Deck 6: Classical Sociologies

Question 1

Classical sociology includes works by:

A) Academics
B) Public intellectuals
C) Scholars
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which term describes the fast-paced social changes which classical sociologists sought to understand?

A) Post-modernism
B) Modernity
C) Modernism
D) Social evolution

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which theorist attempted to unify the works of classical sociologists in the 1930s?

A) Karl Marx
B) Max Weber
C) Talcott Parsons
D) Émile Durkheim

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What term describes the intertwined developments of free labour and a systematic pursuit of profit?

A) Industrialism
B) Exploitation
C) The free market
D) Modern capitalism

Question 5

Which theorist explained capitalism in relation to the rise of a new kind of religious ethic?

A) Max Weber
B) Karl Marx
C) Émile Durkheim
D) Talcott Parsons

Question 6

What term describes the separate political institutions that govern daily life which are characterized by bureaucratic organizations as well as a monopoly of the use of physical violence?

A) Autocracy
B) Modern state
C) Bureaucracy
D) Political state

Question 7

Man-made laws which are not based on the notion of human nature are called?

A) Positive laws
B) Natural laws
C) Civil laws
D) Social laws

Question 8

Which theorist argues that deviance affirmed societal norms?

A) August Comte
B) Max Weber
C) Émile Durkheim
D) None of the above

Question 9

Eurocentrism describes:

A) Studies undertaken by Europeans
B) A view of the world which focuses on and privileges the global north
C) Studies which take place within Europe
D) A view of the world which discounts knowledge not produced in the global north

Question 10

Cosmopolitism argues that:

A) Globally, human beings are inherently different
B) Human beings are members of the same species
C) Studies should focus on urban environments
D) Research should pay more of a focus on rural environments