Question 1

Emile Durkheim's endeavour to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to:

Accepted Answer

A) Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives. 
B) Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behaviour. 
C) Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social Problems. 
D) Chart the evolution of major social institutions. 
A) Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives. 
B) Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behaviour. 
C) Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social Problems. 
D) Chart the evolution of major social institutions.

Question 2

Who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' in the course of social evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Auguste Comte 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Auguste Comte 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 3

Social dynamics is the theory

Accepted Answer

A) Social progress 
B) Social order 
C) Social stability 
D) Social laws 
A) Social progress 
B) Social order 
C) Social stability 
D) Social laws

Question 4

'Principles of Sociology' was authored by

Accepted Answer

A) Auguste Comte 
B) Saint Simon 
C) Herbert Spencer 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Auguste Comte 
B) Saint Simon 
C) Herbert Spencer 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 5

Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts

Accepted Answer

A) Auguste Comte 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Auguste Comte 
B) Herbert Spencer 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim's endeavour to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to:

Who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' in the course of social evolution?

Social dynamics is the theory

'Principles of Sociology' was authored by

Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts

Auguste Comte and the Development of Sociology

The Sociological Theories of Durkheim and Spencer

Karl Marx and Sociological Paradigms

Max Weber, Authority, and Social Action: A Study in Sociology

Key Concepts in Sociological Theory

Sociology and Social Functioning

Indian Sociologists and Sociology

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Exam 2: The Founders and Concepts of Sociology

Emile Durkheim's endeavour to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centred on his efforts to:

Who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' in the course of social evolution?

Social dynamics is the theory

'Principles of Sociology' was authored by

Who among the following viewed society as an organism with interrelated parts

Auguste Comte and the Development of Sociology

The Sociological Theories of Durkheim and Spencer

Karl Marx and Sociological Paradigms

Max Weber, Authority, and Social Action: A Study in Sociology

Key Concepts in Sociological Theory

Sociology and Social Functioning

Indian Sociologists and Sociology

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