Early sociologists tended to think in:
a. macrosociological terms
b. microsociological terms
c. middle level sociological terms
d. modal sociological terms
Question 2Marxists tend to explain the origins of racial and ethnic inequality in terms of:
a. the conflict between classes in capitalist societies
b. the contributions they make to social equilibrium
c. the social patterns that emerge as a result of the struggle for survival
d. the way members of different ethnic and racial groups define the situation
Question 3Emile Durkheim, who pioneered scientific sociology in France, is especially noteworthy for his:
a. comparisons of different societies showing how new forms of government were evolving
b. fervent commitment to political activity as the primary way to bring about social change
c. involvement in numerous insurrections and attempts at revolution in Germany and France
d. use of comparative data to assess the consequences of social change
Question 4A functionalist analysis of South African society would argue that apartheid exists because:
a. it has positive consequences for society
b. it serves the needs of the white majority
c. the black majority is naturally submissive
d. the nation could not survive without it
Question 5The events of the world wars, the Depression, and the Holocaust gave impetus to the sociological perspective known as:
a. conflict theory
b. functionalism
c. social psychology
d. symbolic interactionism
Question 6According to Georg Simmel, in-group--out-group distinctions arise from:
a. a group's need to feel superior to others
b. the intensity of interactions within a group
c. the need to create a scapegoat
d. the need to maintain equilibrium within a group
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