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Sociological Perspectives Complete

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Intended and recognized consequences of some element of society
a)
latent function
b)
manifest function
c)
theory
d)
symbol
2.
Using e-mail has decreased the number of hand-written letters that people send to their friends and relatives. This is a ____ function of e-mails.
a)
static
b)
dynamic
c)
latent
d)
manifest
3.
Shopping on the Internet is convenient, and can save time. This is a ______ function of this type of shopping.
a)
latent
b)
static
c)
dynamic
d)
manifest
4.
The idea of seeing society as a theatrical play is ________________.
a)
Dramaturgy
b)
Latent Function
c)
Manifest Function
5.
"That's groovy." is an example of a saying that has changed throughout time. This is an example of _______________.
a)
Manifest Function
b)
Latent Function
c)
Social Dynamic
d)
Social Static
6.
Democracy in America is an example of ___________.
a)
Latent Function
b)
Manifest Function
c)
Social Dynamic
d)
Social Static
7.
"The world sees females as inferior to males." 
This is a statement made by a person who is following ________________.
a)
Conflict Theory
b)
Gender-Conflict Perspective
c)
Race-Conflict Perspective
d)
Symbolic-Interactionism
8.
People attach meaning to symbols, and then they act accordingly to their personal interpretation of these symbols.  Is know as?
a)
conflict perspective
b)
symbolic interactionist perspective
c)
functionalist perspective
9.
Focuses on the negative, conflicted, and ever-changing nature of society
a)
conflict perspective
b)
symbolic interactionist perspective
c)
functionalist perspective
10.
The sociological perspective only studies an individual’s behavior. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
 According to ________, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society. 
a)
symbolic interactionism
b)
functionalism
c)
conflict theory
d)
positivism
12.
"People of color are more likely to be incarcerated than white people" is a statement made by a _________________ sociologist.
a)
Race-Conflict
b)
Gender-Conflict
c)
Conflict
d)
Symbolic-Interactionist
13.
Society works as gears in an engine with each parts working together to make society run is an example of ___________.
a)
Functionalism
b)
Symbolic-Interactionism
c)
Conflict Theory
d)
Gender-Conflict
14.
Taking yourself out of society and looking at it from an alien's point of view is ___________________.
a)
Sociological Perspective 
b)
Sociological Imagination 
c)
conflict perspective
d)
functionalist perspective