Theories of Sociology CFU

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

This theory explains how symbols can mean different things to different people.

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

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

• Feminist

• Theoretical

• Interactionist

• Functionalist

Society is constantly changing in response to social inequality and conflict.

• Functionalist Perspective

• Conflict Perspective

• Symbolic Interactionism Perspective

• Postmodern

Divorce rates have increased in the last 50 years because the power structures between men and women have changed.

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Functional Analysis

• Conflict Theory

Divorce rates have increased because the meaning of parenthood has changed in the last 50 years.

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Functional Analysis

• Conflict Theory

Divorce rates have increased in the last 50 years because women have transitioned from being primarily housewives to working outside the home.

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Functional Analysis

• Conflict Theory

Which of the three theories is the only micro theory that focuses on individual interaction?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

A necklace with a cross on it is an example of a cultural expression that would be most interesting to which sociological theory?

• Symbolic Interactionism Theory

• Structural Functional Theory

• Conflict Theory

• Social-Context Theory

Mr. Jones, a political science teacher, asks his students to study how social media can influence public opinion by 'following' famous activists, academics, and politicians on Twitter. While reading and exchanging each other's tweets, some classmates became close friends. The first scenario is an example of the project's ____ function, while the second scenario is an example of the project's _____ function.

• latent; manifest

• manifest; manifest

• manifest; latent

• latent; latent