This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which idea best captures Social Darwinism as presented here? A) Government welfare ensures equal outcomes. B) Natural selection applied to human society. C) Biological evolution rejects competition. D) Cultural traditions determine all behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural selection applied to human society. 2. Which of these are social instututions? A) Economy. B) Family. C) Religion. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 3. Which socialist studied society and said they grow and change because of struggles of the different social classes? A) Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Karl Marx. D) WEB Dubois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karl Marx. 4. Ability to see the connection between the larger world and our personal lives A) Social Phenomenon. B) Sociology. C) Sociological Imagination. D) Sociological Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sociological Imagination. 5. Select one answer for each item.6. Townsend discovered that many families could not afford which everyday necessity? A) Satellite-television subscriptions. B) A hot evening meal each day. C) Video-game consoles. D) Designer clothing brands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hot evening meal each day. 6. What is sociology primarily the study of? A) Chemical reactions in the natural environment. B) Major events in ancient history. C) Human societies and how people interact in groups. D) Individual thoughts and personal emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human societies and how people interact in groups. 7. Using the sociological imagination one could look at suicide and A) Only link it to personal feelings. B) Link it to depression and hopelessness. C) Look at how unemployment, divorce rates, lack of health care access, and even social pressures could increase suicide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look at how unemployment, divorce rates, lack of health care access, and even social pressures could increase suicide. 8. What is the primary focus of sociology? A) The study of individual psychology. B) The scientific study of society and human behavior. C) The examination of historical events. D) The analysis of economic systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scientific study of society and human behavior. 9. Which social science studies people and events of the past? A) Economics. B) Social psychology. C) Political science. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) History. 10. The social science that deals with mental processes and behavior is A) Political science. B) Psychology. C) Anthropology. D) Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychology. 11. Which sociological perspective focuses on the conflict between the classes? A) Functionalism. B) Interactionism. C) Feminism. D) Marxism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marxism. 12. Select one answer for each item.8. Carlen found that a high proportion of the women she met had previously suffered: A) Early retirement. B) Excellent private education. C) Homelessness. D) Fast-track promotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homelessness. 13. Who wanted to use the scientific method to study human behavior? A) Emile Durkheim. B) W.E.B. DuBois. C) Karl Marx. D) Aguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aguste Comte. 14. A group of people who share a culture and territory is called A) A population. B) A culture. C) A society. D) A community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A society. 15. Inequality in sociology often refers to differences in: A) Animal migration behaviors. B) Personal preferences in music or fashion. C) Access to resources such as wealth, education, or power. D) Climate and weather patterns across regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Access to resources such as wealth, education, or power. 16. Going to college to get skills for a job is an example of what function? A) Manifest Function. B) Latent Function. C) Dysfunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manifest Function. 17. Seeing the strange in the familiar primarily asks you to do what? A) Treat everyday routines as natural and unquestioned. B) View common practices as if from an outsider's lens. C) Assume familiar behaviors are driven by biology. D) Explain daily life using individual psychology alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) View common practices as if from an outsider's lens. 18. What is the advantage of using detached observation to collect data? A) Behavior is not affected by the presence of a researcher. B) Much less time and expense are required to run the investigation. C) Important details are more likely to be noted. D) Conditions are controlled and set by the researcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavior is not affected by the presence of a researcher. 19. What is the main focus of consensus views of society? A) The conflicts and inequalities within society. B) The shared norms and values that maintain social order. C) The economic disparities between different social classes. D) The political struggles between different groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shared norms and values that maintain social order. 20. Feminist theorists argue that gender inequality is not the result of biology, but instead caused by ..... A) Society. B) DNA. C) Nature. D) Heredity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 21. A theoretical perspective that involves viewing society as a system of gender inequality in which men dominate women. A) Feminist perspective. B) Theoretical perspective. C) Functionalist perspective. D) Conflict perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feminist perspective. 22. What does society mean? A) A group of people who share a culture and a territory. B) A large city with a high population density. C) A group of people with similar professions. D) An organization with strict rules and regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of people who share a culture and a territory. 23. Sammy bought a Dodge Charger so he could become popular with all the girls. This is known as the ..... of a car. A) Latent function. B) Dysfunction. C) Dual function. D) Manifest function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent function. 24. Sociology seeks to understand human ..... and the elements that shape it. A) Culture. B) Conflict. C) Society. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Society. 25. Dropping out and not finding a job is an example of what? A) Manifest Function. B) Latent Function. C) Dysfunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dysfunction. 26. Ability to see the connection between the larger social world and our personal lives A) Sociological imagination. B) Auguste Comte. C) Economics. D) Functionalist perspective. E) Symbolic interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociological imagination. 27. Which of the following is an example of a social institution? A) A personal hobby such as painting or gaming. B) Seasonal weather changes. C) A single person's daily schedule. D) The family unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The family unit. 28. Sociology equips individuals with the knowledge and ..... to analyze issues. A) Wealth. B) Fear. C) Status. D) Skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skills. 29. Anything that represents something else A) Culture. B) Symbol. C) Social interaction. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 30. Which factor is most directly part of social location as used in sociology? A) Individual career aspirations and goals. B) Race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. C) Favorite hobbies and leisure interests. D) Personality traits like introversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. 31. In idealized views of science, the experimental method is said to involve: A) Testing out new research methods to see which one works best. B) Isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another. C) Using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study. D) Interpreting data subjectively, drawing on theoretical paradigms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another. 