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Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?
A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. Globalization
D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
E. The rapid expansion of colonialism
What sociologist was responsible for developing the concept of anomie ?
A. Comte
B. Rousseau
C. Mead
D. Locke
E. Durkheim
Which of the following is not a mode of production ?
A. feudalism
B. communism
C. capitalism
D. liberalism
In Primitive societies everyone performed similar tasks and so their was a__________________?
A. Organic solidarity
B. Mechanical solidarity
C. both a & b
D. None of these
An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the______________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory of deviance
Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary_____________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. dramaturgical approach
Which pioneer of sociology first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure ?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Karl Marx
D. Ferdinand Tonnies
In studying the strategies that students employ to create appearances after grades have awarded sociologists Daniel Albas and Cheryl Albas drew upon the concept of impression managements developed by______________?
A. George Herbert Mead
B. Charles Horton Cooley
C. Erving Goffman
D. Jean Piaget
Post-modernist writers have argued that____________?
A. we live in a world of superficial fragmented images
B. no theory is better than any other anything goes
C. society has changed, and we need new kinds of theory
D. all of the above
Who became the first ever Professor of Sociology ?
A. George Herbert Mead
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Robert Merton
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