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The Early Sociologists

The Early Sociologists. Review Quiz!!. Q1:. Described social dynamics as forces for change and conflict in society. A:. Auguste Comte. Q2:. Who argued that sociology should be a value-free discipline?. A:. Max Weber. Q3:.

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The Early Sociologists

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  1. The Early Sociologists Review Quiz!!

  2. Q1: • Described social dynamics as forces for change and conflict in society

  3. A: • Auguste Comte

  4. Q2: • Who argued that sociology should be a value-free discipline?

  5. A: • Max Weber

  6. Q3: • Who strongly advocated racial and gender equality and cooperation among the classes?

  7. A: • Harriet Martineau

  8. Q4: • Which functionalist argued that people are a product of their social environment not just biology?

  9. A: • Emile Durkheim

  10. Q5: • Based his theory on economic principles

  11. A: • Karl Marx

  12. Q6: • Studied those referred to as “sufferers” including the poor, disabled, criminals and alcoholics.

  13. A: • Harriet Martineau

  14. Q7: • He contributed the idea that Verstehen (seeing the world as others do) was important in sociology.

  15. A: • Max Weber

  16. Q8: • Felt that people had membership in multiple groups or “social spheres”.

  17. A: • Georg Simmel

  18. Q9: • He was a contemporary of Charles Darwin and applied evolutionary theory to the study of society.

  19. A: • Herbert Spencer

  20. Q10: • This theorist believed a better society would emerge if there was cooperation amongst all classes

  21. A: • Harriet Martineau

  22. Q11: • Felt revolution brought positive change to societies

  23. A: • Karl Marx

  24. Q12: • Proposed the idea of Positivism- that society could be best understood through scientific inquiry

  25. A: • Auguste Comte

  26. Q13: • Use the terms dyad and triad to distinguish between social groups made up of two or three members.

  27. Georg Simmel

  28. Q14: • Which sociologist believed clashes between the bourgeoisie and proletariat resulted in social change

  29. A: • Karl Marx

  30. Q15: • His theories discuss a way of looking at society by linking personal troubles with public issues to gain insight and understanding of social behaviour and interaction.

  31. A: • C. Wright Mills

  32. Q16: • Who believed in a theory now called “Social Darwinism”?

  33. A: • Herbert Spencer

  34. Q17: • This sociologist focused on suicide as a social issue.

  35. A: • Emile Durkheim

  36. Q18: • The man who created the term “sociology”.

  37. A: • Auguste Comte

  38. Q19: • Described the breakdown of society as “anomie”.

  39. A: • Emile Durkheim

  40. Q20: • Translated Comte’s work but unlike him actually conducted sociological research

  41. A: • Harriet Martineau

  42. Q21: • Believed that only the “fittest" societies would survive

  43. A: • Herbert Spencer

  44. Q22: • Noted that social interaction differs based on the size of the social group

  45. A: • Georg Simmel

  46. Q23: • Felt that feelings of powerlessness and alienation would lead people to unite and seek radical change in their societies

  47. A: • Karl Marx

  48. Q24: • Many critics argued that his theory did not account for the fact that people can alter their environments and that the theory justified concepts such as class and racial and ethnic and gender inequality

  49. A: • Herbert Spencer

  50. Q25: • Stated that the limits of human behaviour/potential are socially, not biologically based

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