1. Mill’s (1916 – 1962) sociological imagination allows one to grasp a) the diff

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1. Mill’s (1916 – 1962) sociological imagination allows one to grasp

a) the difference between right and wrong

b) the distinction between sociology and social facts

c) the relationship between the individual and his domestic environment

d) the connections between the lives of individuals and groups, and the social and cultural surroundings in which they live

2.The concept of society begins with

a) individuals who interact with one another through these interactions develop patterns of behavior

b) a set of laws and customs

c) class structure

d) people of the same economic background

3. Sociology is

a) the academic study of society

b) the scientific study of human behavior in groups and the social forces that influence behavior

c) about friendship among groups of people

d) the scientific study of man in his quest to reach the moon

4. John is a member of his college’s cricket team. He explains to his team mate Frederick, who is a Physics major, that his final year thesis is scientific in nature as he studies the influence of participation in extra-curricular activities up to the final week before the 11 plus secondary entrance test by students writing the test in the year 2014. He justifies his answer by saying

a) set procedures are used to study society

b) the study is free from bias and personal value judgment

c) his methodology is systematic and qualitative in nature

d) he is using a mixed methodology

5. Talcott Parsons is best known for

a) his explanation of the concept of a moving equilibrium

b) goal attainment, pattern variables and Marxist philosophy

c) his quest to develop an empirical basis for his theory

d) espousing the notion that functional relationships within and between institutions contributed to harmony in the system

6. George Herbert Mead identified the core elements of symbolic interactionism as:

a) the “I”, the “Me” and the “Self”

b) Symbols, the Self and Interaction

c) the Self, Symbols and the Stage

d) Interpretation, the Self and Symbols

7. Conflict theory has its origins in the work of ___________ and was developed by __________.

a) Max Weber; Karl Marx

b) Karl Marx; Emile Durkheim

c) Talcott Parsons; Max Weber

d) Karl Marx; Ralph Dahrendorf

8. Which one of the following is NOT a method of inquiry used by microsociologists in investigating social phenomena?

a) Field study

b) Questionnaires

c) Informal interviews

d) Focus Group

9. Culture refers to

a) a society’s norms

b) one’s influence or social standing

c) the process of learning what is expected of us in society

d) a set of beliefs or way of life in society   

10. Mixed methodology refers to

a) data that can be challenged for reliability

b) correlation

c) triangulation

d) surveys and structured questionnaires

Explanation / Answer

9) the correct option is option (d) culture means the set of beliefs, traditions, ways of life and society which is followed by the people thought to us..

10) the correct option is option (d) it refers to the surveys and the structure question's giving and analysis of data from both..

8) the correct option is option (a) field study..

3) the correct option is option (b) the behavior of the person in the group, society etc and the participation of the people in the group..

2):the correct option is option (a) it begins with the interactive period of the person with the other people, society and how they interact, what they think etc..

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