Question 1

According to Talcott Parsons, the polity or political subsystem achieves the _____ imperative of the larger social system. Select one:

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive 
B)  goal attainment 
C)  latency or pattern maintenance 
D)  integrative

Question 2

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, low rank positions in society _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  require the least amount of ability and talent 
B)  are more important to the survival of society than higher ranking ones 
C)  provide more rewards than higher rank positions 
D)  are less pleasant to occupy than higher rank positions

Question 3

The terms structural and functional must be used in conjunction with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, societies need structural inequality because it is functional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements describe stratificatory differentiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems differentiate to repeatedly fill identical functions. 
B)  Systems differentiate themselves vertically, further defining rank and status. 
C)  Systems coordinate between differentiated elements on the periphery and in the center. 
D)  Differentiated systems are ascribed to a particular unit.

Question 6

Which of the following is a functional prerequisite of a social system? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social systems are structured to be compatible with, and even garner requisite support from other systems. 
B)  Social systems meet most of actors' needs. 
C)  Social systems elicit sufficient participation from actors. 
D)  Social systems must control disruptive behaviors and conflict. 
E)  Social systems need a language.

Question 7

Which of the following is a critique of Davis and Moore's structural functional explanation of inequality? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  In arguing the privilege need their rewards to enhance all of society, the explanation perpetuates social inequality. 
B)  It assumes just because society has been unequal in the past; it must continue to be so in the future. 
C)  There are many examples of rewards being disjuncture from importance; many lower paying positions (like garbage collectors) are extremely important 
D)  There may not be a scarcity of people capable of filling high-level positions; only a scarcity of structural opportunity for more people to do so 
E)  People could be motivated by things other than power, prestige, and income.

Question 8

According to Talcott Parsons, the fiduciary subsystem achieves the _____ imperative of the larger social system. Select one:

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive 
B)  goal attainment 
C)  latency or pattern maintenance 
D)  integrative

Question 9

Robert Nisbet and Kingsley Davis both agree that for a good portion of twentieth century, structural-functionalism was sociology and sociology was structural-functionalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following focuses on the interrelationships between large-scale social structures and institutions, including how they constrain actors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism 
B)  Functionalism 
C)  Structural Functionalism 
D)  Societal Functionalism

Question 11

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, high rank positions in society _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  are more important to the survival of society than lower rank ones 
B)  require the greatest amount of ability and talent 
C)  provide greater rewards than lower rank positions 
D)  are less pleasant to occupy than lower rank positions

Question 12

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore focused on how certain positions come to carry with them different degrees of prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, high rank positions in society _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are less important to the survival of society than lower rank ones 
B)  require the lease amount of ability and talent 
C)  provide greater rewards than lower rank positions 
D)  are more pleasant to occupy than lower rank positions

Question 14

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore's functionalist explanation of inequality has been criticized for perpetuating the power, prestige, and resources of those already at the top of the social hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements describe functional differentiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systems differentiate to repeatedly fill identical functions. 
B)  Systems differentiate themselves vertically, further defining rank and status. 
C)  Systems coordinate between differentiated outside and inside elements. 
D)  Differentiated systems are ascribed to a particular unit.

Question 16

In the middle of the last century, structural functionalism was the dominant theoretical paradigm in sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Structural functionalism is criticized for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrating on conflict while ignoring cohesion 
B)  overemphasizing historical processes 
C)  dealing with abstract as opposed to actual societies 
D)  overemphasizing social change

Question 18

Teleology is the view that society (or other social structures) has purposes or goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a structural location within the social system?

Accepted Answer

A)  status 
B)  role 
C)  status-role complex 
D)  interaction

Question 20

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore's functionalist explanation of inequality has been criticized for perpetuating the power, prestige, and resources of those already at the top of the social hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Structural Functionalism, Systems Theory, and Conflict Theory

According to Talcott Parsons, the polity or political subsystem achieves the _____ imperative of the larger social system. Select one:

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, low rank positions in society _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

The terms structural and functional must be used in conjunction with one another.

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, societies need structural inequality because it is functional.

Which of the following statements describe stratificatory differentiation?

Which of the following is a functional prerequisite of a social system? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following is a critique of Davis and Moore's structural functional explanation of inequality? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to Talcott Parsons, the fiduciary subsystem achieves the _____ imperative of the larger social system. Select one:

Robert Nisbet and Kingsley Davis both agree that for a good portion of twentieth century, structural-functionalism was sociology and sociology was structural-functionalism.

Which of the following focuses on the interrelationships between large-scale social structures and institutions, including how they constrain actors?

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, high rank positions in society _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore focused on how certain positions come to carry with them different degrees of prestige.

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, high rank positions in society _____.

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore's functionalist explanation of inequality has been criticized for perpetuating the power, prestige, and resources of those already at the top of the social hierarchy.

Which of the following statements describe functional differentiation?

In the middle of the last century, structural functionalism was the dominant theoretical paradigm in sociology.

Structural functionalism is criticized for _____.

Teleology is the view that society (or other social structures) has purposes or goals.

Which of the following is a structural location within the social system?

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore's functionalist explanation of inequality has been criticized for perpetuating the power, prestige, and resources of those already at the top of the social hierarchy.