A. the United States
B. Canada
C. Europe
D. Australia
Related Mcqs:
- Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim - Sociology can be considered a social science because_______________?
A. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence
B. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists
D. all of the above - Sociology can be considered a social science because________________?
A. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence
B. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists
D. all of the above - Language is usually considered to be_______________?
A. a flexible system of symbols
B. essential for cultural integration
C. a cultural barrier
D. a key cultural marker
E. a cultural universal - Which pioneer of sociology first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure ?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Karl Marx
D. Ferdinand Tonnies - Who became the first ever Professor of Sociology ?
A. George Herbert Mead
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Emile Durkheim
D. Robert Merton - Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?
A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. Globalization
D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
E. The rapid expansion of colonialism - Sociology is well-equipped to uncover the truth about social problems because of______________?
A. its reliance on surveys
B. its theoretical grounding
C. its emphasis on careful reliable empirical research
D. its desire to solve problems
E. its reliance on government funding - Erving Goffman made a distinctive contribution to sociology by popularizing a particular type of interactionist method known as____________?
A. macrosociology
B. the dramaturgical approach
C. Verstehen
D. None of these - Which one of the following statements in not a key charge of postcolonial critiques against mainstream sociology ?
A. standard accounts of the origins of sociology focus on the industrial and French revolutions giving no weight to the significance of colonialism in shaping modern societies
B. the sociological gaze is Eurocentric failing to incorporate the experience of formerly colonized societies
C. sociology has described Western societies as developed or modem in opposition to the notion of non-Western societies as pre-modern traditional inferiors
D. the sociological imagination has always encouraged and enabled the voices of people across the world to be heard in sociological theorizing
