About this Study Set
This study set covers Sociology through
12 practice questions.
Challenging multiple-choice questions testing detailed knowledge of sociological history, key figures, and empirical data. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
Browse all 12 questions from the
Advanced Sociology: Dates, Names, and Numbers study set below.
Each question shows the correct answer — select a study format above to practice interactively.
1
Which sociologist, in his 1941 work 'The Social System,' proposed a functionalist model of society that emphasized the interdependence of social institutions and their contribution to social equilibrium?
-
A
Talcott Parsons
-
B
Robert Merton
-
C
Emile Durkheim
-
D
Max Weber
2
The Chicago School of Sociology, prominent in the early 20th century, is credited with pioneering ecological studies of urban environments. What year was the University of Chicago's Department of Sociology established, making it one of the first in the United States?
-
A
1892
-
B
1905
-
C
1889
-
D
1910
3
According to official United Nations data, what was the estimated global extreme poverty rate (percentage of the world population living on less than $2.15 a day, in 2017 PPP) in 2022?
-
A
8.5%
-
B
12.1%
-
C
5.9%
-
D
10.3%
4
What year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish 'The Communist Manifesto,' a foundational text for conflict theory and socialist thought?
-
A
1848
-
B
1867
-
C
1789
-
D
1917
5
In the 1960s, Michel Foucault published 'Madness and Civilization.' In what year was this seminal work originally released in French?
-
A
1961
-
B
1965
-
C
1959
-
D
1963
6
The concept of the 'looking-glass self' was developed by Charles Horton Cooley. In which of his major works, published in 1902, did he first elaborate on this concept?
-
A
Human Nature and the Social Order
-
B
Social Organization
-
C
The Social Process
-
D
The Origin of Social Institutions
7
What was the estimated global population in mid-2023, according to the United Nations Population Division?
-
A
8.045 billion
-
B
7.992 billion
-
C
8.110 billion
-
D
8.001 billion
8
Erving Goffman's influential book 'The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' was first published in what year?
-
A
1959
-
B
1956
-
C
1962
-
D
1965
9
The groundbreaking study 'The American Soldier' by Samuel Stouffer and colleagues, which examined the psychological impact of military service during World War II, was published in how many volumes in 1949?
10
What year marked the publication of Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' in its final, expanded form in German?
-
A
1920
-
B
1905
-
C
1910
-
D
1915
11
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, what was the approximate percentage of the U.S. population identifying as multiracial?
-
A
3.3%
-
B
5.1%
-
C
1.9%
-
D
2.7%
12
In what year did Emile Durkheim publish 'Suicide: A Study in Sociology,' a foundational work for the study of social facts and anomie?
-
A
1897
-
B
1893
-
C
1901
-
D
1887
