ATI Test Bank for Sociology A Global Perspective 8th Edition by Ferrante (2021), (A Grade), Questions and Answers, All Correct Study Guide, Download to
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1. Marx believed that was the first economic system that could maximize the immense productive potential of human labor and ingenuity.
a. capitalism
b. socialism
c. communism
d. democracy
2. Durkheim observed that as a society industrialized,
a. class conflict increased.
b. value-rational action guided behavior.
c. the means of production shaped life chances.
d. ties that bound individuals to one another changed in profound ways.
3. is the author of Suicide.
a. Emile Durkheim
b. Karl Marx
c. W.E.B. DuBois
d. Max Weber
4. From a sociological perspective, suicide is
a. an act of intentionally killing oneself.
b. the result of personal disappointment and sorrow.
c. self-hatred actualized.
d. the severing of relationships.
5. The term describes a state in which ties attaching individuals to others in the society are weak.
a. egoistic
b. altruistic
c. anomic
d. fatalistic
6. suicide occurs when people kill themselves because they have been cast into a lower status.
a. Egoistic
b. Altruistic
c. Anomic
d. Fatalistic
7. suicide occurs when individuals kill themselves because they see their futures as hopelessly blocked.
a. Egoistic
b. Altruistic
c. Anomic
d. Fatalistic
8. When people commit suicide, it is on behalf of the group they love more than themselves.
a. egoistic
b. altruistic
c. anomic
d. fatalistic
9. When people are cast into a lower status, they must reduce their requirements, restrain their needs, and practice self-control. This situation describes a(n) situation.
a. egoistic
b. altruistic
c. anomic
d. fatalistic
10. During World War II, Japanese pilots committed suicide by flying small planes into targets. This suicide would qualify as
a. egoistic.
b. altruistic.
c. anomic.
d. fatalistic.
11. A quilt maker may work years creating a one-of-a-kind object from fabrics saved or purchased and then give it to a special person. Weber would classify the quilt maker’s actions as driven by
a. rationalization.
b. specialization.
c. an emotion, such as love, loyalty, or revenge.
d. value-rational motives.
12. Max Weber focused on the Industrial Revolution and its effect on
a. the means of production.
b. social actions.
c. ties that bind individuals to one another.
d. the color line.
13. Weber maintained that with industrialization, behavior was less likely to be guided by
and more likely to be instrumental-rational.
a. efficiency or expediency
b. subjective meaning
c. tradition or emotion
d. rational thought
14. Max Weber maintained that the sociologist’s task was to focus on
a. social facts.
b. social action.
c. the broad reasons people pursue goals.
d. debunking “reality.”
15. If an individual pursues a college degree because everyone in his or her family going back five generations is college-educated, the action can be classified as
a. traditional.
b. affectional.
c. value-rational.
d. instrumental rational [Show Less]