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WorksheetsTheoretical Perspectives on Society - Grade 12 Sociology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The theoretical perspectives provide different ways to look at society. Which perspective looks at society as a group of competing interests?
Symbolic Interactionism
Conflict Theory
Structural Functionalism
Which perspective cares about the distribution of power?
symbolic interactionism
functionalism
the conflict perspective
positivism
Which perspective looks at the contributions of each part of society and how these parts work together?
symbolic interactionism
the conflict perspective
functionalism
positivism
What do sociologists mean by theoretical perspective of society?
facts and data about society
opinions about how people should relate
consensus among all members of a group
assumptions about the workings of society
Which perspective states that in every society, we communicate due to shared words, gestures, and objects with similar meanings?
symbolic interactionism
the conflict perspective
functional analysis
positivism
Which of the following is NOT a theoretical perspective?
functionalist
sociologist
conflict
symbolic
It focuses on order and stability.
cultural
functionalist
manifest
conflict
A society rests on the consensus of its members- is an assumption of what perspective?
conflict
symbolic
interactionist
functionalist
Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________.
challenge gifted students
perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status
help students who need additional support
teach respect for authority
One of the feature of modern societies is
specialisation of work
face to face interaction of members
urbanisation and factory production
agricultural production
