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Sociology Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sociologist is known for developing conflict theory?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Merton

c)

Marx

d)

Mr. Jacobson

2.

What paradigm follows the approach of “all things happen for a reason”?

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalist

c)

Marginalization 

d)

Conflict Theory

3.

Who was the first female sociologist?

a)

Martineau

b)

Weber

c)

Bigelow

d)

Barnett

4.

Which sociologist was also one of the founders of the NAACP?

a)

Martineau

b)

Du Bois

c)

Weber

d)

Mead

5.

What paradigm works to promote stability and social order?

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Working Together

c)

Functionalism

d)

Interactionism

6.

Which of the following sociologists is German?

a)

Robert Merton

b)

C. Wright Mills

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Jane Addams

7.

Which of the following is NOT Comte’s three stages of society?

a)

Theological Stage

b)

Scientific Stage

c)

Social Stage

d)

Metaphysical Stage

8.

What is social structure?

a)

Any relatively stable pattern of social behavior

b)

The consequences of any social pattern for the operation of society as a whole

c)

A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability

d)

Any stable pattern of social theory

9.

What isn’t a sociology paradigm? 

a)

Functionalism 

b)

Symbolic Interactionism

c)

Social Relationship

d)

Conflict Theory 

10.

____ is a way of making sense of a certain situation, a way of seeing the world.

a)

Sociology

b)

Paradigms

c)

Sociological Perspective 

d)

Positivism

11.

Which of the following sociologists is American?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

C. Wright Mills

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber

12.

Which sociologist is considered to be the “father of sociology”?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Max Weber

c)

Auguste Comte

d)

Peter Berger

13.

Which sociologist is associated with manifest and latent functions?

a)

C. Wright Mills

b)

Robert Merton

c)

Herbert Spencer 

d)

Jane Addams

14.

The systematic and scientific study of human society is… 

a)

Paradigm

b)

Symbolic Interactionism

c)

Sociology

d)

Functionalism

15.

Which is the definition of Sociological Imagination?

a)

A framework for understanding social reality that places personal experiences within a broader social and historical context

b)

The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better

c)

A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability

d)

A framework for building theory that sees society as a product of the everyday interactions of individuals

16.

What is the belief that sociologists' efforts should be limited to researching the facts?

a)

Macrosociology 

b)

Pure Sociology 

c)

Applied Sociology

d)

Social Darwinism

17.

What is the practice of putting sociological skills and knowledge to use in the real world?

a)

Applied Sociology

b)

Microsociology

c)

Debunking

d)

Social Integration

18.

Which sociologist created the Sociological Imagination?

a)

C. Wright Mills

b)

Robert Merton

c)

Max Weber

d)

W.E.B. Du Bois

19.

Which sociologist won the Nobel Peace Prize? 

a)

Karl Marx

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois 

c)

Robert Merton

d)

Jane Addams

20.

Which theory relates to… An undesirable consequence that results when the structure of a social system is maladapted to the functions it is intended to perform

a)

Sociological Imagination

b)

Sociological Perspective

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Social Dysfunction