A. a complex network of interaction at a micro-level
B. a source of conflict inequality and alienation
C. an unstable structure of social relations
D. a normative framework of roles and institutions
Sociology Mcqs
Post-modernist writers have argued that…………?
A. we live in a world of superficial fragmented images
B. no theory is better than any other anything goes
C. society has changed, and we need new kinds of theory
D. all of the above
Theories must be…………?
A. testable
B. formulated prior to research
C. based on pre-existing facts
D. exclusively sociological
E. issue driven
Sociological research frequently focuses on…………..?
A. religious integration
B. immigration
C. globalization
D. suicide
E. disadvantaged groups
Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?
A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. Globalization
D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
E. The rapid expansion of colonialism
Karl Marx emphasized ………… as a major factor in shaping social life ?
A. psychology
B. geography
C. economics
D. communism
E. social psychology
The fourth major perspective in sociology is ……………………… theory.
A. political economy
B. symbolic interactionist
C. conflict
D. feminist
E. functionalist
Conflict theory is heavily indebted to the work of………….?
A. Abell
B. Mead
C. Marx
D. Pareto
E. Parsons
Which sociological theory emphasizes the meanings that people attach to various aspects of reality ?
A. Symbolic Interactionism
B. Feminism
C. Conflict
D. Radical
E. Structural Functionalism
Conflict and feminist theories both focus on…………..?
A. consensus
B. subjective meanings
C. manifest functions
D. negotiated social orders
E. structured social inequality