SOC302 Midterm Past Papers by ZB

Q1. Which term refers to the systematic study of human society?

1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Anthropology
4. Political Science

Answer: b) Sociology

Q2. Who is considered the father of sociology?

1. Karl Marx
2. Auguste Comte
3. Emile Durkheim
4. Max Weber

Answer: b) Auguste Comte

Q3. What does "sociological imagination" mean?

1. Focusing on individual psychology
2. Viewing society from an outsider's perspective
3. Understanding the relationship between personal experiences and larger social forces
4. Ignoring societal patterns

Answer: c) Understanding the relationship between personal experiences and larger social forces

Q4. Which sociological perspective emphasizes stability and integration?

1. Conflict theory
2. Symbolic interactionism
3. Functionalism
4. Feminist theory

Answer: c) Functionalism

Q5. Karl Marx’s theory focuses on which major societal issue?

1. Gender inequality
2. Economic conflict between classes
3. Religious beliefs
4. Deviance

Answer: b) Economic conflict between classes

Q6. Max Weber introduced the concept of:

1. Alienation
2. Verstehen (interpretive understanding)
3. Manifest functions
4. Class struggle

Answer: b) Verstehen (interpretive understanding)

Q7. Which type of research uses numerical data to study social phenomena?

1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Historical
4. Ethnographic

Answer: b) Quantitative

Q8. Emile Durkheim’s study of suicide highlighted the importance of:

1. Biological predispositions
2. Social integration
3. Economic status
4. Political systems

Answer: b) Social integration

Q9. Which term refers to norms that have great moral significance?

1. Folkways
2. Mores
3. Taboos
4. Laws

Answer: b) Mores

Q10. What is the term for the lifelong process through which people learn cultural norms?

1. Socialization
2. Stratification
3. Globalization
4. Deviance

Answer: a) Socialization

Q11. What is ethnocentrism?

1. Valuing all cultures equally
2. Judging another culture by your own cultural standards
3. Adopting another culture
4. Promoting cultural relativism

Answer: b) Judging another culture by your own cultural standards

Q12. What is the smallest unit of culture?

1. Values
2. Norms
3. Symbols
4. Rituals

Answer: c) Symbols