32. The way inequalities contribute to social, political, and power differences is known as? A) Conflict Theory. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Symbolic Interactionalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict Theory. 33. Sociologist ..... published The Philadelphia Negro. A) Jane Addams. B) August Comte. C) Harriet Martineau. D) WEB DuBois. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WEB DuBois. 34. Two major historical events that contributed to the emergence of Sociology as a field of study: A) Cultural Revolution Age of Enlightenment. B) Age of EnlightenmentScientific Revolution. C) Age of Enlightenment Industrial Revolution. D) Industrial Revolution Mechanized Agriculture. E) Scientific RevolutionAge of Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age of Enlightenment Industrial Revolution. 35. Social institutions include family, education, religion, and ..... A) Business. B) Government. C) Entertainment. D) Athletics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 36. Disciplines that study human social behavior or institutions and the functions of human society in a scientific manner. A) Psycology. B) Anthropology. C) Social Sciences. D) Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Sciences. 37. Who is often called the "father of sociology" ? A) William Shakespeare. B) Isaac Newton. C) Albert Einstein. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auguste Comte. 38. What is the social science that studies individual mental processes and behavior? A) Sociology. B) History. C) Psychology. D) Anthropology. E) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 39. What term did Robert Merton use to describe human actions that hurt a system (society) that are usually unintended? A) Manifest dysfunctions. B) Manifest functions. C) Latent functions. D) Latent dysfunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latent dysfunctions. 40. Which perspective is most likely to use participant observation as a research method? A) Interactionist Perspective. B) Individualist Perspective. C) Conflict Perspective. D) Functionalist Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interactionist Perspective. 41. Who said there would be a revolution by the people that would lead to a classless society? A) Aristotle. B) Fredrick Nietzsche. C) Karl Marx. D) Donald Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karl Marx. 42. Many African Americans feel the flag for the Confederate States of America, called the Stars and Bars, is a sign of racial hatred. States' rights advocates view the same flag as "heritage, not hatred." Such a difference of opinion over the same material object is an illustration of which sociological perspective? A) Structural Conflict. B) Symbolic interactionism. C) Social conflict. D) Structural functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic interactionism. 43. A group of people who share a culture and a territory is known as a(n) ..... A) Society. B) Narcissists. C) Similar. D) Hive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 44. What does the concept of 'status' refer to in sociology? A) The number of social connections a person has. B) The economic wealth of an individual. C) The level of education achieved by an individual. D) The connotation associated with different social positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The connotation associated with different social positions. 45. The ..... perspective focuses on how individuals interact with one another in society. A) Functionalist. B) Feminist. C) Conflict. D) Interactionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactionist. 46. This sociological perspective would say that change may happen but society soon returns to stability A) Functionalist. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interactionist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist. 47. Social norms are: A) Different types of traditional foods. B) Predictions about future weather conditions. C) Expected rules or standards for behavior in a society. D) Personal goals that someone sets for themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expected rules or standards for behavior in a society. 48. Why should scientists include a detailed description of how they conducted their research when they present their conclusions? A) So that the experiment can be proven correct. B) So that the experiment can be repeated by others. C) So that the experiment can be changed. D) So that the experiment can be proven incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that the experiment can be repeated by others. 49. Pernyataan di bawah ini yang bukan manfaat mempelajari sosiologi adalah ..... A) Senantiasa mampu memahami perbedaan masyarakat. B) Membantu mengkaji tempat kita dalam masyarakat. C) Mendapatkan penghasilan yang cukup besar. D) Menjadi lebih tanggap dan kritis dalam menghadapi persoalan hidup. E) Dapat melatih lebih jelas siapa diri kita dalam masyarakat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mendapatkan penghasilan yang cukup besar. 50. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to: A) Compare individuals to groups. B) Identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure. C) Compare one society to another. D) Compare the behavior of individuals from different societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure. 51. What is, in a healthy society, when all parts work together to maintain stability? A) Figuration. B) Society. C) Social Solidarity. D) Dynamic equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dynamic equilibrium. 52. This is an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist that fought for fought against segregation. He was also the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard. A) Auguste Comte. B) Herbert Spencer. C) W.E.B. Du Bois. D) Booker T. Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) W.E.B. Du Bois. 53. What is the difference between structural and social action views of society? A) Structural views focus on individual actions, while social action views focus on societal structures. B) Structural views focus on societal structures, while social action views focus on individual actions. C) Both focus on the economic aspects of society. D) Both focus on the political aspects of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural views focus on societal structures, while social action views focus on individual actions. 54. Who used empirical methods to show challenges in the African American communities? A) Karl Marx. B) WEB Dubois. C) Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes. D) Herbert Spencer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WEB Dubois. 55. Social ties within a group are known as? A) Social Solidarity. B) Society. C) Figuration. D) Dynamic equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Solidarity. 56. Which concept best fits a workplace with strict procedures for clocking in, requesting time off, and reporting tasks? A) Charismatic authority shaping informal decisions. B) Traditional norms guiding unrecorded practices. C) Bureaucracy with formal rules and procedures. D) Spontaneous collaboration without hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bureaucracy with formal rules and procedures. 57. What approach is used to define what is deviant in society? A) Constructivism. B) Functionalism. C) Positivism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constructivism. 58. The study of social patterns is known as what? A) Constructivism. B) Functionalism. C) Positivism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positivism. 59. Social science that studies such things as government and voting patterns. A) Symbolic interaction. B) Economics. C) Political science. D) Functionalist perspective. E) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political science. 60. A sociological perspective that sees the general in the particular and the strange in the familiar helps most with which task? A) Memorizing individual biographies by heart. 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