Question 1

A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is

Accepted Answer

A) Retreatism 
B) Rebellion 
C) Ritualism 
D) Conformism 
A) Retreatism 
B) Rebellion 
C) Ritualism 
D) Conformism B

Question 2

R.K Merton's Reference Group has

Accepted Answer

A) Membership only 
B) Non-membership only 
C) Membership and non-membership 
D) None of the above 
A) Membership only 
B) Non-membership only 
C) Membership and non-membership 
D) None of the above C

Question 3

R.K. Merton is a

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralist 
B) Structural- Functionalist 
C) Conflict theorist 
D) Interactionist 
A) Structuralist 
B) Structural- Functionalist 
C) Conflict theorist 
D) Interactionist B

Question 4

The concept 'Anticipatory Socialisation' has been developed by

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Max Weber 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) R.K. Merton 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Max Weber 
C) Emile Durkheim 
D) R.K. Merton

Question 5

Talcott Parsons is an ___________ sociologist

Accepted Answer

A) Australian 
B) American 
C) African 
D) None of the above 
A) Australian 
B) American 
C) African 
D) None of the above

Question 6

Talcott Parsons theory is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Grand theory 
B) Conflict theory 
C) Middle-Range theory 
D) None of the above 
A) Grand theory 
B) Conflict theory 
C) Middle-Range theory 
D) None of the above

Question 7

The concept of 'dysfunction' is a major contribution of

Accepted Answer

A) Durkheim 
B) R.K Merton 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Max Weber 
A) Durkheim 
B) R.K Merton 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Max Weber

Question 8

Which of the following is not Talcott Parsons' work?

Accepted Answer

A) The Social Systems 
B) Social Theory and Social Structure 
C) The Structure of Social Action 
D) Economy and Society 
A) The Social Systems 
B) Social Theory and Social Structure 
C) The Structure of Social Action 
D) Economy and Society

Question 9

Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in

Accepted Answer

A) 1946 
B) 1947 
C) 1948 
D) 1949 
A) 1946 
B) 1947 
C) 1948 
D) 1949

Question 10

Latent Functions are always

Accepted Answer

A) Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action 
B) Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action 
C) Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action 
D) Recognised and intended consequences of a social action 
A) Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action 
B) Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action 
C) Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action 
D) Recognised and intended consequences of a social action

Question 11

Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons' social system?

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation 
B) Goal Attainment 
C) Integration 
D) Particularism 
A) Adaptation 
B) Goal Attainment 
C) Integration 
D) Particularism

Question 12

In the Mertonian frame work, what does conformity refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Both goals and means are accepted 
B) Goals are accepted and means are rejected 
C) Both goals and means are rejected 
D) Means are accepted and goals are rejected 
A) Both goals and means are accepted 
B) Goals are accepted and means are rejected 
C) Both goals and means are rejected 
D) Means are accepted and goals are rejected

Question 13

Talcott Parsons died on

Accepted Answer

A) 8th May, 1979 
B) 9th May, 1979 
C) 8th May, 1980 
D) 9th May, 1980 
A) 8th May, 1979 
B) 9th May, 1979 
C) 8th May, 1980 
D) 9th May, 1980

Question 14

In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A) The Social System 
B) Essays in Sociological Theory 
C) Towards a General Theory of Action 
D) The Structure of Social Action 
A) The Social System 
B) Essays in Sociological Theory 
C) Towards a General Theory of Action 
D) The Structure of Social Action

Question 15

Samuel Stouffer's The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his

Accepted Answer

A) Anomie 
B) Functional Analysis 
C) Middle-Range Theory 
D) Reference Group 
A) Anomie 
B) Functional Analysis 
C) Middle-Range Theory 
D) Reference Group

Question 16

With whose name can you associate 'cathectic action'?

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber 
B) R.K. Merton 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Max Weber 
B) R.K. Merton 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 17

Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system

Accepted Answer

A) Integration 
B) Action 
C) Value-orientation 
D) Latency 
A) Integration 
B) Action 
C) Value-orientation 
D) Latency

Question 18

By ____________, Parsons means the need to coordinate, adjust, and regulate relationships among various actors or units within the system in order to keep the system functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) Goal attainment 
B) Adaptation 
C) Integration 
D) Latency 
A) Goal attainment 
B) Adaptation 
C) Integration 
D) Latency

Question 19

What are manifest functions?

Accepted Answer

A) Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action 
B) Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action 
C) Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action 
D) Recognised and intended consequences of a social action 
A) Unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action 
B) Recognised and unintended consequences of a social action 
C) Unrecognised and Unintended consequences of a social action 
D) Recognised and intended consequences of a social action

Question 20

Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of

Accepted Answer

A) membership reference group 
B) non-membership reference group 
C) relative deprived group 
D) All of the above 
A) membership reference group 
B) non-membership reference group 
C) relative deprived group 
D) All of the above

A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is

R.K Merton's Reference Group has

R.K. Merton is a

The concept 'Anticipatory Socialisation' has been developed by

Talcott Parsons is an ___________ sociologist

Talcott Parsons theory is known as

The concept of 'dysfunction' is a major contribution of

Which of the following is not Talcott Parsons' work?

Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in

Latent Functions are always

Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons' social system?

In the Mertonian frame work, what does conformity refer to?

Talcott Parsons died on

In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm?

Samuel Stouffer's The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his

With whose name can you associate 'cathectic action'?

Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system

By ____________, Parsons means the need to coordinate, adjust, and regulate relationships among various actors or units within the system in order to keep the system functioning.

What are manifest functions?

Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of

Auguste Comte and the Development of Sociology

The Founders and Concepts of Sociology

The Sociological Theories of Durkheim and Spencer

Karl Marx and Sociological Paradigms

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

Sociology and Social Functioning

Indian Sociologists and Sociology

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Exam 6: Key Concepts in Sociological Theory

A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is

R.K Merton's Reference Group has

R.K. Merton is a

The concept 'Anticipatory Socialisation' has been developed by

Talcott Parsons is an ___________ sociologist

Talcott Parsons theory is known as

The concept of 'dysfunction' is a major contribution of

Which of the following is not Talcott Parsons' work?

Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in

Latent Functions are always

Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons' social system?

In the Mertonian frame work, what does conformity refer to?

Talcott Parsons died on

In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm?

Samuel Stouffer's The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his

With whose name can you associate 'cathectic action'?

Parsons takes _____________as the building block of the social system

By ____________, Parsons means the need to coordinate, adjust, and regulate relationships among various actors or units within the system in order to keep the system functioning.

What are manifest functions?

Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of

Auguste Comte and the Development of Sociology

The Founders and Concepts of Sociology

The Sociological Theories of Durkheim and Spencer

Karl Marx and Sociological Paradigms

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

Sociology and Social Functioning

Indian Sociologists and Sociology

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