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WorksheetsQUIZ W6, 7 & 8 (SOCIOLOGY)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Sociology is __________.
very narrow in scope
concerned with what one individual does or does not do
the systematic study of social behaviour and human groups
an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society
Sociological imagination is __________.
the systematic study of social behavior and human groups
an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society
concerned with what one individual does or does not do
an attempt to bring macro-level and micro-level analyses together
Which of the following thinkers introduced the concept of the sociological imagination?
Emile Durkheim
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
C. Wright Mills
Max Weber taught his students that they should employ which of the following in their intellectual work?
anomie
verstehen (value free)
the sociological imagination
microsociology
Robert Merton’s contributions to sociology include __________.
successfully combining theory and research
producing a theory that is one of the most frequently cited explanations of deviant behaviour
an attempt to bring macro-level and micro-level analyses together
all of the answers
Which sociologist made a major contribution to society through his in-depth studies of urban life, including both Blacks and Whites?
Robert Merton
W.E.B. DuBois
Auguste Comte
Charles Horton Cooley
In the late 19th century, before the term “feminist view” was even coined, the ideas behind this major theoretical approach appeared in the writings of __________.
Ida Wells-Barnett
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Jane Addams
Thinking of society as a living organism in which each part of the organism contributes to its survival is a reflection of which theoretical perspective?
the functionalist perspective
the conflict perspective
the feminist perspective
the interactionist perspective
Karl Marx’s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary __________.
functionalist perspective
dramaturgical approach
macro-level approach
conflict perspective
The Communist Manifesto was introduced by __________.
Karl Marx and Max Weber
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Charles Horton Cooley and Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels and Max Weber
In _________ 's hierarchy of sciences, sociology was the "queen" and its practitioners were "scientist-priests."
Herbert Spencer
Emile Durkheim
Ida Wells-Barnett
Auguste Comte
In Society in America, originally published in 1837, English scholar __________ examined religion, politics, child rearing, and immigration in the young nation.
Max Weber
W.E.B. DuBois
Harriet Martineau
Robert Merton
___________ adapted Charles Darwin’s evolutionary view of the “survival of the fittest” by arguing that it is “natural” that some people are rich while others are poor.
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Max Weber
Herbert Spencer
In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Max and Friedrich Engels argued that __________ who have no resources other than their labour should unite to fight for the overthrow of _________.
the proletariat, working class
the bourgeoisie, the proletariat
the proletariat, the bourgeoisie
the capitalist society, working class
The university’s role in certifying academic competence and excellence is an example of a(n) _________ according to Robert Merton.
macrosociology
manifest function
latent function
microsociology
Key concepts in functionalist perspective include __________.
manifest function, latent function, dysfunction
inequality, capitalism, class conflict
symbols, non-verbal communication, face-to-face interaction
equilibrium, feminism, social organism
Conflict perspective views the individuals as ________.
people who are socialised to perform societal functions
people who are shaped by power, coercion, and authority
people who manipulate symbols and create their social worlds through interaction
people who respect laws or disobey them based on their own past experience
The key proponents for structural functionalism are __________.
Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, Robert Merton
Karl Marx, W.E.B. DuBois, Ida Wells-Barnett
George Herbert Mead, Charles Horton Cooley, Erving Goffman
Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, Herbert Spencer
Symbolic Interactionism views society as _________.
stable, well integrated
characterised by tension and struggle between groups
active in influencing and affecting everyday social interaction
maintained through force and coercion
Macrosociology concentrates on _________ ; microsociology stresses __________.
large-scale phenomena or entire civilisations ; the study of small groups
fundamental or everyday forms of interaction ; the conflict or tension between competing groups.
the influence that groups can have on people’s behaviour and attitudes ; large-scale phenomena or entire civilisations;
the relationship between an individual and the wider society ; inequity in gender as central to all behaviour and organisation
