Modern Perspectives of Sociology

Which of the following sociologists focused on the conflict perspective which states the forces in society promote competition and change.

• Karl Marx

• Jane Addams

• Max Weber

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Anything that represents something else is known as a ____

• symbol

• product

• feeling

• theory

The perspective that focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society is the

• conflict perspective

• interactionist perspective

• feminist perspective

• functionalist perspective

What perspective focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change?

• conflict perspective

• theoretical perspective

• feminist perspective

• interactionist perspective

Which of the following is not an essential element of symbolic interaction

• meaning

• language

• conflict

• thought

Which perspective views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system?

• feminist perspective

• theoretical perspective

• interactionist perspective

• functionalist perspective

According to functionalists, society is held together by

• power

• consensus

• survival

• violence

Which is not a sociologist who focused on the functional perspective of society?

• Comte

• Spencer

• Weber

• Durkheim

What are the 3 modern perspectives of sociology?

• conflict perspective

• interactionist perspective

• feminist perspective

• functionalist perspective

The development of economic, political, and social relationships that stretch worldwide is

• dysfunction

• globalization

• latent function

• manifest function