Approaches to Sociology

Conflict theory:

• began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork
• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
• focuses heavily on inequality
• focuses on the interaction among people

Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to 

• Conflict theory
• Symbolic interactionism
• Functionalism
• None of the above

Sociology is a study of

• prehistoric societies
• fossil record of human evolution
• the ways that people are affected by and affect society
• All of the above

The _____perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations. 

• Functionalist
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionist
• Structuralist

If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice?

• Symbolic Interactionalism
• Functionalist Perspective
• Conflict Theory
• Feminist Analysis

The recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are known as _________

• manifest function

• latent function

• social function

• dysfunction

The human body would be a metaphor for which theory?

• Symbolic Interactionism Theory
• Structural-Functional Theory

Racism and competition in sports are examples of 

• Social Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism Theory

A necklace with a cross on it is an example of 

• Symbolic Interactionism Theory
• Structural Functional Theory

According to this theory, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• None of these