SOC402 Midterm Preparation by ZB

Q1. Who is considered the father of sociology?

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

Answer: C) Auguste Comte

Q2. What is the term for a system of social relationships organized around shared values and norms?

1. Culture
2. Institution
3. Socialization
4. Society

Answer: B) Institution

Q3. The process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms and values of their culture is called:

1. Social interaction
2. Socialization
3. Role conflict
4. Cultural diffusion

Answer: B) Socialization

Q4. Which sociologist introduced the concept of the "sociological imagination"?

1. C. Wright Mills
2. Erving Goffman
3. Talcott Parsons
4. Robert Merton

Answer: A) C. Wright Mills

Q5. What is the term for the unintended consequences of a social structure?

1. Manifest functions
2. Dysfunction
3. Latent functions
4. Social action

Answer: C) Latent functions

Q6. The theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together is:

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

Answer: C) Functionalism

Q7. Who emphasized the role of religion in the development of capitalism?

1. Karl Marx
2. Max Weber
3. Emile Durkheim
4. Herbert Spencer

Answer: B) Max Weber

Q8. Which term describes the expectation that women will focus on home and family while men work?

1. Gender roles
2. Gender identity
3. Gender stratification
4. Patriarchy

Answer: A) Gender roles

Q9. Cultural lag refers to:

1. The time it takes for cultural ideas to spread.
2. A gap between material and non-material culture.
3. The delay in social changes.
4. The resistance to cultural diffusion.

Answer: B) A gap between material and non-material culture.

Q10. What is the term for a large group of people living in the same area sharing the same culture?

1. Society
2. Community
3. Population
4. Institution

Answer: A) Society

Q11. What term did Marx use to describe the working class?

1. Bourgeoisie
2. Proletariat
3. Capitalist
4. Elites

Answer: B) Proletariat

Q12. The process by which one society adopts the culture of another is called:

1. Assimilation
2. Acculturation
3. Socialization
4. Cultural diffusion

Answer: D) Cultural diffusion