Deck 2: Sociological Theories and Thinkers

Question 1

______________ is the most important thinker associated with the Chicago school and symbolic interactionism.

A)robert merton
B)w.e.b. du bois
C)thorstein veblen
D)george herbert mead

Answer 1

george herbert mead

Question 2

Double-consciousness is a key theoretical idea of:

A)jane addams.
B)anthony giddens.
C)alfred schutz.
D)w.e.b. du bois.

Answer 2

w.e.b. du bois.

Question 3

Talcott Parsons is known as a(n):

A)structural-functionalist.
B)micro-macro structuralist.
C)agency-structure determinist.
D)proponent of the chicago school.

Answer 3

structural-functionalist.

Question 4

Who is the author of the book " Protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism"

A)max weber
B)emile durkheim
C)auguste comte
D)max weber.

Question 5

Erving Goffman was associated with

A)ehnomethodology
B)functionalism
C)dramaturgy
D)neo-functionalism

Question 6

Name the author of the book" Mind, Self and Society"

A)g.h.mead
B)herbert blumer
C)talcott parsons
D)robert k merton

Question 7

Which of the following thinkers is known as a radical sociologist?

A)herbert spencer
B)talcott parsons
C)george homans
D)c. wright mills

Question 8

Conflict theory emerged as a(n):

A)critique of feminist theory.
B)alternative to anthony giddens's structuration theory.
C)alternative to structural-functionalism.
D)critique of postmodernism.

Question 9

Exchange theory was pioneered by which of the following theorists?

A)talcott parsons
B)alfred schutz
C)lewis coser
D)george homans

Question 10

Which of the following thinkers pioneered dramaturgical analysis?

A)charlotte perkins gilman
B)robert park
C)karl mannheim
D)erving goffman

Question 11

Alfred Schutz is known as a(n) _______________ sociologist.

A)african-american
B)neo-marxian
C)postmodern
D)phenomenological

Question 12

Ethnomethodology is known as a(n):

A)sociology of everyday life.
B)attack on phenomenology.
C)attack on herbert spencer.
D)fusion of marx and weber.

Question 13

___________ is considered the major representative of poststructuralism.

A)claude lèvi-strauss
B)jurgen habermas
C)michel foucault
D)richard emerson

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of Talcott Parsons's functional imperatives?

A)adaptation
B)integration
C)goal attainment
D)personality system

Question 15

In Talcott Parsons's work, the behavioral organism handles the ___________function.

A)ntegrative
B)exploitative
C)reproductive
D)adaptation

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of Talcott Parsons's action systems?

A)the cultural system
B)the latent system
C)the social system
D)the personality system

Question 17

The idea of dysfunction was put forward by

A)robert k merton
B)emile durkheim
C)auguste comte
D)erving goffman

Question 18

Which Sociologist developed the idea of pattern variables

A)auguste comte
B)max weber
C)talcott parsons
D)robert k merton

Question 19

Name the author of the book " The Structure of social action"

A)auguste comte
B)max weber
C)talcott parsons
D)robert k merton

Question 20

The basic unit within Talcott Parsons's social system is the:

A)allocative-integrative process.
B)hierarchy of conditioning factors.
C)status-role complex.
D)environment boundary maintenance.

Question 21

For Parsons, the _________________ process helped to ensure that an actor's pursuit of his/her own interests also served the interests of the system as a whole.

A)social control
B)exploitation
C)socialization
D)role

Question 22

Parsons argued that _____________ was the major binding force between various elements of the social world.

A)society
B)the economy
C)the fiduciary system
D)culture

Question 23

The functionalist theory of stratification argues that:

A)stratification is functional for individuals.
B)it is functional for the best jobs to have very high rewards.
C)it is functional for the worst jobs to have the worst rewards.
D)stratification is functional for society as a whole.

Question 24

Unlike the structural functionalists, the neofunctionalists gave as much attention to _____________ as to order.

A)action
B)disorder
C)norms
D)roles

Question 25

Dahrendorf felt that authority rested with:

A)individuals.
B)organizations.
C)positions.
D)technology.