C273 Introduction to Sociology Practice Questions - Set 4 - Part 2

Correct Answer: c) Functionalism

Functionalism views society as an integrated system, with each part contributing to social stability and cohesion.

Correct Answer: b) Mores

Mores are norms that are highly significant to a society’s core values, with violations often leading to severe social sanctions.

Correct Answer: c) Roles

Roles are expectations for behavior that accompany specific social positions, guiding how individuals are expected to act.

Correct Answer: b) Protestant Work Ethic

Weber argued that the Protestant work ethic, emphasizing hard work and frugality, contributed to the growth of capitalism.

Correct Answer: c) Family

The family is one of the first and most important agents of socialization, shaping a child’s early values, norms, and behaviors.

Correct Answer: b) Culture

Culture encompasses the shared language, symbols, values, and norms of a society, defining its unique characteristics.

Correct Answer: c) That every member of the population has an equal chance of selection

Random sampling allows each individual in a population an equal opportunity to be included, enhancing the representativeness of the sample.

Correct Answer: b) Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic interactionism focuses on how individuals create meaning through social interactions and use symbols to communicate.

Correct Answer: b) Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic interactionism emphasizes the importance of symbols in creating social bonds and shared meanings within society.

Correct Answer: b) Aggregate

An aggregate consists of individuals in the same space without a sense of collective identity or belonging, unlike a social group.

Correct Answer: b) Social Integration

Durkheim’s concept of the collective conscience reflects shared beliefs that bind members of society, fostering social integration.

Correct Answer: b) Inherited status

In a caste system, social positions are fixed at birth and generally remain static, based on inherited characteristics.

Correct Answer: c) Position within social structures

Social location describes an individual’s position within social structures, influenced by factors like class, race, and gender.

Correct Answer: c) Invisible barriers preventing advancement in organizations

The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing in organizational hierarchies.

Correct Answer: c) Structural Functionalism

Structural functionalism views society as an interconnected system, with institutions working together to promote stability.

Correct Answer: c) Expectations of behavior in society

Norms are societal expectations for appropriate behavior in different contexts.

Correct Answer: a) Movement of individuals across social classes

Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups within the social hierarchy, either upward or downward.

Correct Answer: b) Max Weber

Weber argued that religious values, particularly those of Protestantism, influenced behaviors that contributed to capitalist economic development.

Correct Answer: b) Gesellschaft

Gesellschaft societies are modern, urbanized, and characterized by impersonal relationships and individualism.

Correct Answer: c) Social Control

Social control refers to societal mechanisms that enforce norms, ensuring conformity and preventing deviance.