10 mcq's

Question 1 (2.5 points)

 

Which social theorist developed the concept of social solidarity out of his study of people who committed suicide? 

Question 1 options:

Weber

Marx

Comte

Durkheim

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Question 2 (2.5 points)

 

Followers of which theory would be most likely to study the struggle for political power between different racial groups in a community? 

Question 2 options:

Symbolic Interactionism

Dynamic Equilibrium

Conflict

Structural Functionalism

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Question 3 (2.5 points)

 

Which of the following is a latent function of college education?

Question 3 options:

Participation in college athletics

Developing marketable skills

Gaining knowledge

Preparation for a future career

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Question 4 (2.5 points)

 

This theorist focused on economic conflict between different social classes as the most significant element of society. 

Question 4 options:

Simmel

Chafetz

Weber

Marx

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Question 5 (2.5 points)

 

Which theory would examine family communication around the dinner table to understand the roles of different family members in society? 

Question 5 options:

Conflict

Symbolic Interactionism

Structural Functionalism

Broken Windows

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Question 6 (2.5 points)

 

Which sociological theory is critiqued for focusing too much on the stability of society?

Question 6 options:

Conflict

Symbolic Interactionism

Dramaturgical Analysis

Structural Functionalism

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Question 7 (2.5 points)

 

Who is widely recognized as "the Father of Sociology"?

Question 7 options:

Marx

Simmel

Weber

Comte

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Question 8 (2.5 points)

 

Which of the following might be part of a symbolic interactionist study of suicide bombers?

Question 8 options:

Understanding the bombers' mindset about what it means to die for their cause

Examining institutional failure in the lives of potential bombers

Examining geopolitical conflict between groups over religious differences

Tallying the social, economic, and human cost of suicide bombings. 

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Question 9 (2.5 points)

 

Which of the following was NOT viewed by Weber as a factor that would keep people from revolting against economic inequality?

Question 9 options:

Legitimacy of the authority of people in power

Extremely high levels of inequality in areas other than economics

High levels of social mobility

Low rates of class difference

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Question 10 (2.5 points)

 

Followers of which of the following theories would be most likely to conduct research by interviewing small groups of people? 

Question 10 options:

Conflict

Symbolic Interactionism

Positivism

Stuctural Functionalism