Sociology Quiz

Who laid the foundations of functionalism?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Max Weber

• Sigmund Freud

What is the main focus of Marxism?

• Social consensus

• Production of goods

• Individual interactions

• Religious beliefs

Which sociologist is associated with the concept of class conflict?

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Max Weber

• Auguste Comte

What did Max Weber link to the development of capitalism in the West?

• Protestant work ethic

• Communism

• Social consensus

• Class conflict

What is the definition of social processes?

• How humans are affected by their interactions with others

• Invisible structures in society

• A type of social stratification

• Socially constructed ideas about gender

What is the primary focus of interactionism?

• Individual interactions

• Class conflict

• Economic production

• Social consensus

What is the term for socially constructed ideas about what is masculine and feminine?

• Gender

• Culture

• Norm

• Ethnicity

What is the process in which people are persuaded to conform to rules of society?

• Social control

• Social stratification

• Primary socialisation

• Discrimination

What is the belief system that involves male domination of society?

• Patriarchy

• Matriarchy

• Communism

• Functionalism

What is the expected pattern of behavior in a particular society called?

• Norm

• Culture

• Social class

• Ethnicity