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Sociological Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered to be the father of sociology?

a)

Max Weber

b)

August Comte

c)

Carl Marx

d)

Emile Durkheim

2.

A sociologist defines society as a group of people who live in a defined area, share a culture, and who:

a)

interact

b)

work in the same industry

c)

speak different languages

d)

practice a religion

3.

Which of these ideas does NOT correspond to the Structural Functionalism paradigm?

a)

Society is well-oiled machine

b)

Each institution has a purpose

c)

Promotes stability and social order

d)

Focuses on inequality

4.

A supporter of Conflict Theory may compare social interactions to:

a)

theatrical roles

b)

animal behavior

c)

human organs

d)

television programs

5.

In research, when the sociologist is subjective and value-based, they are practicing:

a)

Interpretative sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Positivism

d)

Ethnography

6.

If you are researching the effects of isolation in the socialization process, which method might be more useful:

a)

Case study

b)

Experiment

c)

Survey

d)

Participant observation

7.

Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

a)

how people interact during social situations

b)

how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values

c)

a person’s internal mental state when in a group setting

d)

a person's acceptance to a formal organization

8.

Deviance is a social necessity since it reinforces norms by reminding people of the consequences of violating them. This idea is based on:

a)

Structural functionalism

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Symbolic interactionism

d)

Positivism

9.

Crime and deviance can be learned from the environment and enforced or discouraged by those around us. This idea is based on:

a)

Structural functionalism

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Symbolic interactionism

d)

Positivism

10.

A sociologist defines society as a group of people who live in a defined area, share a culture, and who:

a)

interact

b)

work in the same industry

c)

speak different languages

d)

practice a religion

11.

In research, when the sociologist is subjective and value-based, they are practicing:

a)

Interpretative sociology

b)

Critical sociology

c)

Positivism

d)

Ethnography

12.

If you are researching the effects of isolation in the socialization process, which method might be more useful:

a)

Case study

b)

Experiment

c)

Survey

d)

Participant observation

13.

Socialization, as a sociological term, describes:

a)

how people interact during social situations

b)

how people learn societal norms, beliefs, and values

c)

a person’s internal mental state when in a group setting

d)

a person's acceptance to a formal organization

14.

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.

15.

The social position or category you occupy in society and that determines your identitiy and interactions refers to your:

(a)  

16.

Societies practice social control to maintain ________.

a)

formal sanctions

b)

social order

c)

cultural deviance

d)

labeling theory

17.

Deviance is a social necessity since it reinforces norms by reminding people of the consequences of violating them. This idea is based on:

a)

Structural functionalism

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Symbolic interactionism

d)

Positivism

18.

Crime and deviance can be learned from the environment and enforced or discouraged by those around us. This idea is based on:

a)

Structural functionalism

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Symbolic interactionism

d)

Positivism