Sociological Theory

According to Marx, what are the means of production?

• the materials that people use to make things

• how jobs are divided up

• the relationship between worker and employer

• how things are made

In sociology, what does social class mean?

• People having the same social status measured by things such as job or income

• People having the same social status measured by things such as how tall they are

• People having the same marriage status measured by things such as job or income

• People having the same social status measured by things such as how many followers they have on social media

Who are the bourgeoisie?

• The ruling class

• The working class

• Where you buy bread from in France

• The middle class

Who are the proletariat?

• the working class

• the middle class

• the ruling class

• the elite

How did Marx define "labor"?

• A human's expression of life itself, an act of freedom, self-creation, individuality, and power.

• What people do only because they have to, regardless of the economic system. People do not like labor or work by nature.

• The pain men have to go through just like women to produce something of worth

Conflict theory:

• began with Malinowski when conducting fieldwork
• sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously
• focuses heavily on inequality
• focuses on the interaction among people

Conflict theory is grounded in the work of

• Harold Garfinkel
• Karl Marx
• George Herbert Mead
• None of the above

Who is known as the father of sociology for his coining of the term?

• Auguste Comte
• Herbert Spencer
• Emile Durkheim
• Harriet Martineau

Who conducted the first sociological study and discovered the importance of social integration?

• George Herbert Meade
• Herbert Spencer
• Emile Durkheim
• John Locke

This sociological perspective emphasizes the contributions (functions) made by each part of a society.

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism