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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology) .
| 51. |
George Herbert Mead’s work was influenced by which of the following two approaches? |
| A. | positivism and pragmatism |
| B. | behaviorism and pragmatism |
| C. | positivism and behaviorism |
| D. | behaviorism and biology |
| Answer» B. behaviorism and pragmatism | |
| 52. |
Which of the following theorists coined the term symbolic interactionism? |
| A. | erving goffman |
| B. | herbert blumer |
| C. | georg simmel |
| D. | george herbert mead |
| Answer» B. herbert blumer | |
| 53. |
In his work Mind, Self and Society, Mead gave priority to: |
| A. | the self. |
| B. | the mind. |
| C. | society. |
| D. | institutions. |
| Answer» C. society. | |
| 54. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic stages of what Mead calls “the act”? |
| A. | impulse |
| B. | perception |
| C. | manipulation |
| D. | significant symbols |
| Answer» D. significant symbols | |
| 55. |
It is only through ___________ that language and human thinking are possible. |
| A. | vocal gestures |
| B. | impulses |
| C. | physical gestures |
| D. | significant symbols |
| Answer» D. significant symbols | |
| 56. |
_____________ is the general mechanism for the development of the self. |
| A. | reflexivity |
| B. | gesture |
| C. | impulse |
| D. | human nature |
| Answer» A. reflexivity | |
| 57. |
Children learn to take the attitude of particular others to themselves during the ____________ stage. |
| A. | game |
| B. | social |
| C. | primary |
| D. | play |
| Answer» A. game | |
| 58. |
Mead refers to the ability to take the attitude of the entire community into account as: |
| A. | the generalized other. |
| B. | impression management. |
| C. | pragmatism. |
| D. | the looking-glass self. |
| Answer» A. the generalized other. | |
| 59. |
According to Mead, ____________ behavior is the thinking process, involving symbols and meanings. |
| A. | overt |
| B. | covert |
| C. | front stage |
| D. | back stage |
| Answer» B. covert | |
| 60. |
The basic unit of analysis in Erving Goffman’s theory is: |
| A. | the team. |
| B. | the individual. |
| C. | society. |
| D. | the gesture. |
| Answer» A. the team. | |
| 61. |
Social actors engage in the process of mystification in order to do all of the following EXCEPT: |
| A. | generate social distance between themselves and their audience. |
| B. | keep their audience from questioning their performance. |
| C. | create a sense of awe in their audience. |
| D. | become emotionally connected to their audience. |
| Answer» D. become emotionally connected to their audience. | |
| 62. |
Which of the following statements correctly characterizes Goffman’s work later in his career? |
| A. | goffman became more cynical of social life. |
| B. | goffman focused more on small-scale structures. |
| C. | goffman defined action more as an active and creative process. |
| D. | goffman became convinced that dramaturgy was the best way to |
| Answer» B. goffman focused more on small-scale structures. | |
| 63. |
Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism? |
| A. | the essence of society is found in actors and action. |
| B. | society is made up of macro structures. |
| C. | large-scale structures emerge from micro processes. |
| D. | collective action gives rise to joint action. |
| Answer» B. society is made up of macro structures. | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is NOT a criticism of symbolic interactionism? |
| A. | it has too readily given up on conventional scientific techniques. |
| B. | it has downplayed large-scale social structures. |
| C. | it has not been sufficiently microscopic. |
| D. | it has concentrated too much on psychological factors. |
| Answer» D. it has concentrated too much on psychological factors. | |
| 65. |
Cultural studies’ scholars argue that symbolic interactionism should focus more attention on: |
| A. | communication technologies. |
| B. | children. |
| C. | consumption. |
| D. | the other. |
| Answer» A. communication technologies. | |
| 66. |
___________________ was the founder of ethnomethodology. |
| A. | erving goffman |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | herbert blumer |
| D. | harold garfinkel |
| Answer» D. harold garfinkel | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is the term that ethnomethodologists use to describe the ways in which social actors explain specific situations? |
| A. | accounts |
| B. | hermenuetics |
| C. | emotions |
| D. | rituals |
| Answer» A. accounts | |
| 68. |
With which of the following statements would an ethnomethodologist agree? |
| A. | gender is something that social actors are born with. |
| B. | gender is something that social actors accomplish. |
| C. | gender is not a significant variable to study, because it never changes. |
| D. | gender can be studied only through analyses of verbal conversations. |
| Answer» B. gender is something that social actors accomplish. | |
| 69. |
Ethnomethodologists are critical of traditional sociologists because the latter tend to: |
| A. | rely too much on statistical analysis of data. |
| B. | concentrate too much on everyday social practices. |
| C. | focus on the real world rather than on the constructed world. |
| D. | dismiss a respondent’s description of social phenomena. |
| Answer» A. rely too much on statistical analysis of data. | |
| 70. |
