A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. Globalization
D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
E. The rapid expansion of colonialism
Theory and Perspectives
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
Sociology is well-equipped to uncover the truth about social problems because of…………..?
A. its reliance on surveys
B. its theoretical grounding
C. its emphasis on careful reliable empirical research
D. its desire to solve problems
E. its reliance on government funding
According to Durkheim stronger social ties and religious affiliation…………..?
A. Increase the suicide rates
B. Decrease them
C. Have no effect upon them
D. None of these
Karl Marx is Best known for……………?
A. Conflict theory
B. Social change
C. Society and science
D. None of these
Evolutionary theory is of the view that society like biological organisms moves from………..?
A. simple to complex
B. complex to simple
C. Complex to more complex
D. None of these