Sociology Quiz

Who emphasized that people can communicate because they share words, gestures, and physical objects that have similar meanings to all of them?

• Symbolic interactionists

• Functionalists

• Positivists

• Conflict theorists

Which theoretical perspective emphasizes the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together to create a unified whole?

• Functionalist

• conflict

• symbolism

What are sociologists?

• Scientists

• Sorcerers

• Trains

• Ligers

Which theoretical perspective views media as a way for children to learn the meaning of values?

• Functionalist Theory

• Sociological imagination

• Social awareness

• Social Strain

Which theoretical perspective views socialization as a way for the powerful to stay powerful?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

What sociological perspective is Emile Durkheim associated with?

• Crime

• Family

• Education

• All of the above

What is the systematic study of human society called?

• Psychology

• Peoplogy

• Sociology

• Chemistry

What are the unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern called?

• Manifest functions

• Mathematical functions

• Latent functions

• Random ideas

1. The theoretical perspective that views socialization as a way for the powerful to stay powerful is

• Conflict perspective

• Positivism

• Functionalist

• Symbolism Theory

1. . _____________ emphasizes the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together to create a unified whole.

a.      Symbolic interactionists                                                          b. Functionalists

c.       Conflict perspective proponents                                          d.      Positivists

• Conflict Perspectives

• Functionalists

• Symbolic interactionists