Classical Social Thinkers - II (Quiz)

Who was the prominent exponent of Functionalism in the United States?

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Talcott Parsons

• Georg Simmel

Who was affected by the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?

• Karl Marx

• Vilfredo Pareto

• Georg Simmel

• Piritim Sorokin

Which among these is NOT a pattern variable?

• Affectivity & Affective Neutrality

• Achievement & Ascription

• Particularism & Universalism

• Instrumental & Expressive

In Merton's theories, what is the meaning of "Innovation"?

• Goals - Accepted, Means - Rejected

• Goals - Accepted, Means - Accepted

• Goals - Rejected, Means - Accepted

• Goals- rejected, Means - Rejected

Where was Pareto's classification of elites as "Foxes" and "Lions" was taken from?

• Saint Simon

• Machiavelli

• Ludwig Von Mises

• Rousseau

Who focused on the form, rather than the content, of social interaction?

• Robert K Merton

• Talcott Parsons

• Georg Simmel

• Piritim Sorokin

They correspond to the permanent, unchanging instincts and sentiments of human beings. What are they?

• Ideational Culture

• Needs Dispositions

• Residues

• Forms of Interactions

Who among the following was a conflict theorist?

• Max Weber

• Georg Simmel

• Herbert Spencer

• Vilfredo Pareto

The term "Role" refers to?

• Position of an individual in a social structure

• The static aspect of a status

• Expected Behaviour associated with a status

Who founded the Department of Sociology at Harvard University?

• Talcott Parsons

• Piritim Sorokin

• George Herbert Mead

• Robert K Merton