Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

Which of the following terms refers to the body of knowledge concerned with the systematic study of different facets of our society, several social phenomena, and the effects of these occurrences on people’s lives?

• Humanities

• Natural Science

• Philosophy

• Social Science

What is the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?

• Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study.

• B. Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.

• C. Both fields concentrate on observing and understanding numerous social phenomena.

• D. Both studies explore the different laws of nature that govern our world through objective and experimental methods

Several intellectuals considered the use of philosophical approach in examining human societies as an unpleasant continuing impact of the past that is needed to be opposed by using critical reason, enlightenment, and, if necessary, revolution. Which of these intellectuals founded Positivism to study our societies?

• A. Auguste Comte

• B. Charles Darwin

• C. Herbert Spencer

• D. Karl Marx

Who initiated the studying of social facts?

• A. August Comte

• B. Charles Fourier

• C. Emile Durkheim

• D. Vilfredo Pareto

Which social science approach aims to expose the conflict caused by the existence of different social classes with different interests and encourages people to challenge the status quo and abolish social inequality?

• A. Marxism

• B. Symbolic Interactionism

• C. Structural Functionalism

• D. Psychoanalysis

Which approach sees society as a complex system where parts work together to promote solidarity and stability?

• A. Marxism

• B. Symbolic Interactionism

• C. Structural Functionalism

• D. Psychoanalysis

Which of the following refers to the value that extracted from the labor of the proletariat by the mechanism of capitalist exploitation?

• A. Exchange value

• B. Surplus value

• C. Labor theory of value

• D. Use value

Which of the following is true about symbolic interactionism?

I. It needs one lens to view the world.

II. It is focused on language and symbols in day-to-day life.

III. It includes the belief that reality is socially constructed.

• A. Statement I is TRUE.

• B. Statements I and II are correct.

• C. Statements II and III are correct.

• D. All statements are correct.

What is the importance of institutionalism to the economic condition of a state?

I. Ensures that resources are allocated effectively.

II. The poor and others with limited economic means are safeguarded.

III. The rich will have economic stability.

• A. Statement I is not correct.

• B. Statements I and II are correct.

• C. Statements II and III are correct.

• D. All statements are correct.

Bawal tumawid dito, may nakamamatay” a signboard posted on the national highway for warning all passers-by. Which of the following social science theories is applied in this situation?

• A. Marxism

• B. Symbolic Interactionism

• C. Structural Functionalism

• D. Psychoanalysis