Question

A sociologist claims that social scientists should study the meaning that people attach to human action. This position can best be described as a. Functionalist perspective b. Conflict perspective c. Interactionist perspective d. None

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Émile Durkheim's endeavor to establish sociology as a separate academic discipline centered on his

efforts to:

A. Develop an all-encompassing synthesis of major sociological perspectives.

B. Demonstrate the influence of social forces on people's behavior.

C. Show how an understanding of sociological principles could be used to solve social problems.

D. Chart the evolution of major social institutions. Answer: B

2. Karl Marx was born in:

A. France

B. Russia

C. Germany

D. Italy Answer: C

3. The Wages, Labour and Capital' was written by:

A. Hegel

B. Engles

C. Stalin

D. Karl Marx Answer: D

4. Communist Manifesto was authored by:

A. Stalin

B. Karl Marx

C. Laski

D. George Bernard Shah Answer: B

5. Which one of the following is not true about Marxian Socialism?

A. Capital is a theft

B. State will wither away

C. State promotes interests of all

D. State sides with the rich and not the poor Answer: C

6. According to Karl Marx the present state will:

A. Continue for long

B. Will wither away

C. Deliver goods with the passage of time

D. Slowly benefit the workers Answer: B

7. Marx believed that in the present capitalist system of society:

A. The number of workers will come down

B. Middle class will become powerful

C. Ranks of middle class will swallow

D. Middle class will form the rank of the workers Answer: D