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Sociology Introduction

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

Who, among the following coined the term 'sociology'?

Emile Durkheim

Auguste Comte

Karl Marx

Max Weber

Conflict theory:

began with Durkheim when conducting fieldwork

sees society as system of highly interrelated parts that work together harmoniously

focuses heavily on inequality

focuses on the interaction among people

Each part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers to

Conflict theory

Symbolic interactionism

Functionalism

None of the above

Two major historical events that contributed to the emergence of Sociology:

Industrial revolution and Mass agriculture

Cultural revolution and Age of Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution

All of the above

Sociology is a study of

prehistoric societies

fossil record of human evolution

the ways that people are affected by and affect society

All of the above

Sociological imagination enables us to

challenge stereotypes

see how wider social forces connect with our personal biographies

challenges our basic impulses to see aspects of life as inevitable or natural

All of the above

Who, among the following is the founder of 'functionalism' in Sociology ?

Max Weber

Auguste Comte

Emile Durkheim

Karl Marx

Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system?

feminist perspective

theoretical perspective

interactionist perspective

functionalist perspective

Sociology is the scientific study of social structure

True

False

10.

What Perspective or "ism" looks at the working class and the rich?

Feminism

Interactionism

Functionalism

Marxism

11.

Who are the Bourgeoisie?

The working class

The rich/ owners

12.

Who are the proletariat?

The rich the owners

The working class

13.

Two "classes" according to Marx?

upper and lower

proletariat and bourgeoisie

poor and rich

nobles and clergy

14.

What best describes sociology?

Study of life

Study of the human body

Study of society or societies

Study of philosophy

15.

Society has an influence on an indidviduals personality and beliefs.

False

True

16.

Who coined the term, "survival of the fittest""

Auguste Comte

Charles Darwin

Herbert Spencer

Harriet Martineau

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Sociology Introduction

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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