According to ethnomethodologists, conventional sociologists look at everyday speech as a(n): |
| A. | resource. |
| B. | formulation. |
| C. | topic. |
| D. | account. |
| Answer» A. resource. | |
| 71. |
Ethnomethodology has been subject to criticism because it: |
| A. | pays too much attention to the role of motives in social interaction. |
| B. | has become too focused on its phenomenological roots. |
| C. | has lost sight of its radical reflexivity. |
| D. | dismisses structural properties of speech acts. |
| Answer» C. has lost sight of its radical reflexivity. | |
| 72. |
In terms of the micro-macro debate, ethnomethodologists argue that: |
| A. | micro-level phenomena are more important to study than macrolevel structures. |
| B. | micro and macro structures are generated simultaneously. |
| C. | macro structures determine micro-level social interactions. |
| D. | sociologists should stop attempting to make micro-macro linkages. |
| Answer» B. micro and macro structures are generated simultaneously. | |
| 73. |
For Jeffrey Alexander, normative, non-rational, and affective actions constitute ____________ dimensions of his multidimensional sociology. |
| A. | materialist |
| B. | non-material |
| C. | macro |
| D. | micro |
| Answer» B. non-material | |
| 74. |
Alexander believed that according privilege to the ________________ level was a “theoretical mistake.” |
| A. | micro |
| B. | macro |
| C. | subjective |
| D. | objective |
| Answer» A. micro | |
| 75. |
Who among the following coined the term ‘symbolic interactionism’? |
| A. | herbert blumer |
| B. | sigmund freud |
| C. | ch cooley |
| D. | george herbert mead |
| Answer» A. herbert blumer | |
| 76. |
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 | |
| 77. |
Indexicality is a concept used in the theory of: |
| A. | phenomenology |
| B. | structural functionalism |
| C. | critical theory |
| D. | ethnomethodology |
| Answer» D. ethnomethodology | |
| 78. |
Ralf Dahrendorf is well known for his contributions of: |
| A. | conflict theory |
| B. | critical theory |
| C. | functionalism |
| D. | ethnomethodology |
| Answer» A. conflict theory | |
| 79. |
Who among the following is a symbolic interactionalist ? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | marx weber |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | g h mead |
| Answer» D. g h mead | |
| 80. |
Jefrey C Alexander is a __________ |
| A. | functionalist |
| B. | neo functionalist |
| C. | structural functionalist |
| D. | conflict theorist |
| Answer» B. neo functionalist | |
| 81. |
Normative functionalism in the contribution of __________________ |
| A. | alexander |
| B. | parson |
| C. | blumer |
| D. | merton |
| Answer» B. parson | |
| 82. |
Micro functionalism proposed by ________________ |
| A. | brown |
| B. | merton |
| C. | dahrendorf |
| D. | parsons |
| Answer» B. merton | |
| 83. |
Symbolic interactionalism related to ______________ |
| A. | marx |
| B. | weber |
| C. | coser |
| D. | blumer |
| Answer» D. blumer | |
| 84. |
Dialectical conflict is proposed by ____________ |
| A. | dahrendorf |
| B. | weber |
| C. | plato |
| D. | bulmer |
| Answer» A. dahrendorf | |
| 85. |
Frankfurt school is basically related with the___________ perspective |
| A. | critical |
| B. | conflict |
| C. | ideological |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. critical | |
| 86. |
Conflict functionalism is a contribution of _______________ |
| A. | coser |
| B. | marx |
| C. | weber |
| D. | alexander |
| Answer» A. coser | |
| 87. |
The theoretical system of Frankfurt school is essentially: |
| A. | frankfurt oriented |
| B. | conflict oriented |
| C. | structural oriented |
| D. | interaction oriented |
| Answer» B. conflict oriented | |
| 88. |
Who called structural functionalism as overly narrow: |
| A. | alexander and colomy |
| B. | colomy and turner |
| C. | seidman and colomy |
| D. | seidman and dahrendorf |
| Answer» A. alexander and colomy | |
| 89. |
The individual comes to know about himself is: |
| A. | role taking |
| B. | role playing |
| C. | role conflict |
| D. | role model |
| Answer» A. role taking | |
| 90. |
The proponent of the concept of Looking glass self is: |
| A. | g h mead |
| B. | goffman |
| C. | w. i thomas |
| D. | c. h. cooley |
| Answer» D. c. h. cooley | |
| 91. |
Self is a product of _______________ |
| A. | society |
| B. | culture |
| C. | man |
| D. | peer group |
| Answer» A. society | |
| 92. |
The theoretical perspective that holds that society is a complex system whose various parts work together to produce stability is |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | functionalism |
| C. | conflict perspective |
| D. | interactionism |
| Answer» B. functionalism | |
| 93. |
A prominent exponent of functionalism in the United States |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | durkheim |
| C. | talcott parsons |
| D. | wilfredo pareto |
| Answer» C. talcott parsons | |
| 94. |
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 | |
| 95. |
Middle-range theories is a great contribution by |
| A. | k merton |
| B. | talcott parson |
| C. | ralph dahrendorf |
| D. | wright mills |
| Answer» A. k merton | |
| 96. |
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 | |
| 97. |
Auguste Comte believed that human societies can evolve only in a |
| A. | stagnant state |
| B. | polylinear way |
| C. | multi-linear way |
| D. | uni-linear way |
| Answer» D. uni-linear way | |
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