This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Sociology > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the diagram titled "In theory ..... Marx" primarily illustrate? A) The distribution of wealth and income among different social classes. B) The hierarchy of political power in a government. C) The levels of education in a society. D) The stages of economic development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The distribution of wealth and income among different social classes. 2. RACE & ETHNICITY:Racial and ethnicity are part of our identity as displayed through our presentation of self. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 3. The idea of society as nothing but competing groups trying to exercise power of each other is known as ..... A) Bullyingism. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Conflict Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict Theory. 4. "the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society"Thinking away from one's usual day-to-day life and look at the world in a new way. Is know as: A) Conflict perspective. B) Functionalist perspective. C) Sociological Perspective. D) Sociological Imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sociological Imagination. 5. What is a key focus of gender-conflict theorists? A) The intersection of gender and race. B) The role of education. C) The importance of symbols. D) The functions of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intersection of gender and race. 6. Using the scientific method to study the social world A) Micro Sociology. B) Social Institutions. C) Macro Sociology. D) Positivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Positivism. 7. Jan was bullied by all of the kids at the local park because she had red hair. She was then consumed with dying her hair A) Functionalist. B) Symbolic Interactionist. C) Conflict. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionist. 8. According to gender-conflict theory, what is gender considered to be? A) A socially constructed category. B) A natural phenomenon. C) An economic factor. D) A biological category. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A socially constructed category. 9. Fill in the blank: ..... is the tendency of organizations to become dominated by elites. A) The Iron Law of Oligarchy. B) Democratic Centralism. C) Pluralist Theory. D) Bureaucratic Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Iron Law of Oligarchy. 10. Which perspective sees culture as being created and maintained by the ways people interact and in how individuals interpret each other's actions? A) Conflict Theory. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Feminism. D) Structural Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionism. 11. Which of the following best illustrates the sociological perspective? A) Analyzing the role of hormones in human behavior. B) Studying the influence of family, education, and religion on individual choices. C) Examining the impact of climate change on ecosystems. D) Investigating the chemical reactions in the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying the influence of family, education, and religion on individual choices. 12. The sociological perspective that focuses on the micro level is A) Anthropology. B) Conflict theory. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) Functional Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Functional Analysis. 13. Empirical Statement describes what is in the social world without evaluating it; based on facts, not opinion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. In the context of Symbolic Interactionism, what role does language play in shaping the self? A) Language allows individuals to create and share meaning. B) Language enforces social stability, peace, and order. C) Language carries symbols which shape self-concept. D) Language is a barrier to self-understanding, unless it is used in role-playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language allows individuals to create and share meaning. 15. Which perspective would ask the following question:How does each part of society contribute to its stability and functioning? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 16. The ability to control others and to carry out your will-even if they don't agree-is called ..... A) Status. B) Power. C) Laws. D) Caste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 17. The study of why an INDIVIDUAL acts or feels the way they do is which social science? A) Sociology. B) History. C) Psychology. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychology. 18. Public schools provide basic knowledge and skills necessary for individuals to become productive members of society. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 19. Which perspective examines the role of religion in daily life? A) Functionalism. B) Symbolic interactionism. C) Structuralism. D) Conflict theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic interactionism. 20. What is the primary focus of Weber's theory as depicted in the pyramid? A) Economic equality. B) Social stratification. C) Political power. D) Cultural diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social stratification. 21. A sociologist studying the conflict between teachers on strike and the state education board would be best served using which sociological perspective? A) Sociological Perspective. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Conflict Perspective. D) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict Perspective. 22. What is the primary cause of conflict according to conflict theory? A) Competition for scarce resources and power. B) Genetic predisposition to conflict. C) Lack of communication and understanding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competition for scarce resources and power. 23. It is the complex network of people that are interconnected, A) Society. B) Tradition. C) Values. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 24. Conflict is the primary cause of social change and societies are greatly influenced by their economic system according to which man? A) Durkheim. B) Weber. C) Marx. D) Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marx. 25. How many theoretical perspectives are there in Sociology? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 26. How are these parts linked? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism. 27. What main event set the stage for the beginning of sociology? A) The Industrial Revolution. B) Social Upheaval in the late 1800s. C) Imperialism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Functionalism is a structural theory-true or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Children are rewarded with higher grades based on their good student behavior. A) Symbolic Interaction. B) Conflict. C) Functionalist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolic Interaction. 30. What does the color red in the pyramid likely represent in Weber's theory? A) Wealth and Income. B) Power and Status. C) Lower class. D) Middle class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower class. 31. All of the following are Perspectives in Sociology EXCEPT A) Functionalist. B) Cultural. C) Conflict. D) Symbolic Interactionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural. 32. Meaning of the word Sophia A) Wisdom. B) Reality. C) Love. D) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wisdom. 33. In Sociology what is it called when we use the sociological imagination to look for at what we assume we understand in a more critical way? A) Seeing the general in the particular. B) Seeing the strange in the familiar. C) Taking a Sociological Perspective. D) Standing in praise of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeing the strange in the familiar. 