On what grounds is feminism often criticised?
Correct answer B. It lacks objectivity
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The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of which kind of theory?
Correct answer D. Unilinear theory
What does Comte’s term positivism refer to?
Correct answer A. The precise scientific study of observable phenomena
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How did Durkheim define social facts?
Correct answer A. Ways of acting, thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin
How do structural functionalists describe society?
Correct answer C. A normative framework of roles and institutions
Weber identified four ideal types of social action: instrumentally rational, value-rational, traditional and which other?
Correct answer A. Affectual
What does the term feminist standpoint suggest?
Correct answer A. Studying society from the perspective of women
Max Weber’s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of what?
Correct answer A. Macro-level analysis
Why did Weber argue that all knowledge is value-relevant?
Correct answer B. Theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values
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Which statement about Max Weber is correct?
Correct answer A. He emphasised that under no conditions could a researcher allow his or her personal feelings to influence the interpretation of data
When a university becomes a place where people meet potential marriage partners, what is it performing?
Correct answer B. A latent function
Erving Goffman made a distinctive contribution to sociology by popularising which interactionist approach?
Correct answer C. The dramaturgical approach
Which modern perspective was inspired by Karl Marx’s view of class struggle?
Correct answer D. Conflict perspective
Which argument have postmodernist writers made?
Correct answer B. We live in a world of superficial, fragmented images