McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology) .
| 1. |
The concept of ‘dysfunction’ is a major contribution of |
| A. | durkheim |
| B. | robert k merton |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | wilfredo pareto |
| Answer» B. robert k merton | |
| 2. |
The theoretical perspective that emphasises the importance of moral consensus in maintaining order and stability in a system is called |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | functionalism |
| C. | conflict perspective |
| D. | interactionism |
| Answer» B. functionalism | |
| 3. |
What are manifest functions? |
| A. | unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| B. | recognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| C. | unrecognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| D. | recognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| Answer» D. recognised and intended consequences of a social action | |
| 4. |
Robert K Merton is a |
| A. | structuralist |
| B. | structural-functionalist |
| C. | conflict theorist |
| D. | interactionist |
| Answer» B. structural-functionalist | |
| 5. |
Middle-range theories is a great contribution by |
| A. | robert k merton |
| B. | talcott parson |
| C. | ralph dahrendorf |
| D. | wright mills |
| Answer» A. robert k merton | |
| 6. |
The evolutionary perspective holds the idea that |
| A. | the social system is in a state of equilibrium |
| B. | change in one part of a system affects other parts |
| C. | societies gradually change from simple to complex systems |
| D. | the social system consists of interrelated parts |
| Answer» C. societies gradually change from simple to complex systems | |
| 7. |
Latent functions are always |
| A. | unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| B. | recognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| C. | unrecognised and unintended consequences of a social action |
| D. | recognised and intended consequences of a social action |
| Answer» C. unrecognised and unintended consequences of a social action | |
| 8. |
The study of everyday behaviour in situations of face to face interaction is usually called |
| A. | microsociology |
| B. | public sociology |
| C. | macrosociology |
| D. | political sociology |
| Answer» A. microsociology | |
| 9. |
Theories that deal with the analysis of large-scale social structures and long-term processes of change is called |
| A. | micro level theories |
| B. | macro level theories |
| C. | middle-range theories |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» B. macro level theories | |
| 10. |
Levi-Strauss is a prominent |
| A. | functionalist |
| B. | interactionist |
| C. | structural- functionalist |
| D. | structuralist |
| Answer» D. structuralist | |
| 11. |
Who introduced the term sociological imagination? |
| A. | lewis coser |
| B. | c h cooley |
| C. | c wright mills |
| D. | max weber |
| Answer» C. c wright mills | |
| 12. |
The Sociological paradigm that focuses on the way each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole is called |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | structural-functionalism |
| C. | conflict theory |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» B. structural-functionalism | |
| 13. |
Conflict theories operate at a -------- perspective |
| A. | micro-level |
| B. | macro-level |
| C. | individual level |
| D. | peripheral level |
| Answer» B. macro-level | |
| 14. |
The sociological paradigm that focuses on the way inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power is known as |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | structural-functionalism |
| C. | conflict theory |
| D. | symbolic interactionism |
| Answer» C. conflict theory | |
| 15. |
Symbolic interactionism is known to be a ----------------- |
| A. | micro-level theory |
| B. | macro-level theory |
| C. | meso-level theory |
| D. | middle-range theory |
| Answer» A. micro-level theory | |
| 16. |
Symbolic interactionism focuses on ---------- |
| A. | structure of the society |
| B. | function of the society |
| C. | conflicts over resources |
| D. | one to one interactions and communications |
| Answer» D. one to one interactions and communications | |
| 17. |
Who is known as the founder of conflict theory? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | herbert spencer |
| C. | emile durkheim |
| D. | max webber |
| Answer» A. karl marx | |
| 18. |
Who is the founder of symbolic interactionism? |
| A. | herbert blumer |
| B. | sigmund freud |
| C. | c h cooley |
| D. | george herbert mead |
| Answer» D. george herbert mead | |
| 19. |
Who among the following coined the term ‘symbolic interactionism’? |
| A. | herbert blumer |
| B. | sigmund freud |
| C. | c h cooley |
| D. | george herbert mead |
| Answer» A. herbert blumer | |
| 20. |
The dramaturgical model for the analysis of social interaction was developed by |
| A. | erving goffman |
| B. | sigmund freud |
| C. | c h cooley |
| D. | george herbert mead |
| Answer» A. erving goffman | |
| 21. |
