This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 2 Sociological Perspectives Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to postmodernism, why is it nonsense to talk about a typical family or the family as an institution? A) Because society is based on social structures and institutions. B) Because society is constantly changing and fragmenting. C) Because society is determined by economic systems. D) Because society is driven by individual choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because society is constantly changing and fragmenting. 2. Postmodernism is a structural theory-true or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Furman v. Georgia:Supreme Court case that temporarily halted the ..... A) Death penalty. B) Right to vote. C) Freedom of speech. D) Right to privacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death penalty. 4. Sociologists who analyze how social life depends on the ways that people define themselves and others are most likely ..... A) Conflict Theorists. B) Structural Functionalists. C) Structural Interactionists. D) Symbolic Interactionists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolic Interactionists. 5. ..... refers to having esteem in one's self (having self-confidence and feeling good about yourself). A) Self esteem. B) Self Concept. C) Self Knowledge. D) Self Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self esteem. 6. Identify a potential criticism of Durkheim's functionalist perspective on society. A) It overemphasizes the role of conflict in social interactions. B) It neglects the importance of individual agency and diversity. C) It focuses too much on the impact of technology. D) It is too focused on economic factors.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It neglects the importance of individual agency and diversity. 7. SOCIAL CLASS/STRATIFICATION:Social inequality is a necessary part of society. Different reward structures are necessary as an incentive for the best qualified people to occupy the most important positions. Even poverty has functions that help to maintain social order. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 8. By textbook definition, what is sociology? A) The study of human social behavior. B) The study of ancient societies. C) The scientific study of social structure. D) The study of Mr. Rivera's relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific study of social structure. 9. The sociological perspective that sees aging as "preparation for death" is ..... A) Functionalist. B) Interactionist. C) Conflict. D) Intersectionality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist. 10. Which perspective examines symbols of identity within one's race and ethnicity? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interactionism. 11. Which of the following is NOT a type of feminism? A) Difference. B) Radical. C) Liberal. D) Political. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political. 12. According to functionalists, one of the functions of primary and secondary school is providing daytime adult supervision for kids. This function is referred to as a ..... A) Latent function. B) Manifest function. C) Agent of socialization. D) Hidden curriculum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent function. 13. Karl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ..... theory. A) Conflict. B) Functionalist. C) Structuralist. D) Interactionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 14. Private schools provide better resources than public schools, perpetuating class differences. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Perspective. 15. Unintended consequence of a social phenomena/structure A) Latent function. B) Manifest function. C) Dysfunction. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent function. 16. Durkheim believed that society was greater than the sum of its parts. What does this imply about the study of society? A) Society can be understood by studying individual actions alone. B) Society must be studied as a whole, considering the interconnections between its elements. C) Society is simply a collection of individual behaviors. D) Society is less complex than individual behavior.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society must be studied as a whole, considering the interconnections between its elements. 17. Thinking about how basketball players, coaches, cheerleaders, music and sound technicians, security, ushers, concession stand workers, among other operate together to facilitate a successful Capital One Arena experience could be an example of what sociological perspective? A) Functionalism. B) Conflict. C) Interactionaist. D) Post-Modernist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalism. 18. Shopping on the Internet is convenient, and can save time. This is a ..... function of this type of shopping. A) Latent. B) Static. C) Dynamic. D) Manifest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manifest. 19. A slang term among teenagers signifies inclusion in a particular social group. A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interaction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Interaction. 20. What does the German word Verstehen mean? A) To explain. B) To investiagte. C) To understand. D) To reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To understand. 21. How does sociology differ from psychology in its approach to understanding human behavior? A) Sociology focuses on individual mental processes, while psychology examines societal influences. B) Sociology examines societal influences, while psychology focuses on individual mental processes. C) Both sociology and psychology focus on societal influences. D) Both sociology and psychology focus on individual mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociology examines societal influences, while psychology focuses on individual mental processes. 22. Which perspective would ask the following question:How does power and inequality influence social relationships and institutions? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Perspective. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Perspective. 23. Emile Durkheim is associated with which sociological approach? A) Structural Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural Functionalism. 24. ..... is one's response to the established attitude and behavior that a person assumes in reference to their social interactions. A) Him. B) I. C) You. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I. 25. Which of the following sociologists would probably want to study the impact that race has on homelessness? A) W.E.B. DuBois. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Emile Durkheim. D) Auguste Comte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W.E.B. 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