Unit 1 Sociology Test

Who is considered the 'Father of Sociology'?

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

• Auguste Comte

Which sociologist believed in the concept of Social Darwinism?

• Harriet Martineau

• Herbert Spencer

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Jane Addams

Which sociologist focused on the idea of Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity?

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Jane Addams

Who founded Hull House and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931?

• Jane Addams

• Herbert Spencer

• Harriet Martineau

• W.E.B. DuBois

Which sociological perspective views society as an integrated whole?

• Positivism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

What is the process of social, cultural, and political integration of a minority into a dominant culture called?

• Urbanization

• Mechanical Solidarity

• Industrialization

• Assimilation

Which type of society is characterized by the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities?

• Hunting & Gathering

• Agrarian/Horticultural

• Pastoral

• Urbanization

Who came up with the idea of the Sociological Imagination?

• C. Wright Mills

• Robert Nisbet

• Julian Samora

• Harriet Martineau

Which type of society is based on the process whereby the economy shifted from being based largely around agriculture to being based on industry and manufacturing?

• Industrial

• Post-Industrial

• Industrialization

• Agrarian/Horticultural

Which sociologist believed that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation?

• Max Weber

• Emile Durkheim

• Auguste Comte

• Karl Marx