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Sociology Quiz1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This theory views society as a complex but interconnected system where parts work together as a whole.
a)
Structural-Functional Theory
b)
Social Conflict Theory
c)
Feminism Theory
d)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
2.
This theory views society as traditionally unequal between men and women.
a)
Structural-Functional Theory
b)
Social Conflict Theory
c)
Feminism Theory
d)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
3.
This theory views society as a system of groups that are not equal and this inequality generates change.
a)
Feminism Theory
b)
Structural-Functional Theory
c)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
d)
Social Conflict Theory
4.
This theory believes that through peoples interactions symbols are created that become part of society.
a)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
b)
Social Conflict Theory
c)
Structural-Functional Theory
d)
None of the above
5.
The human body would be a metaphor for which theory?
a)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
b)
Structural-Functional Theory
6.
Racism and competition in sports are examples of 
a)
Social Conflict Theory
b)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
7.
A necklace with a cross on it is an example of 
a)
Symbolic Interactionism Theory
b)
Structural Functional Theory
8.
Solidarity refers to how connected a person feels to others
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sociological imagination is what Sociologists use to imagine what could happen in the future
a)
True
b)
False
10.
These are needed in Social Sciences to help us understand and organize information from social findings
a)
memories
b)
theories
c)
pens
d)
none of the above
11.
1.  Who is the British Sociologist that came up with the term Social Darwinism _____________________.
a)
Robert Merton
b)
Talcott Parsons
c)
Herbert Spencer
d)
None of these
12.
An American Sociologist who believed manifest and latent functions should be considered when studying society 
a)
Robert Merton
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Auguste Comte
d)
None of these
13.
She was one of the first female sociologists and focused on the inequalities between the sexes.
a)
Jane Adams
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Harriet Martineau
d)
None of these
14.
A French philosopher who is considered the “Father of Sociology” and believed in establishing social laws.
a)
Auguste Comte
b)
Talcott Parsons
c)
Karl Marx
d)
None of these
15.
He was an American sociologist who believed the reason for poverty among minorities was the prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. He was also the first African American to receive a PHD from Harvard.
a)
John Bellamy Foster
b)
W.E.B. Debois
c)
Donald Trump
d)
None of these