Deck 25: Sociology As a Science

Question 1

Theoretical frameworks that are largely agreed on within the sciences are called:

A) Theories
B) Concepts
C) Paradigms
D) Archetypes

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The term Wissenschaft describes:

A) Ideas on how to think sociology about sociology itself
B) The systematic search for knowledge
C) Cultural sciences
D) Anti-positivist theory

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which theorist described a hierarchy of sciences with the most 'basic' sciences at the bottom and sociology on top?

A) Max Weber
B) Jürgen Habermas
C) Karl-Otto Apel
D) Auguste Comte

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to Max Weber which of the following are natural sciences?

A) Sociology
B) Economics
C) Physics
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which perspective argues that sociologists produce genuine knowledge through studying empirical social facts?

A) Feminism
B) Realism
C) Positivist
D) Critical Realism

Question 6

Which perspective explores how individuals' make sense of the social reality though language and structures of social interaction?

A) Phenomenology
B) Reflexivity
C) Empiricism
D) Ethnomethodology

Question 7

Which theorist popularized the notion that scientific knowledge is socially constructed?

A) Max Weber
B) Jürgen Habermas
C) Karl Marx
D) Thomas Kuhn

Question 8

A realist perspective understands the social world through exploring:

A) Underlying structures which may not be observable
B) Observable phenomena
C) How individuals use language
D) Social facts

Question 9

Which philosophical approach focuses on exploring meanings from an individual's point of view?

A) Reflexivity
B) Positivism
C) Phenomenology
D) Scientism

Question 10

Which theorist argues that human intentions should be studied indirectly through their expressions?

A) Thomas Kuhn
B) Max Weber
C) Karl Popper
D) Karl Marx