour that is actually only "different."
A)True
B)False
Q3) If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish which of the following?
A) deterrence
B) retribution
C) social protection
D) rehabilitation
Q4) Robert Merton claimed that the "strains of masculinity" are one important cause of crime.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.
Q6) What is criminal recidivism?
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Chapter 10: Social Stratification
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Q1) Looking around the world today, income inequality is greatest in which of the following regions?
A) North America
B) Latin America
C) Europe
D) China
Q2) Compared to Canadian society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.
A)True
B)False
Q3) State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.
Q4) Compared with people in Canada, people in Great Britain are more likely to experience social mobility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?
A) A new set of social classes is gradually emerging.
B) There is no longer any social inequality.
C) Social standing reflects only a person's position in the Communist Party.
D) China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan.
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Chapter 11: Social Class in Canada
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Q1) A good example of a person in the upper-upper class is
A) J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books.
B) Elizabeth II, the Queen of England.
C) anyone who is part of the "working rich."
D) the president of the United States.
Q2) In Canada, social class, race, and ethnicity are clearly associated.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Based on what you know about occupational prestige, which of the following statements is correct?
A) Most of the highest-ranked occupations in Canada are dominated by women.
B) Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations.
C) White-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige.
D) In Canada, occupation has little to do with social standing.
Q4) According to Karl Marx, which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?
A) the upper-middle class
B) the middle class
C) the upper class
D) the working class
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Chapter 12: Global Stratification
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Q1) With regard to the role of rich nations, dependency theory
A) agrees with modernization theory.
B) urges rich nations to invest in poor countries.
C) claims rich nations are to blame for global poverty.
D) claims rich nations prevent poor countries from "growing for export."
Q2) The concept of "colonialism" refers to the process by which
A) rich nations share advanced technology with poor countries.
B) some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others.
C) poor nations shake off control by other nations.
D) immigration helps to spark economic development.
Q3) Some critics claim that modernization theory
A) ignores how rich nations prevent the economic development of poor nations.
B) amounts to an attack on capitalism.
C) treats rich and poor societies as linked.
D) doesn't consider the ease with which globally weak nations achieve modernization.
Q4) CIDA has made the involvement of women in development a priority.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Gender Stratification
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Q1) Research shows that young males have less mathematical ability but greater verbal ability than young females.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males?
A) patriarchy
B) matriarchy
C) monarchy
D) oligarchy
Q3) Talcott Parsons described gender in terms of power relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Based on the map and discussion in the text, where would you go to find societies in which women's social power is lowest compared to that of men?
A) Europe
B) North America
C) Africa
D) South America
Q5) What is the importance of the term "glass ceiling?"
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Chapter 14: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) Discrimination is an unfair belief about an entire category of people.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is one reason sociologists consider the "scientific" racial types of Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negroid to be misleading and even harmful?
A) Every society's population is homogenous.
B) Various racial categories are genetically very dissimilar.
C) The skin colour of many different races ranges from very light to very dark.
D) Mongoloid is no longer an acceptable term to use.
Q3) Why do various racial and ethnic categories of the Canadian population have different social standing? Why do some categories surpass the national average in income, while others do not? Consider both cultural patterns linked to a category as well as the operation of the Canadian economy.
Q4) Prejudice and discrimination can be either positive or negative.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the impact of the existence of APTN on the lives of Aboriginal people.
Q6) Define race and ethnicity. How do they differ?
Q7) Discuss the social standing of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
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Chapter 15: Aging and the Elderly
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Q1) Social isolation is most commonly a problem for A) elderly men.
B) elderly women.
C) elderly men and women living with their children.
D) elderly men and women living with spouses.
Q2) Why is social isolation a greater problem for aging women than aging men?
Q3) In general, industrialization raises the relative social standing of the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What does industrialization do for life expectancy? What does it do to the relative social standing of the oldest people in a society?
Q5) Elder abuse is a form of family violence that often goes unreported to police. A)True
B)False
Q6) Older people typically report a loss of sensory abilities, such as hearing. A)True
B)False
Q7) How will the greying of Canada impact you? Be sure to include both positive and negative consequences.
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Chapter 16: The Economy and Work
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Q1) What are the three defining traits of socialism?
Q2) How does living within a socialist system shape everyday life?
Q3) Most people with jobs in the primary labour market would probably rather have jobs in the secondary labour market.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Canada is a capitalist society with socialist leanings.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The concepts "primary sector," "secondary sector," and "tertiary sector" refer to how productive a sector is in terms of economic value.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Dependency theorists see large corporations as
A) the key to meeting the needs of people in poor nations.
B) helping poor nations to develop local industries.
C) a major source of foreign investment for poor nations
D) intensifying global inequality.
Q7) What are the primary labour market and the secondary labour market?
