SOC 101_ Chapter 1 Homework

SOC 101: Chapter 1 Homework 1. Social forces are a significant focus of which discipline? ● a. History ● b. Political science ● c. Biology ● d. Sociology ✓ Topic covered in 1.0 Report a problem 2. Which of the following is an example of using one’s sociological imagination? ● a. Recognizing how people in diverse countries greet one another in different ways and wondering why ✓ ● b. Creating different hypotheses to explain an individual’s behavior ● c. Creating a story to explain social customs that make you uncomfortable ● d. Being in a new country and imagining what it would be like back at home Topic covered in current section Report a problem 3. It is a premise of sociology that people can be understood through which of the following? ● a. Through their social interactions and cultural contexts ✓ ● b. Through their personal biographies ● c. Through the individual psyches of members of a society ● d. Through the genetic makeup of all members of a society Topic covered in current section Report a problem 4. The Eastern Mediterranean region and Central Asia have _____ rate(s) of suicide than anywhere else. ● a. higher ● b. equal ● c. undetermined ● d. lower ✓ Topic covered in current section Report a problem 5. Which of the following statements is a description of sociology? ● a. A physical science ● b. A social science ✓ ● c. A sub-discipline of social work ● d. An applied social science Topic covered in current section Report a problem 6. Which of the following would be the focus of a political scientist? ● a. Consumer attitudes ● b. Governmental power ✓ ● c. Economic deprivation ● d. Social linguistics