Deck 1: Sociology: Understanding Social Institutions and Relationships

Question 1

The term society is derived from which word

A)greek
B)latin
C)french

Answer 1

latin

Question 2

Man is a social animal

A)aristotle
B)plato
C)comte

Answer 2

aristotle

Question 3

'Sociology is the science of social institutions'

A)durkheim
B)weber
C)comte

Answer 3

durkheim

Question 4

Sociology is a general science not a pure science- said by

A)synthetic school
B)specialistic school
C)frankfurt school

Question 5

Sociology is a pure and independent science- said by

A)synthetic school
B)specialistic school
C)frankfurt school

Question 6

'Society is a web of social relationships'- said by

A)maciver
B)comte
C)spencer

Question 7

_________ refers to the organised way of doing things.

A)institution
B)association
C)community

Question 8

_________ consists of two or more individuals among whom we find an established pattern of interaction.

A)social system
B)social structure
C)social relationship

Question 9

Positive philosophy is the famous work of___________.

A)comte
B)weber
C)durkheim

Question 10

__________ is the system of social interaction

A)social system
B)social processes
C)social group

Question 11

__________ introduced small groups and large groups

A)p.a sorokin
B)f.q giddings
C)george simmel

Question 12

___________ has divided groups into horizontal and vertical

A)p.a sorokin
B)c.h cooley
C)ferdinand tonnies

Question 13

The author of folkways

A)w.g sumner
B)bogardus
C)george simmel

Question 14

___________ has introduced the term primary groups.

A)kingsley davis
B)g.h mead
C)c.h cooley

Question 15

Groups which provide experience lacking in intimacy

A)secondary groups
B)primary groups
C)organised groups

Question 16

Groups which serve as points of comparison

A)in-group
B)reference group
C)ideal group

Question 17

A social unit of which individuals are not a part or with which they do not identify.

A)secondary groups
B)out groups
C)unorganised groups

Question 18

The -------------- perspective was the earliest theoretical perspective in Sociology

A)evolutionary
B)functionalist
C)structuralist

Question 19

--------------- theories assume that societies are in constant state of change, in which conflict is a permanent feature.

A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)interactionalist

Question 20

----------------- refers to the enduring orderly and patterned relationships between the elements of a society.

A)social system
B)social interaction
C)social structure

Question 21

The systematic ordering of social relations by facts of choice and decision

A)social structure
B)social system
C)social organization

Question 22

Law of three stages is the one of the major theories of -----------------.

A)comte
B)spencer
C)durkheim

Question 23

------------------- has divided sociology into social statics and social dynamics.

A)comte
B)spencer
C)weber

Question 24

------------ are merely the characteristic ways in which interaction occurs.

A)social processes
B)social interaction
C)social relationships