Midpoint Pretest Quiz

4. Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system?

• A. feminist perspective
• B. theoretical perspective
• C. interactionist perspective
• D. functionalist perspective

5. A _____ perspective focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change.

• A. historical
• B. latent
• C. theoretical
• D. conflict

10. Which are examples of social interaction that take place throughout the world?

• A. exchange and competition
• B. conflict and accommodation
• C. both a and b
• D. neither a nor b

3. This French philosopher is considered by many to be the founder of sociology.

• A. Auguste Comte
• B. Émile Durkheim
• C. Karl Marx
• D. Herbert Spencer

1. The social science that studies human society and social behavior is

• A. sociology
• B. psychology
• C. anthropology
• D. political science.

6. Which perspective focuses on gender inequality?

• A. conflict perspective
• B. feminist perspective
• C. interactionist perspective
• D. theoretical perspective

7. What is the main focus of an interactionist perspective?

• A. how individuals interact with one another in society
• B. how various elements of a society function together as a whole
• C. how forces in society promote competition and change
• D. how society explains relationships

2. Which statement best describes the social sciences?

• A. observable facts or events that involve human society
• B. descriptions of how people relate to one another and influence each other’s behavior
• C. hidden meanings behind human actions
• D. disciplines that study human social behavior and functions of human society in a scientific manner

8. What is a group of interdependent people who share a common culture and feeling of unity?

• A. society
• B. universal class
• C. more
• D. culture

9. Which shows the proper rank of norms, in terms of least serious to most serious?

• A. mores, folkways, laws
• B. laws, mores, folkways
• C. folkways, mores, laws
• D. mores, laws, folkways