Society & Social Interactions Quiz

What was the basic structure of human society until about 10,000–12,000 years ago?

• Hunter-gatherer societies

• Pastoral societies

• Horticultural societies

• Feudal societies

Which type of society relied on permanent tools for survival and saw an explosion of new technology known as the Agricultural Revolution?

• Hunter-gatherer societies

• Pastoral societies

• Horticultural societies

• Agricultural societies

During which type of society did workers flock to factories for jobs and the populations of cities become increasingly diverse?

• Agricultural societies

• Feudal societies

• Industrial societies

• Post-industrial societies

According to Émile Durkheim, what did he call the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society?

• Collective conscience

• Class, status, and power

• Iron cage

• Habitualization

Which theoretical perspective stressed the necessary interconnectivity of all elements in society?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Habitualization

According to Karl Marx, what is the primary focus of his conflict theory?

• Collective conscience

• Class, status, and power

• Iron cage

• Habitualization

Which theoretical perspective was concerned with the important changes taking place in Western society with the advent of industrialization?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Habitualization

What did Max Weber describe as the final condition of humanity in a rational society?

• Collective conscience

• Class, status, and power

• Iron cage

• Habitualization

According to Charles Cooley, what do we base our image on?

• Collective conscience

• Class, status, and power

• Looking-glass self

• Habitualization

According to Robert K. Merton, what can even a false idea become if it is acted upon?

• Habitualization

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

• Looking-glass self

• Disenchantment of the world