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Chapter 17: Politics and Government
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Q1) Canada is a _______________ monarchy.
A) political
B) constitutional
C) traditional
D) postmodern
Q2) Capitalist societies base their claim to democracy on
A) people having personal liberty.
B) meeting the basic needs of all.
C) maintaining public order.
D) their high living standards.
Q3) An analysis of the history of Canadian political parties shows that
A) Tories have always been "anti-protectionist."
B) Grits have always been expansionist and pro-business.
C) of the minor parties that appeared on the scene since World War I, the CCF-NDP is the most long-lived.
D) in 1999, the Reform Party entered the political arena.
Q4) Define both authoritarianism and totalitarianism.
Q5) What is the difference between power and authority?
Q6) Who is and who is not likely to vote in Canada? How has Elections Canada tried to facilitate voting?
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Chapter 18: Family
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Q1) The "golden age of families" in the mass media was in the
A) 1930s.
B) 1950s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1990s.
Q2) The proportion of couples cohabiting in Canada more than doubled from 1981 to 2011.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Canada's total fertility rate as of 2012 fell below the replacement rate (2.1 children per woman).
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which country has the highest divorce rate in the world?
A) Canada
B) Sweden
C) Germany
D) United States
Q5) How did residential schools impact Aboriginal communities and families?
Q6) What are three social functions of the family?
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Chapter 19: Religion
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Q1) Churches place greater importance on the personal experience of conversion than sects do.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Confucianism is closely linked to the culture of the Middle East.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Religion is a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on what is sacred.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Animism is closely associated with which of the following societies?
A) industrial
B) European
C) Native American
D) agrarian
Q5) Christianity is one religion that has never experienced internal divisions.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the distinction between the sacred and the profane?
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Chapter 20: Education
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Q1) One latent function of schooling is establishing social relationships and networks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____________ directs attention to the ways in which formal education enhances the operation and stability of society.
A) Structural-functional theory
B) Social-conflict theory
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Ethnomethodology
Q3) Formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers is called A) instruction.
B) education.
C) schooling.
D) learning.
Q4) Although Canadians have long debated the value of quality of education, the debate has intensified over the past decade or two. Discuss some of the major areas of concern regarding the educational system today. Using examples, discuss such issues as school discipline, dropping out, value for our money, and academic standards.
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Chapter 21: Health and Medicine
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Q1) Holistic medicine seeks to change the focus of medical practice from treating symptoms of disease to preventing disease and promoting health.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following categories of people is especially likely to smoke cigarettes?
A) married people
B) divorced people
C) people with college degrees
D) people in the labour force
Q3) Which of the following had the highest reported death toll on Canadian citizens?
A) avian flu
B) swine flu
C) mad cow disease
D) severe acute respiratory syndrome
Q4) Describe the shortage of nurses in North America. What are several reasons for this shortage?
Q5) AIDS cannot be spread through sneezing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Population, Urbanization, and Environment
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the three strategies on which sustainable living depends?
A) bring population growth under control
B) reduce waste
C) conserve finite resources
D) reduce urbanization
Q2) Urban decentralization has led to all of the following EXCEPT?
A) an expansion of suburbs
B) the development of vast urban regions
C) the growth of edge cities
D) the growth of farming communities
Q3) In general, low-income countries grow as much from immigration as from natural increase.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 2012, the world was home to about how many people?
A) 7 billion
B) 6 billion
C) 900 million
D) 160 million
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Chapter 23: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements
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Q1) What is a "panic"? What is a "moral panic" (also called "mass hysteria")?
Q2) Fads are sometimes called "crazes."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which type of social movement seeks radical change in all of society?
A) alternative social movements
B) redemptive social movements
C) reformative social movements
D) revolutionary social movements
Q4) Mass behaviour is defined as collective behaviour
A) in the form of a riot or a mob.
B) involving people in a crowd.
C) among people spread over a wide geographic area.
D) involving powerful emotions.
Q5) Explain how technology can and has become an important resource for social movements. Use specific examples to strengthen your argument.
Q6) Contagion theory was proposed by Gustave Le Bon.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What is propaganda? Provide an example of propaganda.
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Chapter 24: Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and
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Q1) "Postmodernity" refers to societies transformed by the Industrial Revolution.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social change has as many causes as it has consequences. In this essay, identify and discuss several causes of social change, including cultural processes (invention, discovery, and diffusion), social conflict, ideas, and demographic patterns. Of these factors, which do you think is the most important? Why?
Q3) The class-society theory of modernity is based on the ideas of which of the following sociologists?
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Karl Marx
C) Max Weber
D) Ferdinand Tönnies
Q4) Modernization means that fewer people live in small, traditional communities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is modernity? How are modern societies different from traditional societies? Discuss the defining traits of modernity according to Tönnies, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.
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