A. Patterns of Change and development
B. Causes of social change
C. None of these
D. both of these
Related Mcqs:
- Evolutionary Perspective is based on the work of_______________?
A. Comte and Spencer
B. Marx and Weber
C. All of above
D. None of these - Which research technique would sociologists who adhere to the symbolic interactionist perspective use? most likely to employ ?
A. interviews
B. experiments
C. quantitative measurement
D. observation
E. surveys - All early sociologists emphasized that_____________?
A. sociology should follow scientific method
B. Sociology should be on personal theories
C. Sociology is not a science
D. None of these - Norbert Elias argued that effective communication systems have an evolutionary survival value How did he illustrate this in humans ?
A. by studying whole body language
B. by studying the face
C. by studying sign language
D. by studying small tribal groups - Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding evolutionary perspectives on social change ?
A. Lenski argues that evolution depends largely on changes in a society’s level of technology and made of economic production
B. Social Darwinists like Spencer see evolution as inevitably leading to the downfall of society
C. Contemporary approaches take a unilinear view of evolution and assume all change equals progress
D. Parsons suggested that societies tend become simpler over time - The and purpose of Evolutionary theory is_____________?
A. An anarchist society
B. A perfect man in a perfect society
C. An industrial society
D. None of these - Evolutionary theory is of the view that society like biological organisms moves from___________?
A. simple to complex
B. complex to simple
C. Complex to more complex
D. None of these - The application of evolutionary notions and the concept of the survival of the fittest to society is called_______________?
A. class conflict
B. Dialectical materialism
C. Social dynamics
D. Social Darwinism - Why do sociologists use the category race ?
A. it distinguishes between biological and social factors
B. it denotes something fixed and unchanging
C. it is a social category which has real effects on people lives
D. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries - According to sociologists the critical agent of socialization is thought to be_____________?
A. peers
B. the family
C. formal religion
D. schools
E. the media
