Chapter 1 Test Yourself: Levels of Analysis

* not completed

. Sociologists are interested in historical trends because they want to understand

the difference between everyday people and exceptional people in history. correct incorrect

changes in structural patterns over time. correct incorrect

differences across societies in the same point in time. correct incorrect

how history and sociology relate as academic disciplines. correct incorrect

* not completed

. The level of analysis that a sociologist chooses to focus on determines

the time frame of the trends that the sociologist studies. correct incorrect

the size and scale of the objects that the sociologist studies. correct incorrect

the depth of description that the sociologist uses to detail the objects they study. correct incorrect

the willingness of a sociologist to admit his or her own biases. correct incorrect

* not completed

. A sociologist is interested in studying how older siblings aged 2-4 respond to the presence of a newborn sibling. She gets permission from 10 parents to come observe the moment when they present the new baby to the older siblings. What level of analysis is her research focusing on?

"public issue" sociological correct incorrect

microsociological correct incorrect

intermediate sociological correct incorrect

macrosociological correct incorrect

* not completed

. A sociologist is interested in studying whether states with higher rates of cigarette smoking also have a higher rate of alcohol consumption. She uses data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the federal agency responsible for collecting this data, to make this comparison. What level of analysis is she conducting?

"public issue" sociological correct incorrect

microsociological correct incorrect

intermediate sociological correct incorrect

macrosociological correct incorrect