Deck 4: Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology

Question 1

All of the following terms describe functionalism except ______.

A) value-free
B) subjective
C) objectively real
D) positivistic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Functionalism is to ______ as symbolic interactionism is to ______.

A) Durkheim; Weber
B) Weber; Marx
C) Mead: Marx
D) Marx; Durkheim

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is a criticism of functional theories?

A) They are manifest.
B) They are interactionist.
C) They are latent.
D) They are teleological.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

For Marx, the central institution of capitalist society is ______.

A) private property
B) oppression
C) human labor
D) materialism

Question 5

According to the author, Marx was essentially a(n) ______.

A) cynic
B) pessimist
C) feudalist
D) optimist

Question 6

Which of the following is an informal social control mechanism?

A) school
B) prison
C) hospital
D) gossip

Question 7

Interactionism is based on the image of ______.

A) society
B) power
C) humans
D) conflict

Question 8

Which type of theorists would be most likely to use interviews in their research?

A) functionalists
B) interactionists
C) feminists
D) conflict theorists

Question 9

The bulk of Marx's writing is concerned with applying the materialistic model of society to ______.

A) feudalism
B) determinism
C) socialism
D) capitalism

Question 10

Exchange theory is associated with ______.

A) rational choice theory
B) conflict theory
C) functionalism
D) interactionism

Question 11

How is social equilibrium achieved in social systems?

Question 12

Identify the twin emphases of functionalism.

Question 13

Who coined the term "symbolic interactionism"?

Question 14

Describe one limitation of early feminism.

Question 15

Choose one theory described in the reading and discuss its focus and value to the sociological perspective.