Theory Quiz

What is a theory?

• assumptions about common sense

• a set of statements that explain why a phenomenon occurs

• an argument surrounding class conflict

• data collected about unemployment

Which of the following is NOT a major revolution in social life?

• Scientific Revolution

• Political Revolution

• Economic Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Who is credited as the founding father of Sociology?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Ronald Reagan

• Auguste Comte

Which of the following are principles of Positivism?

• all inquiry across branches of science is the same

• research should only involved empirical observation with our senses

• science should be judged objectively and value free

• all of the above

Anti-positivism argues...

• research and knowledge is subjective

• only the knowledge of some is valid

• society needs to be studied through science alone

• values have no place in science

All social theories are understood as Social Order Theories?

• True

• False

Functionalism is interested in...?

• understanding how social institutions function

• recognizing the interdependence of social institutions

• maintaining social order

• all of the above

Teaching algebra is considered a part of which function of the education system?

• latent function

• agent function

• structural function

• manifest function

Social conflict theories recognize...

• understandings of social inequality

• have no interest in understanding inequality

• call for status quo or inaction

• have no impact on social policies

An example of a latent function of education is?

• students learning to sit in the same seats every day

• understanding geometry

• learning about the human body in health class

• abiding by the rules of the road