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Sociology

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is sociology?

a)

It studies Humans and everything they do

b)

It studies human society and human behavior

c)

It studies humans and animals and human behavior

d)

It studies everything

2.

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

a)

global group

b)

society

c)

extended family group

d)

global village

3.

Durkheim's concept of _________ refers to how much people are tied to their social groups.

a)

social integration

b)

conflict theory

c)

revolution

d)

religion

4.

According to Max Weber, ________ is entirely reasonable.

a)

social integration

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

religion

5.

What society does Karl Marx believe in?

a)

social integration

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

religion

6.

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

a)

capitalist

b)

communist

c)

proletariat

d)

fascists

7.

_______________'s analysis of modern society centered on the concept of rationalization.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Max Weber

c)

Auguste Comte

d)

Emile Durkheim

8.

The __________ perspective emphasizes the social contexts in which people live.

a)

ethnocentric

b)

sociological

c)

natural sciences

d)

societal

9.

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

10.

__________ is the study of society and human behavior.

a)

Natural science

b)

Science

c)

Psychology

d)

Sociology

11.

Auguste Comte is credited as being the founder of __________.

a)

sociology

b)

economics

c)

modern science

d)

political science

12.

The __________ uses objective, systematic observations to test theories.

a)

naturalistic method

b)

commonsense method

c)

scientific method

d)

research-free technique

13.

Durkheim’s concept of __________ refers to how much people are tied to their social groups.

a)

social integration

b)

revolution

c)

conflict theory

d)

religion

14.

According to Max Weber, the key factor in society is __________.

a)

economics

b)

politics

c)

religion

d)

tradition

15.

In the eyes of __________, society consists of connected parts working together as a whole.

a)

symbolic interactionists

b)

conflict theorists

c)

functionalists

d)

George Herbert Mead

16.

Who was the founder of conflict theory?

a)

Robert Merton

b)

George Herbert Mead

c)

Max Weber

d)

Karl Marx

17.

The work of W. E. B. Du Bois, an African American, __________.

a)

was recognized as an important part of the foundations of sociology from the earliest times

b)

has been completely ignored until the present

c)

was rejected by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

d)

is recognized as important by contemporary sociologists

18.

This theory views society as a complex but interconnected system where parts work together as a whole.

a)

Structural-Functional Theory

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Feminism Theory

d)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

19.

This theory views society as a system of groups that are not equal and this inequality generates change.

a)

Feminism Theory

b)

Structural-Functional Theory

c)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

d)

Conflict Theory

20.

This theory believes that through peoples interactions symbols are created that become part of society.

a)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

b)

Conflict Theory

c)

Structural-Functional Theory

d)

None of the above

21.

Racism and competition in sports are examples of

a)

Conflict Theory

b)

Symbolic Interactionism Theory

22.
Sociological imagination is what Sociologists use to imagine what could happen in the future
a)
True
b)
False
23.
He was an American sociologist who believed the reason for poverty among minorities was the prejudice and discrimination in the U.S. He was also the first African American to receive a PHD from Harvard.
a)
John Bellamy Foster
b)
W.E.B. Debois
c)
Donald Trump
d)
None of these