Consense, conflict, Structuralist and Social Action theories
Understanding Sociological Theories Quiz
Test your knowledge on key sociological concepts, theories, and prominent thinkers with this engaging quiz! Delve into the intricacies of structuralism, conflict theory, and social action, providing you with insights into how these frameworks shape our understanding of society.
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Which one of the following is most closely associated with Marx’s thinking?
Social Conflict
Social cohesion
Social facts
Which one of the following is not a feature of Weberian sociology?
Class
Party
Status
Late Modernity
An unequal society where men dominate women is known as:
Matriarchy
Patriarchy
Feminism
Structuralists are most likely to see the role of the individual in society as which one of the following?
A victim of social forces over which the individual has little control
The individual having choice and deciding their own role in society
The individual acting to create their own social circumstances
The individual operating without any social constraints
Functionalist sociologists believe:
Society is fundamentally divided by conflict between individuals and groups
Society is fundamentally based on a consensus around shared values
Society is fundamentally unstable and lacking in social harmony
Which one of the following is not associated with the functionalist view of social change?
Social change is generally a slow evolutionary process
Social change involves a process of structural differentiation
Social change is a rapid process brought on by escalating dysfunctions due to inherent social inequalities
Social change occurs when new functions emerge and society needs to adapt
Marx said that the relationship between the bourgeoisie and proletariat was characterized by:
Competition
Exploitation
Harmony
Shared values
The concept of hegemony is associated with which one of the following?
Althusser
Parsons
Merton
Gramsci
Which one of the following statements is a feature of interpretivist approaches in sociology?
Understanding human behaviour involves exploring the interpretations and meanings people give to their actions
Human behaviour is simply a response to external forces acting on people
Sociologists should concern themselves with the study of social facts
Society can be studied using scientific techniques similar to those used in the natural sciences
A symbol in sociological terms refers most closely to which one of the following?
Something which marks out and praises people for their exceptional qualities
Something that is in some way undesirable or demeaning
Something that stands for something else and to which individuals have attached some meaning
Something that exercises constraints over individual behaviour
Garfinkel’s experiments were designed to do which one of the following?
To expose people’s taken-for-granted assumptions and the rules they imposed on the world
To find out how easy it is to annoy people
To make people be more specific about their meaning
To reveal how people attach labels to things they encounter
Which one of the following statements would not generally be accepted by social action theorists?
Individuals have choice and can decide their own role in society
Individuals are victims of social forces over which they have little control
Individuals act to create their own social circumstances
Understanding society means adopting a micro approach
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