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Landmarks in Sociological History

Sociology

A collection of historical milestones and verified developments within the field of sociology.

sociology history social-science

8 Questions Medium Ages 16+ Sep 4, 2026

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1 Which work by Émile Durkheim, published in 1897, applied statistical analysis to demonstrate that social forces influence individual behavior?

A The Division of Labour in Society
B Suicide: A Study in Sociology
C The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
D The Rules of Sociological Method

2 In 1937, which sociologist published 'The Structure of Social Action', a foundational text for the development of structural functionalism?

A Talcott Parsons
B Max Weber
C George Herbert Mead
D Robert K. Merton

3 The 'Chicago School' of sociology gained international prominence in the early 20th century, largely due to their focus on which specific social phenomenon?

A Global economic systems
B Urban social patterns and community life
C Traditional agrarian kinship structures
D The history of political revolutions

4 W.E.B. Du Bois published which seminal sociological study in 1899, often cited as one of the first empirical sociological works in the United States?

A Black Reconstruction in America
B The Souls of Black Folk
C The Philadelphia Negro
D Darkwater

5 Who founded the first university department of sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago in 1892?

A Albion Small
B William I. Thomas
C Robert E. Park
D Charles Horton Cooley

6 The Frankfurt School, famous for Critical Theory, was originally affiliated with which academic institution before fleeing Nazi Germany?

A University of Berlin
B Goethe University Frankfurt
C University of Heidelberg
D University of Munich

7 Which 1967 book by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann introduced the concept of the 'social construction of reality'?

A The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
B The Social Construction of Reality
C The Sacred Canopy
D Invitation to Sociology

8 In 1944, Gunnar Myrdal published 'An American Dilemma', a landmark study focusing on which sociological issue in the United States?

A The rise of industrial capitalism
B The status and treatment of Black Americans
C The impact of the Great Depression
D Gender inequality in the workforce

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