This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which perspective views religion as means to justify power and oppression over certain groups? A) Feminism. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Structural Functionalism. D) Conflict Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict Theory. 2. How does functionalism view social institutions such as family, education, and religion? A) Functionalism views social institutions as only beneficial for the elite class. B) Functionalism views social institutions as constantly changing and irrelevant to society. C) Functionalism views social institutions as unnecessary and harmful for society. D) Functionalism views social institutions as essential for maintaining social order and stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Functionalism views social institutions as essential for maintaining social order and stability. 3. What are the key ideas of Marxism in understanding social change? A) Role of economic factors and class struggle. B) Role of religion and cultural traditions. C) Role of individual choices and personal preferences. D) Role of technological advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Role of economic factors and class struggle. 4. How is the power used? A) Functional. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 5. GENDER & SEXUALITY:Because of the traditional division of labor in families, males have had more access to resources and privileges and have sought to maintain their dominance. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 6. Who is known for the symbolic interaction perspective and wrote "Mind, Self, and Society" ? A) Pierre Bourdieu. B) Jane Addams. C) Robert K. Merton. D) George Herbert Mead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Herbert Mead. 7. How does symbolic interactionism view the construction of reality? A) Through the influence of government policies and regulations. B) Based on the interactions and interpretations of individuals within a society. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Based on the interactions and interpretations of individuals within a society. 8. Your primary status in education is A) Teacher. B) Student. C) Athlete. D) Citizen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student. 9. If something is real in the minds' of people, then it is real A) Functional Analysis. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Phenomenology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phenomenology. 10. Fill in the blank: ..... focuses on individual interactions and the meanings people assign to symbols and behaviors. A) Symbolic Interactionism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Functionalism. D) Structuralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolic Interactionism. 11. Intended and recognized consequences of some element of society A) Theory. B) Latent function. C) Manifest function. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manifest function. 12. Fill in the blank: ..... are structured systems with rules and hierarchy. A) Informal Groups. B) Social Gatherings. C) Friend Circles. D) Bureaucracy Organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bureaucracy Organizations. 13. How do behavior and meaning change from person to person and from one situation to another? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 14. Sociology is one of the oldest sciences having been around for about 400 years. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. In focus on the micro (smaller) aspect of society, and tends to ignore the macro (larger) aspects of society. A) Criticism of functionalist perspective. B) Criticism of conflict perspective. C) Criticism of symbolic interactionist perspective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Criticism of symbolic interactionist perspective. 16. Which sociological paradigm emphasizes the importance of social structures and institutions in maintaining social stability? A) Race-Conflict Theory. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Conflict Theory. D) Structural Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structural Functionalism. 17. W.E.B DuBois is most closely associate with which major sociological approach? A) Symbolic Interactionsim. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Conflict Theory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict Theory. 18. FAMILIES & RELATIONSHIPS:Family is a site of various forms of stratification and can produce and reproduce inequalities based on these statuses. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 19. What term describes the behaviours and attitudes picked up in school A) Hidden curriculum. B) Streaming. C) Labelling. D) Open curriculum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden curriculum. 20. Which organization did Dayananda Saraswati was persuaded to join but eventually he did not, though he found the principles of the organization very close to his own. A) Prarthana Samaj. B) Congress. C) Brahmo Samaj. D) Hindu Maha Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmo Samaj. 21. What are the major parts of society? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism. 22. According to Durkheim, what term describes the communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society? A) Social structure. B) Collective conscience. C) Cultural norms. D) Social contractTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collective conscience. 23. What in sociology allows us to look beyond common-sense, or common beliefs and see the hidden meanings behind human actions? A) Social Imagination. B) Sociological Perspective. C) Social order. D) Social Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociological Perspective. 24. A police officer's uniform conveys authority and instills a sense of order. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 25. Fill in the blank: ..... are people who answer surveys or interviews. A) Researchers. B) Interviewers. C) Observers. D) Respondents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respondents. 26. Which concept describes the ability to view one's own society as an outsider? A) Group conformity. B) Sociological imagination. C) Socialization. D) Ethnocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociological imagination. 27. National Crime Victimization Survey:Measures crime through ..... reports. (Fill in the blank) A) Court. B) Victim. C) Police. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victim. 28. I think people think I'm funny, so I tell jokes all the time. That is an example of A) Phenomenology. B) Ethnomethodology. C) Verstehen. D) Looking-Glass Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looking-Glass Self. 29. According to structuralism, how are individuals shaped and constrained by society? A) Through their genetic makeup. B) Through their own free will. C) Through their economic status. D) Through social forces external to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through social forces external to them. 30. Durkheim's concept of ..... refers to the degree to which people are tied to their social group. A) Social Integration. B) Revolution. C) Religion. D) Conflict theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Integration. 31. According to conflict theory, religion can lead the poor to: A) Accept their fate. B) Revolt against the bourgeoisie. C) Seek higher education. D) Improve their economic status. