Quiz on Sociology of Education

Who is the proponent of functionalism?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Ghassan Hage

Process of socialization starts ________

• As a member of the family

• as soon as the child gets into the school

• starts with interaction with neighbors

• starts by knowing the role in the society

According to which sociological theory, ideas of individual can change society

• Functional theory

• Symbolic interactionism

• Conflict theory

• Social exclusion

Through which social institution society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skill, values from one generation to another

• Family

• Economy

• Education

• Religion

The basic purpose of social institution is

• To satisfy the needs of the individual

• Specify and function

• Promote interdependence

• All the above

The basic purpose of social institution is

• To satisfy the needs of the individual

• Specify and function

• Promote interdependence

• All the above

Education is thought to serve as a mechanism for reproducing the class structure of society, thereby reproducing the privileges of the dominant culture.

• Functionalist

• Internationalist

• Marxist

• Materialist

At the macro level sociologists view education as getting affected by

• Social forces

• School administration

• Students and school

• Family

Which one of the following is an example for horizontal social mobility?

• Employment

• Social status

• Migration

• Income

Which of the following is not a factor affecting social mobility?

• Industrialization

• Modernization

• Satisfaction

• Legislation