MCQs / Q&A

A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C. Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D. the best social theory was developed in Prague

A. Physicians serve as gatekeepers for the sick role either verifying a patient’s condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.
B. Patients play an active role in health care by failing to follow a physician’s advice
C. Multinational corporations based in industrialized countries have reaped significant profits dumg unapproved drugs on unsuspecting Third World countries.
D. The designation healthy or ill generally involves social definition by others

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labelling theory

A. a comic book
B. patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
C. burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot
D. all of the above

A. social solidarity and cohesion
B. the interpretive understanding of action
C. women’s experiences and gendered knowledge
D. Power domination and conflict

A. the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics
B. modem societies are in transition towards a socialist model
C. rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life
D. all history is the history of class struggles

A. Functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labelling theory

A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Karl Marx
D. Ferdinand Tonnies