One of the major concept in social darwinism |
| A. | struggle for existence |
| B. | survival of the fittest |
| C. | organic analogy |
| D. | natural selection |
| Answer» B. survival of the fittest | |
| 22. |
Who postulated the theory of social Darwinism? |
| A. | herbert spencer |
| B. | saint – simon |
| C. | auguste comte |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. herbert spencer | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on Consciousness |
| A. | ethnomethodology |
| B. | comparative method |
| C. | phenomenology |
| D. | functionlism |
| Answer» C. phenomenology | |
| 24. |
Looking glass Self theory was developed by |
| A. | g.h.mead |
| B. | erving goffmn |
| C. | c.h.cooley |
| D. | alfred schutz |
| Answer» C. c.h.cooley | |
| 25. |
Charles Horton Cooley is known for which of the following ideas? |
| A. | class conflict |
| B. | the looking-glass self |
| C. | micro-macro integration |
| D. | social solidarity |
| Answer» B. the looking-glass self | |
| 26. |
______________ 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» D. george herbert mead | |
| 27. |
Double-consciousness is a key theoretical idea of: |
| A. | jane addams. |
| B. | anthony giddens. |
| C. | alfred schutz. |
| D. | w.e.b. du bois. |
| Answer» D. w.e.b. du bois. | |
| 28. |
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» A. structural-functionalist. | |
| 29. |
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 |
| Answer» A. max weber | |
| 30. |
Erving Goffman was associated with |
| A. | ehnomethodology |
| B. | functionalism |
| C. | dramaturgy |
| D. | neo-functionalism |
| Answer» C. dramaturgy | |
| 31. |
Name the author of the book” Mind, Self and Society” |
| A. | g.h.mead |
| B. | herbert blumer |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | robert k merton |
| Answer» A. g.h.mead | |
| 32. |
Which of the following thinkers is known as a radical sociologist? |
| A. | herbert spencer |
| B. | talcott parsons |
| C. | george homans |
| D. | c. wright mills |
| Answer» D. c. wright mills | |
| 33. |
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. |
| Answer» C. alternative to structural-functionalism. | |
| 34. |
Exchange theory was pioneered by which of the following theorists? |
| A. | talcott parsons |
| B. | alfred schutz |
| C. | lewis coser |
| D. | george homans |
| Answer» D. george homans | |
| 35. |
Which of the following thinkers pioneered dramaturgical analysis? |
| A. | charlotte perkins gilman |
| B. | robert park |
| C. | karl mannheim |
| D. | erving goffman |
| Answer» D. erving goffman | |
| 36. |
Alfred Schutz is known as a(n) _______________ sociologist. |
| A. | african-american |
| B. | neo-marxian |
| C. | postmodern |
| D. | phenomenological |
| Answer» D. phenomenological | |
| 37. |
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. |
| Answer» A. sociology of everyday life. | |
| 38. |
___________ is considered the major representative of poststructuralism. |
| A. | claude lèvi-strauss |
| B. | jurgen habermas |
| C. | michel foucault |
| D. | richard emerson |
| Answer» C. michel foucault | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is NOT one of Talcott Parsons’s functional imperatives? |
| A. | adaptation |
| B. | integration |
| C. | goal attainment |
| D. | personality system |
| Answer» D. personality system | |
| 40. |
In Talcott Parsons’s work, the behavioral organism handles the ___________function. |
| A. | ntegrative |
| B. | exploitative |
| C. | reproductive |
| D. | adaptation |
| Answer» D. adaptation | |
| 41. |
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 |
| Answer» B. the latent system | |
| 42. |
The idea of dysfunction was put forward by |
| A. | robert k merton |
| B. | emile durkheim |
| C. | auguste comte |
| D. | erving goffman |
| Answer» A. robert k merton | |
| 43. |
Which Sociologist developed the idea of pattern variables |
| A. | auguste comte |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | robert k merton |
| Answer» C. talcott parsons | |
| 44. |
Name the author of the book “ The Structure of social action” |
| A. | auguste comte |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | robert k merton |
| Answer» C. talcott parsons | |
| 45. |
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. |
| Answer» C. status-role complex. | |
| 46. |
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 |
| Answer» C. socialization | |
| 47. |
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 |
| Answer» D. culture | |
| 48. |
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. |
| Answer» D. stratification is functional for society as a whole. | |
| 49. |
Unlike the structural functionalists, the neofunctionalists gave as much attention to _____________ as to order. |
| A. | action |
| B. | disorder |
| C. | norms |
| D. | roles |
| Answer» A. action | |
| 50. |
Dahrendorf felt that authority rested with: |
| A. | individuals. |
| B. | organizations. |
| C. | positions. |
| D. | technology. |
| Answer» C. positions. | |
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