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WorksheetsMajor Sociological Paradigms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are theoretical paradigms in sociology?
Models for how to think about things
Raw facts that interpret themselves
Assumptions about the social world
Perspectives on a certain topic
What is the difference between macro and micro orientations in sociology?
Macro focuses on large-scale structures, while micro focuses on individual interactions
Macro focuses on individual interactions, while micro focuses on large-scale structures
Macro focuses on social functions, while micro focuses on social dysfunction
Macro focuses on social dysfunction, while micro focuses on social functions
Who originated the structural functionalism paradigm in sociology?
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Max Weber
W.E.B. DuBois
What is a social structure according to structural functionalism?
Relatively stable patterns of social behavior
Manifest functions of society
Latent functions of society
Social patterns that disrupt the smooth operation of society
What are manifest functions in the context of education?
Intended and obvious functions, such as teaching knowledge and skills
Unintended and hidden functions, such as socializing students
Functions that disrupt the smooth operation of society
Functions that fulfill certain social functions
What is mechanical solidarity according to Durkheim?
Solidarity based on similarity and shared values among people who perform the same functions
Solidarity based on interdependence and cooperation among people who perform different functions
Solidarity that disrupts the smooth operation of society
Solidarity that fulfills certain social functions
What is a critique of structural functionalism?
It can be bad at dealing with change
It can ignore conflicts and inequalities in society
It can interpret bad things in society as having positive functions
All of the above
What is the central conflict in society according to Karl Marx?
Conflict between capitalists and workers
Conflict between different racial and ethnic groups
Conflict between women and men
Conflict between different social classes
What is historical materialism according to Marx?
The idea that the material conditions of society shape the social, political, and cultural aspects
The idea that the material world is dynamic and constantly changing
The process of change that involves three stages: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis
The way people produce and distribute goods and services
Who first stated race-conflict theory in sociology?
W.E.B. DuBois
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Max Weber
What does symbolic interactionism focus on?
How people use symbols to communicate meaning and create reality
How society is composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources
How social inequalities between women and men affect society
How large-scale structures shape society
What does symbolic interactionism understand society as?
The product of everyday social interactions
A complex system with different parts that work together
A struggle between different groups over scarce resources
A set of social structures that fulfill certain social functions
What does symbolic interactionism look at?
How people use symbols to communicate meaning and create reality
How society is composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources
How social inequalities between women and men affect society
How large-scale structures shape society
What did Max Weber focus on in his work?
People's individual social situations and the meaning they attach to them
Large-scale structures that shape society
The conflict between capitalists and workers
The social inequalities between women and men
What did Max Weber analyze in his book 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'?
How religious beliefs and values influenced the development of capitalism
How social inequalities are the result of conflict between racial and ethnic groups
How people use symbols to communicate meaning and create reality
How society is composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources
