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WorksheetsSociology Quizizz Unit 1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which of the following is not a social science?
Anthropology
Psychology
Chemistry
Political Science
Which perspective studies society by focusing on everyday symbols and interactions?
Functionalist
Conflict
Interactionist
Feminist
Who coined the term “sociology”?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Émile Durkheim
Which best defines sociology?
The study of individual thoughts
The scientific study of social behavior and groups
The study of natural features and processes
A set of personal beliefs about society
What is an example of a latent function of schools?
Teaching reading
Preparing for jobs
Creating friendships and networks
Giving out diplomas
Which perspective emphasizes how parts of society work together for stability?
Functionalist
Conflict
Interactionist
Queer theory
Which sociologist applied “survival of the fittest” to societies?
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Jane Addams
Robert Merton
Which best illustrates sociological imagination?
Seeing unemployment as only a personal failure
Linking job loss to the economy and technology changes
Believing divorce is just about two individuals
Ignoring how history shapes present experiences
Which sociologist studied “double consciousness”?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
W. E. B. Du Bois
Harriet Martineau
The term anomie means:
Disruption of society’s stability
Understanding people’s meanings
Normal social order
Social harmony through cooperation
Which best describes a manifest function?
A hidden consequence
An unintended effect
An obvious and intended outcome
A negative disruption
Which perspective emphasizes inequality in gender as central to society?
Functionalist
Feminist
Interactionist
Conflict
According to conflict theory, laws often:
Reinforce cooperation
Represent the values of all people equally
Reinforce the power of elites
Function as hidden symbols
Which sociologist focused on suicide as a social phenomenon?
Karl Marx
Émile Durkheim
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
What is verstehen?
Anomie during rapid change
Insight into people’s meanings and motives
Class conflict between workers and owners
A feminist critique of society
Which of the following is nonverbal communication?
Writing an essay
Nodding in agreement
Reading a newspaper
Speaking at a debate
Which sociologist is connected to the idea of symbolic interactionism?
Durkheim
Mead
Marx
Parsons
Which of the following is a dysfunction of education?
Teaching literacy
Unintended inequality through unequal school funding
Granting degrees
Building networks
Who co-wrote The Communist Manifesto?
Marx and Engels
Weber and Du Bois
Durkheim and Martineau
Mead and Goffman
Which best shows a conflict perspective?
Public punishments keeping order
Laws reinforcing class power
Shared meanings in gestures
Friends supporting each other
The sociological imagination lets people:
Focus only on their personal perspective
View their society as an outsider would
Ignore social influences on life
Focus solely on psychology
Which sociologist compared social life to theater performances?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Erving Goffman
Herbert Spencer
Which type of science studies physical features of nature?
Social science
Natural science
Psychological science
Political science
Who emphasized the importance of research to combat prejudice?
Weber
Du Bois
Marx
Comte
What is an example of how shared ideas shape behavior?
A person raising their hand before speaking in class
A person randomly interrupting others in public
A student ignoring classroom rules
A society with no traditions or norms
Explain how the sociological imagination helps people connect personal problems to broader social issues. Give one example.
27. Choose one sociological perspective (Functionalist, Conflict, or Interactionist). Explain how it would view the role of education.
28. How do social surroundings and shared ideas shape how people view themselves and the world? Provide one example.
