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This set of Schools of Sociological Theory 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Schools Of Sociological Theory I Set 1

Q1 | The concept of ‘dysfunction’ is a major contribution of
  • durkheim
  • robert k merton
  • talcott parsons
  • wilfredo pareto
Q2 | The theoretical perspective that emphasises the importance of moral consensus inmaintaining order and stability in a system is called
  • structuralism
  • functionalism
  • conflict perspective
  • interactionism
Q3 | What are manifest functions?
  • unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action
  • recognised and unintended consequences of a social action
  • unrecognised and unintended consequences of a social action
  • recognised and intended consequences of a social action
Q4 | Robert K Merton is a
  • structuralist
  • structural-functionalist
  • conflict theorist
  • interactionist
Q5 | Middle-range theories is a great contribution by
  • robert k merton
  • talcott parson
  • ralph dahrendorf
  • wright mills
Q6 | The evolutionary perspective holds the idea that
  • the social system is in a state of equilibrium
  • change in one part of a system affects other parts
  • societies gradually change from simple to complex systems
  • the social system consists of interrelated parts
Q7 | Latent functions are always
  • unrecognised and intended consequences of a social action
  • recognised and unintended consequences of a social action
  • unrecognised and unintended consequences of a social action
  • recognised and intended consequences of a social action
Q8 | The study of everyday behaviour in situations of face to face interaction is usuallycalled
  • microsociology
  • public sociology
  • macrosociology
  • political sociology
Q9 | Theories that deal with the analysis of large-scale social structures and long-termprocesses of change is called
  • micro level theories
  • macro level theories
  • middle-range theories
  • symbolic interactionism
Q10 | Levi-Strauss is a prominent
  • functionalist
  • interactionist
  • structural- functionalist
  • structuralist
Q11 | Who introduced the term sociological imagination?
  • lewis coser
  • c h cooley
  • c wright mills
  • max weber
Q12 | The Sociological paradigm that focuses on the way each part of society functionstogether to contribute to the whole is called
  • structuralism
  • structural-functionalism
  • conflict theory
  • symbolic interactionism
Q13 | Conflict theories operate at a -------- perspective
  • micro-level
  • macro-level
  • individual level
  • peripheral level
Q14 | The sociological paradigm that focuses on the way inequalities contribute to socialdifferences and perpetuate differences in power is known as
  • structuralism
  • structural-functionalism
  • conflict theory
  • symbolic interactionism
Q15 | Symbolic interactionism is known to be a -----------------
  • micro-level theory
  • macro-level theory
  • meso-level theory
  • middle-range theory
Q16 | Symbolic interactionism focuses on ----------
  • structure of the society
  • function of the society
  • conflicts over resources
  • one to one interactions and communications
Q17 | Who is known as the founder of conflict theory?
  • karl marx
  • herbert spencer
  • emile durkheim
  • max webber
Q18 | Who is the founder of symbolic interactionism?
  • herbert blumer
  • sigmund freud
  • c h cooley
  • george herbert mead
Q19 | Who among the following coined the term ‘symbolic interactionism’?
  • herbert blumer
  • sigmund freud
  • c h cooley
  • george herbert mead
Q20 | The dramaturgical model for the analysis of social interaction was developed by
  • erving goffman
  • sigmund freud
  • c h cooley
  • george herbert mead
Q21 | One of the major concept in social darwinism
  • struggle for existence
  • survival of the fittest
  • organic analogy
  • natural selection
Q22 | Who postulated the theory of social Darwinism?
  • herbert spencer
  • saint – simon
  • auguste comte
  • karl marx
Q23 | Which one of the following approaches mainly focuses on Consciousness
  • ethnomethodology
  • comparative method
  • phenomenology
  • functionlism
Q24 | Looking glass Self theory was developed by
  • g.h.mead
  • erving goffmn
  • c.h.cooley
  • alfred schutz
Q25 | Charles Horton Cooley is known for which of the following ideas?
  • class conflict
  • the looking-glass self
  • micro-macro integration
  • social solidarity