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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich perspective is the creation of E. Durkheim?FunctionalismConflict TheoryPsychoanalysisSymbolic Interactionalism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe _____perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations.FunctionalistConflict TheorySymbolic InteractionistStructuralist
- 3. Multiple ChoiceKarl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ____theory.ConflictFunctionalistStructuralistInteractionist
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIf I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice?Symbolic InteractionalismFunctionalist PerspectiveConflict TheoryFeminist Analysis
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich theory says that society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain balance?Functionalist TheoryConflict TheorySymbolic Interactionism
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich theory views society as composed of different groups and interests competing for power and resources?FunctionalismConflict TheorySymbolic Interactionism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the three theories is the only micro theory (focuses on individual interaction)?FunctionalismConflict TheorySymbolic Interactionism
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBelieved that all of history could be explained and was driven by class conflictKarl MarxEmile DurkheimHerbert SpencerMax Weber
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSet 1:
The survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called “natural selection,” or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life.Herbert SpencerMax WeberEmile DurkheimAuguste Comte - 10. Multiple ChoiceThis founder of Sociology is credited with bringing the idea of positivism to studying society.Herbert SpencerAuguste ComteJane AddamsEmile Durkheim
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich perspective would most likely suggest that educational inequalities are purposeful and set up to reinforce the position of those in power?functionalistconflictinteractionistfeminist
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their immediate, personal social settings and the remote, impersonal social world is calledsociological imaginationanthropologytheoryverstehen
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEach part of society works together for the benefit of the whole much like a living organism. This refers toConflict theorySymbolic interactionismFunctionalismNone of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Theory that society is a competition for limited resources.
Symbolic Interactionist Theory
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Pragmatism
- 15. Multiple Choice
A theory that focuses on the relationships among individuals within a society.
Symbolic Interactionist Theory
Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Pragmatism
- 16. Multiple Choice
Sociological Imagination
The ability to see the link between society and self
A particular point of view
The belief that knowledge should be derived from scientific observation.
Karl Marx
- 17. Multiple Choice
The theory that society benefits when each individual finds his or her own social class level without outside interference is called?
group conformity
group imagination
class conflict
social darwinism
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