Consense, conflict, Structuralist and Social Action theories

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Understanding Sociological Theories Quiz

Test your knowledge on key sociological concepts, theories, and prominent thinkers with this engaging quiz! Delve into the intricacies of structuralism, conflict theory, and social action, providing you with insights into how these frameworks shape our understanding of society.

Explore significant theories such as Marxism and Functionalism
Challenge your understanding of hegemony, patriarchy, and social change
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Structuralists are most likely to see the role of the individual in society as which one of the following?

A victim of social forces over which the individual has little control

The individual having choice and deciding their own role in society

The individual acting to create their own social circumstances

The individual operating without any social constraints

Functionalist sociologists believe:

Society is fundamentally divided by conflict between individuals and groups

Society is fundamentally based on a consensus around shared values

Society is fundamentally unstable and lacking in social harmony

Which one of the following is not associated with the functionalist view of social change?

Social change is generally a slow evolutionary process

Social change involves a process of structural differentiation

Social change is a rapid process brought on by escalating dysfunctions due to inherent social inequalities

Social change occurs when new functions emerge and society needs to adapt

Marx said that the relationship between the bourgeoisie and proletariat was characterized by:

Competition

Exploitation

Harmony

Shared values

Which one of the following statements is a feature of interpretivist approaches in sociology?

Understanding human behaviour involves exploring the interpretations and meanings people give to their actions

Human behaviour is simply a response to external forces acting on people

Sociologists should concern themselves with the study of social facts

Society can be studied using scientific techniques similar to those used in the natural sciences

A symbol in sociological terms refers most closely to which one of the following?

Something which marks out and praises people for their exceptional qualities

Something that is in some way undesirable or demeaning

Something that stands for something else and to which individuals have attached some meaning

Something that exercises constraints over individual behaviour

Garfinkel’s experiments were designed to do which one of the following?

To expose people’s taken-for-granted assumptions and the rules they imposed on the world

To find out how easy it is to annoy people

To make people be more specific about their meaning

To reveal how people attach labels to things they encounter

Which one of the following statements would not generally be accepted by social action theorists?

Individuals have choice and can decide their own role in society

Individuals are victims of social forces over which they have little control

Individuals act to create their own social circumstances

Understanding society means adopting a micro approach

Consense, conflict, Structuralist and Social Action theories

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