Question 1.Which of the following is NOT one of Herbert Blumer's three premises of social interactionism?
- Humans behave according to the meanings they ascribe to things and events.
- The meanings attributed to things and events are derived from larger social structures.
- The meanings attributed to things and events are derived from interactions with others.
- Meanings require subjective interpretation, or analytical thought.
Question 2.One of Émile Durkheim's most important contributions to social inquiry was that he
- linked the cause of social unrest with social inequalities.
- established an inherent connection between personal behavior and the broader social setting.
- concluded that major social trends are caused by social institutions.
- claimed that the reason for progress in society was social unrest.
Question 3.Which of the following people was NOT associated with the functionalist perspective?
- Robert Merton
- Auguste Comte
- Karl Marx
- Émile Durkheim
Question 4.President Roosevelt's New Deal initiatives focused on three Rs:
- reuse, recovery, and reform.
- relief, recovery, and reform.
- rescue, recovery, and reform.
- rescue, retraining, and reform.
Question 5.__________ describes a social philosophy that cherishes rural life.
- Agrarianism
- Modernity
- Agriculturalism
- Marxism
Question 6.The conflict perspective posits that protest and revolution are primarily caused by all of the following EXCEPT
- inequalities that exist in social structures.
- the gap between the rich and the poor.
- insurmountable philosophical or religious differences.
- institutionalized racism, discrimination, or other injustice.
Question 7.The first African American to earn a doctorate degree at Harvard University was the famous sociologist and educator
- W.E.B. Du Bois.
- Booker T. Washington.
- Harriet Martineau.
- George Washington Carver.
Question 8.Max Weber, one of the founders of modern social sciences, developed the concept of
- capitalism.
- interactionism.
- rationalization.
- humanism.
Question 9.In his General Theory of Action, Talcott Parsons identified four levels of social interaction. These are:
- cultural system, social system, personality system, behavioral organism.
- cultural system, political system, personality system, behavioral organism.
- social system, political system, personality system, behavioral organism.
- cultural system, social system, personality system, familial system.
Question 10.Activist Ida Wells believed that the issues of civil rights and suffrage were inherently connected.