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Foundations of Sociology

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the best description of sociology?
a)
The study of personal choices and behavior
b)
The study of cultures and ways of life
c)
The study of society and human behavior
d)
The study of personality and social behavior
2.
The idea that people ascribe meaning to things based on interactions with others and society is the main idea behind _________.
a)
Symbolic Interactionism
b)
Conflict
c)
Structural Functionalism
d)
Class
3.
This theory views society as a complex but interconnected system where parts work together as a whole
a)
Structural Functionalism
b)
Social Conflict
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
d)
Class
4.
This paradigm states that society is composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources.
a)
Sociological
b)
Structural Functionalism
c)
Conflict
d)
Symbolic Interactionism
5.
Which of the following is the unsought consequences of a social process?
a)
Manifest Functions
b)
Latent Functions
c)
Structural Functionalism
d)
Feminist
6.
Which best explains the relationship between psychology and sociology?
a)
Both focus on goods and services.
b)
Both focus primarily on the interaction between human populations.
c)
Sociology focuses on the group, while psychology focuses on the individual.
d)
Both focus on the theory of government.
7.
Negative consequences of an element of a system on society
a)
manifest function
b)
latent function
c)
dysfunction
d)
observation
8.
Which research design is an in-depth observation of one?
a)
Case study
b)
Experiment
c)
Survey
d)
Observation
9.
Power is one of the most important elements in social life.
a)
Conflict
b)
Structural Functionalism
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
10.
Symbols are crucial to social life.
a)
Conflict
b)
Structural Functionalism
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
11.
Societies are in relative balance.
a)
Conflict
b)
Structural Functionalism
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
12.

The father of sociology is

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Herbert Spencer

13.

Who developed the Conflict Theory?

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Herbert Spencer

14.

Functionalism came from the writings of

a)

Auguste Comte

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Herbert Spencer

15.

The study of human society & the ways groups interact with one another is

a)

Psychology

b)

History

c)

Economics

d)

Sociology

16.

Seeing the general in the particular is applying the

a)

Sociological Imagination

b)

Sociological Perspective

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

d)

Specialization

17.

Theoretical perspective that says society has parts with their own functions that come together as a whole is

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Symbolic Interactionism

18.

Theoretical perspective that says groups are constantly fighting over limited resources is

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Symbolic Interactionism

19.

During which major era was sociology created?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Communist Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

French Revolution

20.

A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) __________.

a)

global group

b)

extended family group

c)

society

d)

global village

21.

The __________ uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.

a)

naturalistic method

b)

commonsense method

c)

scientific method

d)

research-free technique

22.

The __________, according to Marx, were the workers who were oppressed by those who owned the means of production.

a)

capitalists

b)

communists

c)

proletariat

d)

fascists

23.

What does the German word Verstehen mean?

a)

To explain

b)

To investigate

c)

To understand

d)

To reject

24.

Who was the founder of conflict theory?

a)

Robert Merton

b)

George Herbert Mead

c)

Max Weber

d)

Karl Marx