What does Berger (1963) describe as a metaphor for social reality ?

A. A fairground rides
B. A circus
C. A puppet theatre
D. A ballet

In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________?

A. Testing out new research methods to see which one works best
B. Isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
C. Using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
D. Interpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms

Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?

A. It focuses on the researchers own experiences
B. It makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
C. Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
D. It is subjective and biased

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of the sociological imagination ?

A. Emile durkheim
B. Max weber
C. Karl marx
D. C wright mills

Which one of the following concepts did Mix weber introduce to the field of sociology ?

A. Dramaturgy
B. Ideal types
C. Functionalism
D. Macrosociology

Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?

A. Functionalist perspective
B. Conflict perspective
C. Interactionist perspective
D. Dramaturgical approach

Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo ?

A. Harriet martineau
B. Herbert spencer
C. Booker t washington
D. W, e.b du bosi

The Communist Manifesto was written by_______________?

A. Karl marx and georg hegel
B. George herbert mead and jane addams
C. Friedrich engels and karl marx
D. Talcott parsons and robert merton

Sociology________________?

A. Has been to study social interaction for over 500 years.
B. Is the scientific study of social interaction and organization?
C. Has little bearing on public policy
D. Is most useful when applied to abstract -as opposed to practical matters

The application of evolutionary notions and the concept of the survival of the fittest to society is called_______________?

A. Class conflict
B. Dialectical materialism
C. Social dynamics
D. Social darwinism