Deck 3: Sociology and Social Control

Question 1

Which of the following events was integral to the emergence of sociology?

A)french revolution
B)westernisation
C)globalisation
D)modernisation

Answer 1

french revolution

Question 2

Which of the following laid the foundation for French Revolution?

A)dark ages
B)communism
C)enlightenment
D)globalisation

Answer 2

enlightenment

Question 3

A role is the ----- aspect of status.

A)counter
B)dynamic
C)static
D)latent

Answer 3

latent

Question 4

Under __________, land was the main means of production

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

Question 5

According to _____ , the force of human Reason replaced established authority, such as the Church and the King

A)enlightenment
B)capitalism
C)socialism
D)communism

Question 6

_________ represent standardized generalization' concerning expected modes of behavior.

A)values
B)customs
C)norms
D)sanctions

Question 7

The power of _______ was based on the feudal seigniorial system

A)clergy
B)nobles
C)commoners
D)labourers

Question 8

_______ was a period of intellectual development and change in philosophical thought beginning in the eighteenth century

A)enlightenment
B)capitalism
C)socialism
D)communism

Question 9

Social status based on an individual's effort.

A)achieved
B)ascribed
C)merit
D)none of the above

Question 10

In Europe, ______ was one of the torchbearers of Enlightenment literature and philosophy

A)rousseau
B)parsons
C)simmel
D)merton

Question 11

Conformity implies behaving in accordance with the _________.

A)groups
B)culture
C)situations
D)norms

Question 12

Auguste Comte was a _______ philosopher

A)french
B)german
C)russian
D)austrian

Question 13

_______ coined the term sociology as a social science to study about society

A)comte
B)spencer
C)durkheim
D)marx

Question 14

Emotional warmth and spontaneity exist in __________ group.

A)social
B)primary
C)secondary
D)special

Question 15

________ proposed the doctrine of Positivism

A)comte
B)spencer
C)durkheim
D)marx

Question 16

__________ interaction consists of vocal or other gestures and language, spoken or written.

A)direct
B)symbolic
C)social
D)personal

Question 17

Who defined Sociology as a positive science?

A)comte
B)spencer
C)durkheim
D)marx

Question 18

_______ is the search for ?invariant laws of the natural and social world.

A)naturism
B)socialism
C)positivism
D)idealism

Question 19

In ___________ interaction, interaction occurs among people who are present in the same setting, but are not engaged in face- to- face communication.

A)focused
B)formal
C)unfocused
D)informal

Question 20

_______ consists of the investigations of laws of action and reaction of different parts of the social system

A)social dynamics
B)social statics
C)social biology
D)social chemistry

Question 21

The French revolution led to the emergence of ______

A)nationalism
B)socialism
C)communism
D)capitalism

Question 22

Which among the following is an indirect method of social control?

A)folkways
B)propaganda
C)customs
D)religion

Question 23

________ focuses on whole societies as the unit of analysis and how they developed and changed through time

A)social dynamics
B)social statics
C)social biology
D)social chemistry

Question 24

___________ is a negative social sanction.

A)praise
B)suggestion
C)reward
D)punishment

Question 25

In ________ stage, people come to believe that all phenomena are created and influenced by gods and supernatural forces

A)theological
B)metaphysical
C)positivist
D)revolutionary