Sociology Quiz

What is sociology?

• The study of social change

• The study of social structure

• The study of individual behavior

• The study of rationalization

What is sociological perspective?

• A view that looks at the behavior of individuals

• A view that looks at the behavior of groups

• A view that focuses on social dynamics

• A view that emphasizes competition and constraint

What is social structure?

• The patterned interaction of people in social relationships

• The study of social change

• The mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning

• The ability to see the link between society and self

What is sociological imagination?

• The study of social change

• The ability to see the link between society and self

• The mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning

• The study of social structure

What is social dynamics?

• The study of social change

• The mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning

• The patterned interaction of people in social relationships

• The ability to see the link between society and self

What is rationalization?

• The mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning

• The study of social change

• The patterned interaction of people in social relationships

• The ability to see the link between society and self

What is functionalism?

• An approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society

• An approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on their mutually understood symbols

• An approach that emphasizes the role of competition and constraint within a society

• An approach that emphasizes the study of social change

What are manifest functions?

• Intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society

• Unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society

• Negative consequences of an aspect of society

• The contributions made by each part of society

What are latent functions?

• Intended and recognized consequences of an aspect of society

• Unintended and unrecognized consequences of an aspect of society

• Negative consequences of an aspect of society

• The contributions made by each part of society

What is the conflict perspective?

• An approach that emphasizes the contributions made by each part of society

• An approach that focuses on the interactions among people based on their mutually understood symbols

• An approach that emphasizes the role of competition and constraint within a society

• An approach that emphasizes the study of social change