34. Within a social system how do Structural-Functionalist label things that are unintended consequences? A) Sociological perspective. B) Latent functions. C) Seeing the strange in the familiar. D) Manifest functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latent functions. 35. Harriet Martineau is most closely associate with which major sociological approach? A) Symbolic Interactionsim. B) Conflict Theory. C) Structural Functionalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolic Interactionsim. 36. Fill in the blank: ..... is a controlled study to test hypotheses. A) An Experiment. B) A Theory. C) A Law. D) A Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Experiment. 37. This perspective focuses on gender as the main source of conflict and inequality in society. A) Feminist Perspective. B) Class Conflict. C) Conflict Theory. D) Structural Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feminist Perspective. 38. Which of the following is a key idea within interactionism? A) Consensus. B) Conflict. C) Class inequality. D) Labelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labelling. 39. What is one way that Durkheim's functionalism might explain the existence of social institutions like religion? A) Religion serves to create social conflict. B) Religion functions to reinforce the collective conscience and promote social cohesion. C) Religion is a tool for individual empowerment. D) Religion has no functional role in society.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion functions to reinforce the collective conscience and promote social cohesion. 40. Jeremy wrote an essay criticizing the college admissions process, arguing that heavy competition and limited educational resources make admission difficult for the average student. Which perspective would Jeremy's argument fall under? A) Behaviorism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Structural Functionalism. D) Symbolic Interactionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 41. The unrecognized and/or unintended consequences of a given social pattern or structure. A) Manifest Function. B) Latent Function. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latent Function. 42. Which perspective views society as a system in which all parts work together to create society as a whole? A) Feminism. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Conflict Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Functionalism. 43. According to Marxist theory, what is the 'hidden curriculum' in schools? A) The official curriculum taught in classes. B) The unspoken values and norms that reinforce social inequality. C) The extracurricular activities offered by the school. D) The informal interactions between students and teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The unspoken values and norms that reinforce social inequality. 44. In 'The Breakfast Club, ' which character's transformation is most evident by the end of the film? A) John. B) Andrew. C) Claire. D) Allison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allison. 45. Someone getting a tattoo of a cross as a symbol of their faith and someone else believing that tattoos go against their faith are examples of interpretations of symbols under which sociological perspective? A) Post-Modernist. B) Conflict. C) Functionalism. D) Interactionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactionist. 46. How does society divide a population? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 47. A situation in which police officers patrol the streets to maintain order would be an example of which perspective? A) Conflict Perspective. B) Functionalist Perspective. C) Interactionist Perspective. D) Feminist Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functionalist Perspective. 48. This theory aligns with conservative politics A) Feminism. B) New Right. C) Interactionism. D) Postmodernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Right. 49. He rejected the idea of biological determination of the self, which proposes that an individual has already established one's self from the moment he is born. A) George H. Mead. B) Charles Cooley. C) Gerry Lanuza. D) Jean Baudrillard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George H. Mead. 50. People attach meaning to symbols, and then they act accordingly to their personal interpretation of these symbols. Is know as? A) Sociological Perspective. B) Functionalist Perspective. C) Symbolic Interactionist Perspective. D) Conflict Theory Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionist Perspective. 51. According to the ..... perspective, the family is important for maintaining the stability of society and the well-being of individuals. A) Conflict Theorist. B) Structural Functionalist. C) Symbolic Interactionist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Functionalist. 52. Fill in the blank:Material culture includes physical objects; ..... culture includes ideas and beliefs. A) Nonmaterial. B) Visual. C) Symbolic. D) Technological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonmaterial. 53. Give an example of symbolic interactionism in everyday life. A) The way people greet each other with different gestures conveying different meanings in different cultures. B) The way people cook meals in the kitchen. C) The way people drive cars on the road. D) The way people use smartphones to communicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way people greet each other with different gestures conveying different meanings in different cultures. 54. RACE & ETHNICITY:Racial and ethnic differences are a necessary part of society. Even racial inequality has functions that help maintain social order. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 55. Which perspective focuses its attention on figures, emblems, or individuals that represent power and authority? A) Conflict Theory. B) Symbolic Interactionism. C) Structural Functionalism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionism. 56. Which perspective argue that gender roles were established well before pre-industrial era when men typically took care of responsibilities outside the home and women took care of the domestic responsibilities in the home? A) Symbolic Interactionism. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Feminism. D) Conflict Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Functionalism. 57. According to conflict theory, who holds the power in society and how is it maintained? A) The middle class, maintained through equality and fairness. B) The dominant group or class, maintained through force, coercion, and manipulation. C) The government, maintained through transparency and accountability. D) The oppressed group, maintained through negotiation and compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dominant group or class, maintained through force, coercion, and manipulation. 58. A situation in which citizens vote for who they want to serve in government leadership positions would be an example of which perspective? A) Conflict Perspective. B) Interactionist Perspective. C) Functionalist Perspective. D) Feminist Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functionalist Perspective. 59. ..... is a collection of beliefs about oneself. It answers the question "Who am I?" A) Self. B) Self Esteem. C) Self Concept. D) Self Knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self Concept. 60. THE ECONOMY:Different types of work (high prestige and pay to low prestige and pay) are necessary to the economy and have functions that help maintain social order. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. 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