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Sociological Perspectives Quiz

Test your knowledge of sociology with our engaging quiz designed for students and enthusiasts alike. Dive into the essential concepts and theories that shape our understanding of society.

This quiz covers topics such as:

Cultural elements
Functional paradigm
Cultural lag
Sociological imagination

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ExploringMind101

1) A belief, understood as a cultural element ...

A) It is impossible to prove scientifically

B) It is not necessary that it has been scientifically proven

C) It has never been scientifically proven

2) In relation to the functional paradigm, we can NOT say that ...

A) Conceives society as a self-regulated system, capable of returning to equilibrium in the face of dysfunctions or social crises.

B) Analyze mainly how societies change from their structural transformation processes

C) It would have a rather conservative character, while paying excessive attention to order and stability.

3) For Ogburn, cultural lag supposes ...

A) Tensions within the culture due to incoherence of some elements with others

B) A permanent conflict between the forces of change and the conservative forces

C) A harmonious situation where cultural elements fit in different ways

4) Wright Mills's sociological imagination refers to ...

A) Having the ability to imagine social scenarios in the near future to better understand the present

B) Have the ability to imagine how sociologists study society in order to go in search of the truth

C) Have the ability to understand how people's lives interact with history and social structures

5) Which of the features is NOT typical of a sociological perspective?

A) See what is general in what is particular

B) See what is normal in what is strange

C) See the other side of social reality as considered normal

6) Which of these elements is NOT an example of material culture?

A) The lid of a garbage can

B) A classical music CD

C) All are examples of material culture

7) The explanation of a phenomenon according to the cultural parameters of the society in which it occurs, involves an interaction ...

A) Etic

B) Emic

C) All the previous ones

8) The thesis of intercultural dialogue presupposes that the approximation of some cultures to others must be done starting from ...

A) An ethical interpretation

B) An emic interpretation

C) An ethnocentric interpretation

9) According to Grasci, cultural hegemony

A) Replaces repressive mechanisms with conviction mechanisms

B) It is always at the service of the dominant group with greater economic capacity

C) It implies a cultural uniformity typical of more advanced societies

10) Consider that the greater presence of African-American players in the NBA is due to the greater genetic predisposition of African-Americans by sports instead of academic tasks supposes ...

A) A functionalist interpretation

B) A naturalistic fallacy

C) A cultural interpretation of an ethical nature

11) Mores are ...

A) Customs and traditions of high moral content

B) Explicit or implicit rules of moral content

C) Celebrations designed to raise collective morale

12) According to the hypothesis of Sapir-Worf it is said of the language that ...

A) Language is not useful for cultural reproduction

B) The language expresses the mentality of a people

C) Language is performative, that is, shapes reality

13) What is the relationship of the human being with language, according to the hypothesis of Sapir-Worf?

A) The language faithfully reflects the physical reality

B) We perceive reality according to our linguistic structures

C) It is reality that creates our linguistic structures

14) Cultural universals, such as the family, are ...

A) Structures or social phenomena that are found in all cultures, being exactly the same in both

B) Structures or social phenomena that are found in all cultures, being equally functional in all of them

C) Structures or social phenomena that are found in all cultures, with the same function, although different form

15) It is NOT true that the functionalist paradigm ...

A) Investigate how the social structure contributes to the order and stability of the system

B) It is based mainly on the theoretical contributions of Emile Durkheim

C) It is an eminently micro sociological approach

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