Sociology Module 02 Quiz

Which of the following theories focuses on how our behaviors are dependent upon the ways we interpret, make sense of, and define ourselves, others, and social situations? conflict theory symbolic interactionism psychoanalysis structural functionalism postmodernism

symbolic interactionism

Although functionalism is less popular today, what accounts for the strong appeal that it had for early sociologists? Functionalism helps to explain rapid change Functionalism helps to explain class conflict and inequality Functionalism is the least conservative of all sociological theories Functionalism helps describe the way we present ourselves to others on a face-to-face basis Functionalism helps to bring order to a rapidly changing and messy social world

Functionalism helps to bring order to a rapidly changing and messy social world

Which of the following is a major critique of conflict theory? It has a hard time explaining inequality It overemphasizes the importance of face-to-face interaction In focusing on conflict and change, it sometimes ignores the stable and enduring parts of society It overemphasizes continuity It fails to develop any theory of praxis that could help researchers put their theories into action

In focusing on conflict and change, it sometimes ignores the stable and enduring parts of society

Which of the following has NOT been offered as a critique of symbolic interactionism? It is unscientific, more like journalism than sociology It is astructural, and therefore unable to address the classic questions of sociology It is of extremely limited scope It has trouble understanding the meaning that individuals give to their actions It is apolitical, and therefore supports the status quo

It has trouble understanding the meaning that individuals give to their actions

Which of the following is a weakness of the sociological approach to everyday life? It accepts many things as true that it cannot verify or confirm It labors to grasp things everyday actors understand implicitly It cannot achieve coherence or be systematic. It is a practical, rather than a scientific, approach. It requires that you act like a local even when you really feel like an outsider.

It labors to grasp things everyday actors understand implicitly

In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Emile Durkheim argues that, in the past, religion was a powerful source of social solidarity. Why? Religion established authorities who had control over entire societies Different religions were constantly appearing and disappearing There were many arguments over which religion represented the truth Religion fostered interdependence and individual rights Religion reinforced collective bonds and cultivated shared moral values

Religion reinforced collective bonds and cultivated shared moral values

Functionalist theory is very concerned with the ways in which structures contribute to the stability of society. What is a structure? a social institution that is stable over time and helps meet the needs of society any aspect of society that generates conflict or change a class hierarchy part of the means of production an informal agreement between people over a wide geographical area

a social institution that is stable over time and helps meet the needs of society

What institutions does Max Weber believe characterize modern industrialized societies? churches central governments stock markets bureaucracies prisons

bureaucracies

Unlike earlier religious traditions, which attempted to determine the ultimate cause or source of reality, Auguste Comte developed positivism in order to: explain how class conflict drove social change argue that symbolic interactions between individuals were the basis for social life justify a particular kind of social system based on hierarchy and privilege develop verstehen, or understanding, of individual behavior identify laws that describe the behavior of a particular reality

identify laws that describe the behavior of a particular reality

Conflict theorists believe that arguments over values and beliefs have their roots in: division between urban and rural populations conflict between conservatives and liberals struggles over scarce resources and power longstanding philosophical debates differences in opinion that originate in religion

struggles over scarce resources and power