A. testable
B. formulated prior to research
C. based on pre-existing facts
D. exclusively sociological
E. issue driven
Theories must be____________? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives 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
Post-modernist writers have argued that____________? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives A. social solidarity and cohesion
B. the interpretive understanding of action
C. women’s experiences and gendered knowledge
D. Power domination and conflict
Dahrendorf Rex and Habermas focused their attention on_____________? Read More »
MCQs / Q&A, Sociology Mcqs A. a complex network of interaction at a micro-level
B. a source of conflict inequality and alienation
C. an unstable structure of social relations
D. a normative framework of roles and institutions
Structural-Functionalists describe society as_____________? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives A. sociologists like to put a value on different theories
B. knowledge refers to people and their values
C. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values
D. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable
Weber said that all knowledge is value-relevant because_____________? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives A. the hyperreality of media imagery
B. the significance of expert discourses
C. societies use of surveillance and discipline
D. the archaeology of scientific knowledge
Which of the following ins NOT a key theme in Michel Foucault’s writing ? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives A. Joan Acker
B. Judith Butler
C. Helene Cixous
D. Simone de Beauvoir
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
Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ? Read More »
MCQs / Q&A, Sociology Mcqs A. male domination in society
B. male bias in sociological theory
C. the gendered character of knowledge
D. the experience of black women
Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing ? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives A. the exploitation of the working class
B. the desire for more material wealth
C. the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses
D. the belief in free markets
What did Max Weber understand by the spirit of capitalism ? Read More »
Sociology Mcqs, Theory and Perspectives