This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which perspective strives to explain how people's social standing affects their everyday interactions? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 2. Looking at small, individual, situations and cases as a means of understanding what is happening in society A) Macro. B) Micro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Micro. 3. According to the New Right, what should be reduced to a minimum? A) Individual freedom. B) State interference. C) State spending. D) Competition between individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State interference. 4. Which sociologist is associated with functionalism and wrote "Principles of Sociology" ? A) Emile Durkheim. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Robert K. Merton. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Spencer. 5. According to him, in postmodern societies, self-identity continuously change due to the demands of multitude of social contexts, new information technologies, and globalization. A) Jean Baudrillard. B) Gerry Lanuza. C) George H. Mead. D) Charles Cooley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerry Lanuza. 6. DEVIANCE:The definition of deviance is relative and depends on the culture, time period, and situation. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 7. GENDER & SEXUALITY:Gender is learned through the process of socialization; gender inequalities are reproduced through interactions with family, peers, schools, and the media. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 8. Which perspective uses the labeling theory or differential association to explain how societies and/or social groups come to view behaviors as deviant or conventional? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 9. Fill in the blank: ..... refers to authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire approaches. A) Leadership Styles. B) Communication Skills. C) Motivational Theories. D) Organizational Structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leadership Styles. 10. Older people seem to be able to get away with more socially unacceptable behavior than younger people. This is partially explained by the relaxing of their social roles according to ..... A) Disengagement Theory. B) Activity Theory. C) Conflict Theory. D) Interactionist Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disengagement Theory. 11. Examining large patterns of social interactionism A) Macro Sociology. B) Society. C) Positivism. D) Social Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macro Sociology. 12. Using e-mail has made it easy, fast, and inexpensive for family members who live in different parts of the United States to keep in touch. This is a ..... function of e-mail. A) Static. B) Dynamic. C) Latent. D) Manifest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manifest. 13. A teen took a picture of himself with 3 other people. His camera was faced toward them. Normative or empirical statement? A) Normative statement. B) Empirical statement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empirical statement. 14. Which of the three theories is the only micro theory (focuses on individual interaction)? A) Conflict Theory. B) Symbolic Interactionsim. C) Structural Functionalist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolic Interactionsim. 15. What is the role of crime in maintaining social cohesion according to Durkheim? A) It disrupts social order. B) It reinforces social norms. C) It leads to economic instability. D) It causes political unrest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reinforces social norms. 16. Chronologically the second major socialising agent is A) Father. B) Mother. C) Society. D) Peer group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peer group. 17. Fill in the blank:A ..... is a systematic explanation of social phenomena. A) Theory. B) Hypothesis. C) Experiment. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 18. Sociological perspective is ..... A) Response rate bias. B) The difficulty one experiences in seeing oneself as others do. C) A viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A viewing of the behavior of groups in a systematic way. 19. How do advantaged people protect their privileges? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 20. Seeing the strange in the familiar refers to A) Questioning how society shapes individual choices. B) Seeing patterns in human behavior. C) Seeing evidence of past alien cultures in current day behaviors. D) Seeing yourself as others see you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Questioning how society shapes individual choices. 21. How might Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann's Social Constructionism view the concept of "self-esteem" ? A) As an inherent quality of the individual. B) As a concept that serves to maintain societal order. C) As a socially constructed concept shaped by the agentic person. D) As an outcome of successful role-playing in social interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a socially constructed concept shaped by the agentic person. 22. Which theory is associated with Paul Willis A) Labeliing. B) Anti-school sub-culture. C) Streaming. D) Correspondence theory. E) Crisis of masculinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anti-school sub-culture. 23. What reasoning might Durkheim use to explain why individuals in a society act in similar and predictable ways? A) Individuals are inherently similar in their desires and motivations. B) The collective conscience shapes and guides individual actions, leading to similar behaviors. C) Individuals are forced to conform by societal laws. D) Similar behaviors are a result of genetic predispositions.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The collective conscience shapes and guides individual actions, leading to similar behaviors. 24. In the context of the Dramaturgical Approach, what does 'backstage' refer to? A) Society at large. B) Personal spaces where individuals are not in a performative role. C) Social media platforms. D) Professional or work settings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal spaces where individuals are not in a performative role. 25. Family, Government, Economy, Education, Religion A) Macro Sociology. B) Micro Sociology. C) Positivism. D) Social Institutions. 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