__________ is the belief that those species of animals, including human beings, best adapted to their environment survive and prosper, whereas those poorly adapted die out.
a. Social Darwinism b. Social eugenics
c. Social statics d. Social dynamism
Question 2State the major assumptions of the symbolic interactionist perspectives.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3According to _____Theory of General Evolution, society, like a biological organism, has various interdependent parts (such as the family, the economy, and the government) that work to ensure the stability and survival of the entire society.
a. Auguste Comte's b. Emile Durkheim's
c. Charles Darwin's d. Herbert Spencer's
Question 4State the major assumptions of the conflict perspectives.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5According to British social theorist _____, societies developed through a process of struggle (for existence) and fitness (for survival), which he referred to as the survival of the fittest.
a. Talcott Parsons b. Auguste Comte
c. Herbert Spencer d. Emile Durkheim
Question 6State the major assumptions of the functionalist perspectives.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7In Society in America, __________ examined religion, politics, child rearing, slavery, and immigration to the United States, paying special attention to social distinctions based on class, race, and gender.
a. Jane Addams b. Auguste Comte
c. Herbert Spencer d. Harriet Martineau
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