Sociology Chpt. 1

_______ highlights the roles played by individual components within society and their collaboration in forming a cohesive entity.

• functionalism

• The conflict perspective

• positivism

• symbolic interactionism

_________ stress the idea that communication is possible as individuals share words, gestures, and physical objects with common meanings.

• Functionalists

• Conflict theorists

• Positivists

• Symbolic interactionists

Who proposed the concept of a classless society?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

In the _____________, those with the greatest power are regarded as the most esteemed individuals in society

• functionalism

• the conflict perspective

• positivism

• symbolic interactionism

According to Karl Marx, a communistic society would

• be composed entirely of bourgeoisie

• be made up of capitalists and the proletariat

• have a wide variety of social classes

• be classless

In a school, all students wear uniforms even though it is not mandatory. This behavior is an example of what?

• Individualism

• Nonconformity

• Conformity

• Rebellion

Who theorized the struggle between the capitalist and the working class?

• Robert Merton

• Karl Marx

• Auguste Comte

• Herbert Spencer

Why is Harriet Martineau recognized as an early advocate for women's rights?

• She believed in the inevitable conflict between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie

• She advocated for equal pay for women

• She drew parallels between the oppression of women and slavery

• She believed that women should be free to determine their own social class

Who was concerned about the exploitation of the lower class?

• John Dewey

• George Herbert Mead

• Jane Adams

• Robert E. Park

According to Karl Marx, why is class struggle inevitable?

• Because social interdependence always leads to social unrest

• Because workers will eventually rise against the capitalists, similar to how slaves rebelled against their owners

• Because Social Darwinism suggests that a classless society is the most stable

• Because latent functions outnumber manifest functions