Deck 1: A Day in the Life of Your Jeans: Using Our Stuff to Discover Sociology

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sociological imagination?

A) It helps us understand individual life outcomes.
B) It denies importance of individual choices.
C) It connects the individual and the social.
D) It allows us to understand society systematically.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A half of all the world's jeans are made in:

A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) The United States

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the textbook, which of the following is the most likely effect of living in a capitalist society?

A) Pressure to be politically active
B) Pressure to save money
C) Pressure to buy something new
D) Pressure to be in constant communication with one's friends

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Sociology emerged in part as an effort to understand the following social phenomenon:

A) anarchism
B) socialism
C) communism
D) capitalism

Question 5

Which of the following is an interest Marx, Durkheim, and Weber had in common?

A) Effects of industrial production on social cohesion
B) Importance of exploitation for industrial production
C) Effects of consumption on individual self-esteem
D) Importance of individual choices in political life

Question 6

Which of the following issues did Beecher Stowe, a famous critic of slavery, also write about?

A) Rights of workers
B) Rights of women
C) Rights of immigrants
D) Rights of gays and lesbians

Question 7

A sociological study has found that, while Americans perceive a visit to a fast-food restaurant as a way to get a super-quick meal, Asians are more likely to perceive it as an opportunity to relax and enjoy a social outing. Which of the following sociological thinking frames was used in this study?

A) Realist/idealist
B) Micro/macro
C) Material/cultural
D) Contemporary/historic

Question 8

Which of the following was instrumental in making jeans acceptable and popular for women to wear?

A) Civil rights movement
B) Women's rights movement
C) Prohibitive pricing of French designer jeans
D) Tariff protection of American denim production

Question 9

Maya believes that, although people's food preferences seem natural and innate, they are really formed by the cultural norms of their class and ethnic group. Which of the following sociological thinking frames is her belief most consistent with?

A) Local/global
B) Nature/nurture
C) Material/cultural
D) Realist/idealist

Question 10

Which of the following concepts expresses the importance of people's individual choices and actions to pursue individual goals?

A) Macro-structural analysis
B) Culture
C) Structure
D) Agency

Question 11

The textbook stresses that microsociological and macrosociological approaches are:

A) complementary
B) antithetical
C) identical
D) unrelated

Question 12

Define the sociological imagination and explain in what way(s) it is important for all who study sociology.

Question 13

Berger wrote that sociologists should strive to "see the strange in the familiar." Explain this statement.

Question 14

Describe the core themes of feminist perspectives in sociology, and how they shed light on the social world.

Question 15

What is the focus of the microsociological approach? Illustrate with examples from your own life.

Question 16

Define social location. What are the most important hierarchies influencing your social location?

Question 17

Compare the importance of structure and agency in the lives of a corporate CEO and a customer service representative (somebody who holds an entry-level position and deals with customers directly) in the same company.