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WorksheetsSOCIOLOGY UNIT 1: "The Sociological Point of View" Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions is called _____.
a)
Verstehen
b)
symbol
c)
dysfunction
d)
Ideal Type
2.
Societies use lots of symbols as meaningful representations of who they are collectively.
a)
Functionism
b)
Conflict
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
3.
Different groups compete to achieve their own interests rather than cooperate to benefit all.
a)
Functionalism
b)
Conflict
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
4.
In parts of the world, whistling during a performance means disapproval; in America whistling in good and booing is disapproval.
a)
Functionalism
b)
Conflict
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
5.
The scientific study of social structure; patterned social behavior
a)
Sociology
b)
Assumption
c)
Conformity
d)
Perspective
6.
Who coined the term “survival of the fittest”?
a)
Darwim
b)
Hobbes
c)
Freud
d)
Spencer
7.
Karl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ____theory.
a)
Conflict
b)
Functionalist
c)
Structuralist
d)
Interactionist
8.
The scientific study of social structure; patterned social behavior
a)
Sociology
b)
Assumption
c)
Conformity
d)
Perspective
9.
What is sociology?
a)
The scientific study of soccer players.
b)
The scientific study of human social behavior.
c)
The scientific study of urban gangs and violence.
d)
The acceptance of conventional social wisdom.
10.
Having a _________ refers to a person's ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives.
a)
conflict perspective
b)
social interaction
c)
symbolic interaction
d)
sociological imagination
11.
The Social science that studies anything related to the government is called _____.
a)
sociology
b)
psychology
c)
anthropology
d)
political science
12.
Which of the following was influenced by Charles Darwin?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Herbert Spencer
c)
Auguste Comte
d)
Emile Durkheim
13.
The social science that focuses on individual personality is called
a)
anthropology
b)
political science
c)
social psychology
d)
sociology
14.
negative consequence an element has for the stability of society is called _____.
a)
dysfunction
b)
function
c)
latent function
d)
verstehen
15.
social science that studies the choices people make in an effort to satisfy their wants & needs.
a)
anthropology
b)
history
c)
economics
d)
political science
16.
_____ is considered to be the founder of sociology.
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Auguste Comte
c)
Herbert Spencer
d)
Emile Durkheim
17.
A _____ is a positive consequence an element has for the stability of society.
a)
dysfunction
b)
function
c)
verstehen
d)
symbol
18.
sociological imagination is the ability to see the connection between the larger social world and our personal lives.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
Social science that studies past cultures & present simple cultures
a)
sociology
b)
anthropology
c)
history
d)
political science
20.
German sociologist who introduced the concept of "Verstehen".
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Max Weber
d)
Auguster Comte
21.
Related disciplines that focus on various aspects of society.
a)
social sciences
b)
hard sciences
c)
applied sciences
d)
Social Darwinism
22.
anything that stands for something else
a)
function
b)
symbol
c)
perspective
d)
ideal type
23.
anything that has a shared meaning attached to it.
a)
functions
b)
verstehen
c)
perspective
d)
symbol
24.
model of society based on "survival of the fittest".
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Symbolic interaction
c)
Darwinism
d)
anthropology
25.
Science focusing on society and social behavior.
a)
anthropology
b)
psychology
c)
political science
d)
sociology
26.
parts / elements of society that can be either manifest or latent.
a)
symbols
b)
functions
c)
perspectives
d)
ideal types
27.
How people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior.
a)
conflict perspective
b)
symbolic interaction
c)
ideal type
d)
functionalist perspective
28.
Theoretical Perspective that focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change.
a)
Functionalist Perspective
b)
Interactionist Perspective
c)
Conflict Perspective
d)
Social Darwinism
29.
Theoretical Perspective that was influenced by the contributions of Herbert Spencer & Emile Durkheim.
a)
Conflict perspective
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Functionalist Perspective
d)
Interactionist Perspective
30.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the term "verstehen"?
a)
perspective that emphasizes the use of symbols.
b)
Perspective that focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change.
c)
empathetic understanding of the meanings others attach to their actions.
d)
Ability to see a connection between the larger social world and our personal lives.
31.
Theoretical Perspective that emphasizes the use of symbols is _____.
a)
Functionalist Perspective
b)
Conflict perspective
c)
Interactionist Perspective
d)
Social Darwinism
32.
Which of the following statements correctly defines a theory?
a)
description of the essential characteristics of some element of society
b)
scientific way to correct a social ill.
c)
comparative study of various aspects of past and present cultures.
d)
systematic explanation of the relationship among phenomena.
33.
which of the following encouraged the study of Sociology?
a)
Russian Revolution
b)
C. Wright Mills
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
slow social change
34.
The theoretical perspective that was influenced by the work of Max Weber is _____.
a)
social darwinism
b)
interactionist perspective
c)
conflict perspective
d)
functionalist perspective
35.
Which Social Science studies the thinking of organisms?
a)
anthropology
b)
sociology
c)
political science
d)
psychology
36.
Which of the following was developed by the Sociologist C. Wright Mills?
a)
symbolic interactionism
b)
dysfunction
c)
sociological imagination
d)
verstehen
37.
Which of the following early Sociologists believed that the economy influences social structure?
a)
C. Wright Mills
b)
Max Weber
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Auguste Comte
38.
"Social Darwinism" is to Herbert Spencer as "Ideal Type" is to
a)
Max Weber
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Auguste Comte
d)
Karl Marx
39.
Studying the societal consequences of the development of computers would most likely be of interest to _____.
a)
conflict sociologists
b)
social Darwinists
c)
interactionist sociologists
d)
functionalist sociologists
40.
All of the following are the Three Major Sociological perspectives presented in Unit 1 EXCEPT _____.
a)
The Sociological Perspective
b)
The Conflict Perspective
c)
The Interactionist Perspective
d)
The Functionalist Perspective
41.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Sees competition over scarce resources as the basis of social conflict"
"Sees competition over scarce resources as the basis of social conflict"
a)
interactionist
b)
functionalist
c)
conflict
42.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Interested in the meanings that individuals attach to their actions and to the actions of others"
"Interested in the meanings that individuals attach to their actions and to the actions of others"
a)
conflict
b)
interactionist
c)
functionalist
43.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Sees various elements of society in terms of their functions"
"Sees various elements of society in terms of their functions"
a)
conflict
b)
interactionist
c)
functionalist
44.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Follows the tradition of Karl Marx"
"Follows the tradition of Karl Marx"
a)
Interactionalist
b)
conflict
c)
functionalist
45.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society"
"Focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society"
a)
conflict
b)
functionalist
c)
interactionist
46.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Sees social change as an inevitable feature of society"
"Sees social change as an inevitable feature of society"
a)
functionalist
b)
interactionist
c)
conflict
47.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Sees society as a set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system "
"Sees society as a set of interrelated parts working together to produce a stable social system "
a)
conflict
b)
functionalist
c)
interactionist
48.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Follows the tradition of Max Weber"
"Follows the tradition of Max Weber"
a)
conflict
b)
interactionist
c)
functionalist
49.
Which Theoretical Perspective describes the following statement:
"Follows the tradition of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim"
"Follows the tradition of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim"
a)
Functionalist
b)
Interactionist
c)
Conflict
50.
_____ was the founder of Sociology.
a)
Auguste Comte
b)
Emile Durkheim
c)
Herbert Spencer
d)
Karl Marx
51.
The sociological Perspective can lead to Sociological imagination.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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