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Sociology Quiz 1. **Question: What is the primary focus of sociology?** - A. Biological processes - B. Human behavior in society - C. Geographical landscapes - D. Astronomical phenomena 2. **Question: Who is considered the founder of sociology?** - A. Karl Marx - B. Emile Durkheim - C. Max Weber - D. Auguste Comte 3. **Question: What is the sociological term for a set of organized beliefs and practices that help people make sense of the world?** - A. Culture - B. Norms - C. Values - D. Religion 4. **Question: According to Emile Durkheim, what is the key element that holds society together?** - A. Economic interests - B. Social order - C. Political power - D. Class struggle 5. **Question: What is the sociological term for the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society?** - A. Socialization - B. Assimilation - C. Rebellion - D. Resistance 6. **Question: What is the term for a set of individuals or groups who share similar status and roles, leading to shared expectations and norms?** - A. Community - B. Network - C. Social class - D. Subculture 7. **Question: Which sociological perspective emphasizes the ways in which individuals and groups work together to maintain stability in society?**

- A. Conflict theory - B. Symbolic interactionism - C. Structural functionalism - D. Feminist theory 8. **Question: What is the term for the negative and unfair treatment of an individual or group based on their race, ethnicity, gender, or other characteristics?** - A. Discrimination - B. Stereotyping - C. Prejudice - D. Racism 9. **Question: According to Max Weber, what is the term for the ability of individuals or groups to exercise control over others, even against their will?** - A. Power - B. Authority - C. Influence - D. Dominance 10. **Question: What is the sociological term for the process by which a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture?** - A. Cultural diffusion - B. Cultural relativism - C. Cultural assimilation - D. Cultural pluralism 11. **Question: Which concept refers to the study of large-scale patterns and institutions in society?** - A. Microsociology - B. Macrosociology - C. Mesosociology - D. Nanosociology 12. **Question: What is the term for a group that strongly rejects dominant societal values and norms?** - A. Counterculture - B. Subculture - C. Anticulture - D. Conformity 13. **Question: In sociology, what does the term "social mobility" refer to?** - A. The movement of people between social classes - B. The exchange of social roles - C. The formation of social networks

- D. The adaptation to social norms 14. **Question: What is the term for the process by which societies change and transform over time?** - A. Social evolution - B. Social revolution - C. Social development - D. Social progression 15. **Question: Who coined the term "the sociological imagination," which encourages individuals to connect personal experiences to broader social forces?** - A. Erving Goffman - B. C. Wright Mills - C. Charles Horton Cooley - D. Howard Becker 16. **Question: What is the term for the unwritten rules of behavior in society?** - A. Laws - B. Morals - C. Mores - D. Folkways 17. **Question: What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals alter their behavior in response to being observed?** - A. Socialization - B. Deviance - C. Hawthorne effect - D. Social desirability bias 18. **Question: According to symbolic interactionism, what is the primary means through which people understand and communicate with each other?** - A. Language - B. Nonverbal communication - C. Symbols - D. Gestures 19. **Question: Which sociological perspective focuses on the role of gender in shaping social life and social inequalities?** - A. Conflict theory - B. Feminist theory - C. Structural functionalism - D. Symbolic interactionism

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20. **Question: What is the term for a system in which power is concentrated in the hands of a small number of individuals or groups?** - A. Democracy - B. Plutocracy - C. Oligarchy - D. Theocracy

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