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept their fate. 32. Which perspective argues that beliefs and experiences are not sacred unless individuals in a society regard them as sacred? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Feminism. D) Symbolic Interactionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolic Interactionism. 33. What is one function of religion according to functionalism? A) Discouraging social interaction. B) Motivating people to work for positive social change. C) Promoting social inequality. D) Encouraging religious conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivating people to work for positive social change. 34. Signs and symbols help people construct reality A) Social Integration. B) Ethnomethodology. C) Social Reality. D) Verstehen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Reality. 35. Which of these is a latent function of policing? A) Prevent crime and enforce laws. B) Creates a sense of security. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creates a sense of security. 36. A judge and her gavel. A cop and his gun. A lawyer and her power suit. A ..... would be most concerned with the parts these objects play in impression management. A) Feminist. B) Symbolic Interactionist. C) Conflict Theorist. D) Structural Functionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionist. 37. This sociological perspective looks at society as a "well-oiled machine" or as a "living organism" . In other words, the various parts of society work together to keep society stable. A) Symbolic Interactionism. B) Systemic Issues. C) Structural Functionalism. D) Conflict Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structural Functionalism. 38. Fill in the blank: ..... sees society as a system of interrelated parts working together to maintain stability. A) Conflict Theory. B) Functionalism. C) Postmodernism. D) Symbolic Interactionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functionalism. 39. Which sociological perspective is concerned with understanding human behavior in face to face situations and how individuals and situations come to be defined or classified? A) Symbolic interactionism. B) Marxism. C) Social action/interpretivism. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolic interactionism. 40. Feminist Approaches:Analyze gender inequality and advocate for ..... change. (Fill in the blank) A) Technological. B) Economic. C) Social. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social. 41. According to conflict theory, what is the primary source of conflict in society? A) Lack of entertainment options leading to conflict. B) Competition for academic achievements. C) Struggle for resources and power between different social groups. D) Religious differences causing conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Struggle for resources and power between different social groups. 42. Looking at the "big picture" when studying social issues as a means of understanding what is happening in society. This uses a more broad focus that looks at the large-scale structures that shape society. A) Macro. B) Micro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macro. 43. Fill in the blank: ..... is the pressure to conform within a group, leading to poor decisions. A) Brainstorming. B) Social loafing. C) Groupthink. D) Individualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groupthink. 44. Considered the first female sociologist. She studied English social patterns shortly after the time of the French Revolution. A) Herbert Spenser. B) George H. Mead. C) Max Weber. D) Harriet Martineau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harriet Martineau. 45. HEALTH & ILLNESS:Health and the health care system are valuable resources that are unequally shared in society; conflict may arise among different groups seeking access to and control over these resources. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 46. A natural, unconscious, spontaneous education is known as A) Formal education. B) Continuing education. C) Informal education. D) Non formal education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informal education. 47. Religion supports the status quo and maintains social inequality. A) Symbolic Interaction. B) Conflict. C) Functionalist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 48. Which of the following sociologists would probably want to study the issue of homelessness from a feminist point-of-view? A) Max Weber. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Phyllis Schlafly. D) Harriet Martineau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harriet Martineau. 49. The main function of education of child is A) Teaching of means of livelihood. B) Teaching 3 H's. C) Transmission of cultural heritage. D) Teaching of 3 R's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transmission of cultural heritage. 50. Intended and recognized consequences A) Latent Functions. B) Manifest Functions. C) Normative Statements. D) Empirical Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manifest Functions. 51. Groups one identifies with vs. those viewed as outsiders are called ..... and ..... A) Ingroups and Outgroups. B) Peers and Strangers. C) Friends and Foes. D) Allies and Rivals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ingroups and Outgroups. 52. Considered to be the founder of modern sociology, and he even coined the term. He began studying society in order to better understand the cause of the French Revolution. A) Emile Durkheim. B) Max Weber. C) Herbert Spenser. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auguste Comte. 53. Which theory would best analyze the impact of social media on self-perception? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Transcendental Idealism. C) Dramaturgy. D) Looking Glass Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looking Glass Self. 54. It only focus on the negative aspects of society and does not take into account positive aspects of society and humanity such as charity, democracy. A) Criticism of functionalist perspective. B) Criticism of conflict perspective. C) Symbolic interactionist perspective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Criticism of conflict perspective. 55. Fill in the blank:The ..... examines how individuals grow and change socially across the lifespan. A) Biological Perspective. B) Cognitive Perspective. C) Developmental Perspective. D) Behavioral Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developmental Perspective. 56. The research method that involves gathering data under controlled conditions is: A) Content analysis. B) Experiment. C) Observation. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiment. 57. How is a person representing him/herself to the world? A) Functional. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interaction. 58. Which perspective examines past and current struggles between the white ruling class and racial/ethnic minorities? A) Feminism. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Conflict Theory. D) Structural Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict Theory. 59. Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood with out understanding both. Who is responsible for this quote? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Thomas Pain. C) C. Wright Mills. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 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