Soc 2111 Sociological Theory Quiz #6
Name______
1.According to Durkheim crime is:
A. PathologicalB. A product of mechanical solidarity
C. NormalD. A product of organic solidarity
2.The most important impetus for societal change and growing division of labor was:
A. A growth in Population DensityB. A growth in Moral Density
C. A growth in Mechanical solidarityD. A growth in Organic solidarity
3.Taking of one’s life as a result of failing a collage course would most likely be an example of:
A. Egoistic suicideB. Anomic suicide
C. Altruistic suicideD. Selfish suicide
4.Suicide is best describe as:
A. PathologicalB. A product of mechanical solidarity
C. NormalD. A product of organic solidarity
5.Restitutive law is a indices of:
A. Mechanical solidarityB. Organic solidarity
C. Minimal division of laborD. Anomic society
6.Drifting off on an ice flow knowing you will die so others may have more food, is an example of:
A. Egoistic suicideB. Anomic suicide
C. Altruistic suicideD. Selfish suicide
7.Killing oneself because of uncertainty of the future would be an example of:
A. Egoistic suicideB. Anomic suicide
C. Altruistic suicideD. Selfish suicide
8.If personality and individualism are kept from developing, the type of solidarity in existence is likely to be:
A. Mechanical solidarityB. Organic solidarity
C. Repressive solidarityD. Anomic society
9.A lack of integration of the division of labor is referred to as:
A. Forced Division of Labor B. Inadequately coordinated division of labor
C. Anomic division of laborD. None of the above
10.For Durkheim, the scared and the profane are symbolic of the same social force.
A. TrueB. False
11.According to Durkheim, crime is a part of all healthy societies.
A. TrueB. False
12.According to Durkheim, repressive law is:
A. not healthy in societyB. an indices of organic solidarity
C. pathologicalD. an indices of mechanical solidarity
13.The characteristic that says things constitute a reality sui-generis outside of any particular individual is referred to as:
A. ExternalityB. Generality
C. ConstraintD. Pathology
14.Social facts
A. Are deduced from individual values
B. Are only found in Organic societies
C. Posses the capacity to constrain human behavior
D. None of the above
15.When norms no longer seem to exist in situations, we have a condition of:
A. Social PathologyB. Abnormal division of labor
C. DisorganizationD. Anomie
16.Functionalism becomes a dominate theory in the United States:
A. After World War IIB. In the late 1800s
C. During Durkheim’s stay at HarvardD. All of the above
17.___ is an example of social facts.
A. SuicideB. Pathology behavior
C. CrimeD. Both A and B
18.Functionalism is a perfect example of the _____ paradigm.
A. Organic B. Individualistic
C. OrganizationalD. None of the above
19.For societies to remain stable they must:
A. Adapt to the social environment
B. Develop an effective communication system
C. Produce an effective social stratification system
D. All of the above
20.According to Durkheim, social facts must be explained by
A. In terms of the consequences those facts serve
B. Other social facts
C. Using inductive reason
D. All of the above