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Fundamentals of Sociology

Sociology

A collection of foundational facts regarding sociology and social structures.

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12 Questions Easy Ages 12+ Aug 31, 2026

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1 Who is widely considered the father of sociology and coined the term in 1838?

A Auguste Comte
B Karl Marx
C Max Weber
D Émile Durkheim

2 What is the term for a group of people who share a common culture and live in a defined territory?

A A clique
B A society
C A demographic
D A corporation

3 Which social institution is primarily responsible for the primary socialization of children?

A The government
B The economy
C The family
D The media

4 What term describes the position a person occupies in a social structure, such as 'teacher' or 'student'?

A Social status
B Social mobility
C Social norm
D Social deviance

5 Which sociologist is famous for his study on suicide and the concept of 'social facts'?

A Herbert Spencer
B Émile Durkheim
C Talcott Parsons
D George Herbert Mead

6 What do sociologists call the shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations?

A Values
B Laws
C Norms
D Traditions

7 Which research method involves collecting data by asking a large number of people a set of fixed questions?

A Survey
B Experiment
C Case study
D Observation

8 What concept refers to the movement of individuals or groups between different social positions?

A Social integration
B Social mobility
C Social stratification
D Social change

9 Which theoretical perspective views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote stability?

A Conflict theory
B Symbolic interactionism
C Functionalism
D Feminist theory

10 What is the term for the lifelong process through which people learn the values and norms of their society?

A Acculturation
B Assimilation
C Socialization
D Internalization

11 Which sociologist famously analyzed the 'Protestant ethic' and its relationship to the development of capitalism?

A Max Weber
B Karl Marx
C Auguste Comte
D C. Wright Mills

12 What is the term for an oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization about a group of people?

A Prejudice
B Discrimination
C Stereotype
D Ethnocentrism

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