Three Paradigms of Social Sciences (II - 11L)_

Three Paradigms of Social Sciences (Part II)

by ariel rivera

Multiple Choice

Positivist social scientists believe that instead of 'looking for the truth out there', 'we create our own truths.'

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Choose which is the most appropriate representation for structuralism-functionalism.

• Society as an organism

• Society is as set of symbols and meanings

• Society as a big conflict

Multiple Choice

Social facts exist externally to the individual and constrain the individual.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect staement

Multiple Choice

Institutions --- like education and religion --- are humanly devised constraints that can't affect human behavior.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

Which among these statements reflect a structuralist-functionalist approach in studying the concept of marriage.

• I will ask different groups of people on how they define and see marriage.

• I will take a look on how the church and government laws define and discuss marriage.

• I will compare how people from different SES define marriage

Multiple Choice

If the structuralist-functionalists focus on interacting structures to keep social order, conflict perspective sees conflicts among classes.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

Marxists believe private property is highly encouraged to achieve utopian goal.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

Which among these words DOES NOT describe social interactions under conflict theory?

• Conflict

• Harmony

• Coercion

• Power

Multiple Choice

Which among these statements DOES NOT reflect the conflict approach about political dynasties?

• monopoly of rich and powerful families over economic resources

• look at how laws and regulations protect the interest of the powerful class

• look at the history of how one family amass economic and political power. 

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Issues like racism, sexism, war, poverty, and even beauty standards can be traced back to the conflict of ownership of resources.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

An interpretivist believes that 'meanings' are highly individualistic and cannot be shared.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

Individuals don't have the capacity to change the meanings and so as their realities.

• Correct statement

• Incorrect statement

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is incorrect?

• Meaning leads to action

• Meaning could vary

• Meanings could change

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Max Weber's verstehen --- based on his work on Protestant Ethics --- means?

• A need to understand for the sake of understanding

• Understanding based on the collective consciousness

• Understanding the meaning of action from an individual's POV

• None of the above.

Multiple Choice

if I want to study cyclical poverty from the interpretive paradigm, I should...

• simply look at the income levels of different poor families

• conduct an in-depth interview amongst poor families