WorksheetsSociological Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is considered to be the father of sociology?
Max Weber
August Comte
Carl Marx
Emile Durkheim
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who live in a defined area, share a culture, and who:
interact
work in the same industry
speak different languages
practice a religion
Which of these ideas does NOT correspond to the Structural Functionalism paradigm?
Society is well-oiled machine
Each institution has a purpose
Promotes stability and social order
Focuses on inequality
A supporter of Conflict Theory may compare social interactions to:
theatrical roles
animal behavior
human organs
television programs
In research, when the sociologist is subjective and value-based, they are practicing:
Interpretative sociology
Critical sociology
Positivism
Ethnography
If you are researching the effects of isolation in the socialization process, which method might be more useful:
Case study
Experiment
Survey
Participant observation
Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:
how people interact during social situations
how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values
a person’s internal mental state when in a group setting
a person's acceptance to a formal organization
Deviance is a social necessity since it reinforces norms by reminding people of the consequences of violating them. This idea is based on:
Structural functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
Positivism
Crime and deviance can be learned from the environment and enforced or discouraged by those around us. This idea is based on:
Structural functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
Positivism
A sociologist defines society as a group of people who live in a defined area, share a culture, and who:
interact
work in the same industry
speak different languages
practice a religion
In research, when the sociologist is subjective and value-based, they are practicing:
Interpretative sociology
Critical sociology
Positivism
Ethnography
If you are researching the effects of isolation in the socialization process, which method might be more useful:
Case study
Experiment
Survey
Participant observation
Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:
how people interact during social situations
how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values
a person’s internal mental state when in a group setting
a person's acceptance to a formal organization
Mary works full-time at an office downtown while her young children stay at a neighbor’s house.
She’s just learned that the childcare provider is leaving the country. Mary has succumbed to pressure to
volunteer at her church, plus her ailing mother-in-law will be moving in with her next month. She is having a conflict with her (a) in society.
The social position or category you occupy in society and that determines your identitiy and interactions refers to your:
(a)
Societies practice social control to maintain ________.
formal sanctions
social order
cultural deviance
labeling theory
Deviance is a social necessity since it reinforces norms by reminding people of the consequences of violating them. This idea is based on:
Structural functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
Positivism
Crime and deviance can be learned from the environment and enforced or discouraged by those around us. This idea is based on:
Structural functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
Positivism
