Understanding Sociological Paradigms Quiz

What is a paradigm in sociology?

• A high-tech parachute

• A type of food

• A model for how to think about things

• A type of currency

What is the main assumption of structural functionalism?

• Society is in constant conflict

• Society is a complex system whose parts work together for stability

• Society is a jumble of competing groups

• Society is created through individual interactions

Who is the sociologist associated with the theory of class conflict?

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

• W.E.B. DuBois

What is the focus of symbolic interactionism?

• Social patterns that disrupt society

• Large-scale structures that shape society

• Conflict between different groups

• Everyday social interactions and meanings

What are manifest functions in structural functionalism?

• Functions that disrupt society

• Unintended or unrecognized consequences of a structure

• Intended or obvious consequences of a structure

• Functions that are not important

What is the main critique of structural functionalism?

• It is too focused on conflict

• It is bad at dealing with change

• It ignores social inequality

• It focuses too much on individual interactions

What does conflict theory focus on?

• How large structures fit together

• How society defines sources of inequality and conflict

• Social patterns that disrupt society

• Everyday social interactions and meanings

Who believed that sociology needed to focus on Verstehen or 'understanding'?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

What is the main assumption of conflict theories?

• Society is created through individual interactions

• Society is a jumble of competing groups

• Society is in constant conflict

• Society is a complex system whose parts work together for stability

What is the focus of macro questions in sociology?

• Large-scale structures that shape society

• Social patterns that disrupt society

• Everyday social interactions and meanings

• Conflict between different groups