Quiz One: Sociology Theory and Perspectives
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Date:
Directions: Read each question carefully. Write legibly. Take your time to
provide thoughtful answers. Once you have completed the test, turn it in and
return to your seat quietly.
1. Map out your social location. Include at least 5 categories. Example of
category: Race. (5 pts)
2. Label these social norms as either implicit or explicit (8 pts)
 Holding the elevator for someone:
 Stopping at a stop sign:
 Wearing black to a funeral:
 Giving up your seat on a crowded bus for an elderly person:
 Not invading another person’s personal space:
 U.S. prohibited consumption of alcohol for persons under 21 yrs.:
 Receiving a paycheck after you work:
 Speaking in a hushed tone in a library:
3. “The capacity to shift from one perspective to another. From political to the
psychological; from the examination of the single family to comparative
assessment to national budgets of the world.”
The quote above most accurately describes which sociological term? (2pts)
a) Sociological Brainstorming
b) Social Location
c) Sociological Imagination
d) None of the Above
4. What term did Edward Hall coin to describe the interrelated observations and
theories of human’s use of space as a specialized sector of culture? (2pts)
a) Proxemic Theory
b) Proximity in Action
c) Personal Space
5. Which of these is not a distance range in Edward Hall’s theory? (2 pts)
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b)
c)
d)
e)
Social
Personal
Public
Intimate
Individual
6. Who is credited as the founder of sociology for first suggesting that the
scientific method be applied to the study of the social world? (2 pts)
a) Auguste Comte
b) W.E. B. DuBois
c) Karl Marx
d) Emile Durkheim
e) Max Weber
f) C. Wright Mills
g) Herbert Spencer
7. He coined the term survival of the fittest, and believed that society would
correct itself through a natural process. (2 pts)
a) Auguste Comte
b) W.E. B. DuBois
c) Karl Marx
d) Emile Durkheim
e) Max Weber
f) C. Wright Mills
g) Herbert Spencer
8. He believed that the driving force of social change was class conflict, and
focused on the exploitation of the poor by the rich. (2 pts)
a) Auguste Comte
b) W.E. B. DuBois
c) Karl Marx
d) Emile Durkheim
e) Max Weber
f) C. Wright Mills
g) Herbert Spencer
9. Circle the correct word in parenthesis that completes the definition for the
sociological perspectives. (3 pts)
 (Typical / Symbolic) Interactionism: This theory looks at the world in a
way that focuses on communication, symbols, and meaning.

Functional Analysis: This view of society is a complex and
(interconnected / separated) system. In this view all parts work together
to function as a whole.
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Social Conflict: This theory views society as a system of groups that are
not equal, and (always in conflict / completely disconnected) with one
another.
10. In analyzing the above image, what issue is the political cartoon depicting? (3
pts)
11. Which sociological perspective can best be applied to the issue the cartoon is
addressing, and how? (3 pts)
Bonus Question: What is the fourth sociological perspective?