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Sociology Unit 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person is considered the "father of sociology".

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

August Comte

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Max Weber

2.

Due to this woman's tireless efforts to fight poverty in America, she was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in the field of sociology.

a)

Harriet Martineau

b)

Jane Addams

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Emile Durkheim

3.

This is the name for the historical time period when sociology was founded.

a)

Guilded Age

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Renaissance

4.

This is the term to describe the movement of many people from rural life to city life.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Verstehen

c)

Positivism

d)

Urbanization

5.

According to Marx, these are the two main groups that come into conflict in society.

a)

Bourgeoisie & Proletariat

b)

First class & Second class

c)

Society & Politicians

d)

Immigrants & Natives

6.

This theory is based on inequality and struggle for power.

a)

Conflict

b)

Symbolic Interactionism

c)

Functionalism

7.

Power is the central theme of this perspective.

a)

Conflict

b)

Symbolic Interactionism

c)

Functionalism

8.

This is another term for "point of view".

a)

Perspective

b)

Proletariat

c)

Verstehen

d)

Positivism

9.

This term describes the patterned interactions of people in social relationships.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Theoretical Perspective

c)

Social Structure

d)

Positivism

10.

Without using this, students will be unable to see the connections of their personal lives to events within society.

a)

Verstehen

b)

Sociological Imagination

c)

Positivism

d)

Social Structure

11.

The intended and recognized functions within society are referred to as being this.

a)

Manifest

b)

Latent

c)

Obvious

d)

Inane

12.

The study of social change is referred to as this.

a)

Manifest

b)

Latent

c)

Social Dynamics

d)

Social Statics

13.

The use of census data collected by the US government to determine the average income of people in your city is an example of...

a)

causation

b)

correlation

c)

secondary analysis

d)

case study

14.

An identifiable relationship between two variables is a __?__.

a)

hypothesis

b)

causation

c)

correlation

d)

population

15.
Marx's term for the struggle between capitalists and workers
a)
conflict theory
b)
theory
c)
class conflict
d)
values
16.
a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another 
a)
sociological perspective
b)
functional analysis
c)
theory
d)
symbolic interactionism
17.
Which theory states that society is a group of parts that work together for the greater good?
a)
Functional
b)
Conflict
c)
Symbolic
d)
Eastern
18.
When you try to understand your friend's feelings by placing yourself in her situation, you are using...
a)
Verstehen
b)
Positivism
c)
Rationalization
d)
Conformity
19.

The consequences that harm a society are known as:

a)

Manifest Behavior

b)

Latent Behavior

c)

A Function

d)

A Dysfunction

20.

A behavior that is unintended/not obvious is know as a ________________ behavior.

a)

Manifest

b)

Latent

c)

Functional

d)

Dysfunctional

21.

Anything that stands for something else

a)

norm

b)

belief

c)

value

d)

symbol

22.

Not one sociological theory works alone. A combination of all three gives us the most complete understanding.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

W.E.B Dubois concerned himself with the rights of all African descendants no matter where they lived. He documented the experiences and contributions of Africans. This was called:

a)

the Pan African movement

b)

the Negro problem

c)

positivism

d)

Hull House