Sociology quiz

More questions about Sociology

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1. 1 Easy

   What does the sociological 'Broken Windows Theory' suggest causes more crime?

   Answer: visible signs of disorder

   Why: Wilson and Kelling published it in 1982, and its record as a policing doctrine is far more contested than the metaphor is.

2. 2 Medium

   What describes the unintended positive consequences of social processes?

   Answer: latent functions

   Why: Merton’s example was a rain dance that does not bring rain but does bring the group together.

3. 3 Hard

   In Emile Durkheim's sociological study, which religious group had higher suicide rates?

   Answer: protestants

   Why: Durkheim read the gap as a matter of social integration rather than doctrine, and later scholars have questioned his statistics.

4. 4 Easy

   In sociology, what is a group that shares a territory, contact and culture?

   Answer: Society

   Why: Ferdinand Tönnies split the pair in 1887: Gemeinschaft is community bound by kinship and habit, Gesellschaft the wider order held by self interest.

5. 5 Medium

   What concept describes workers managing feelings for their jobs?

   Answer: Emotional labor

   Why: Hochschild studied flight attendants trained to actually feel the friendliness rather than merely to display it.

6. 6 Hard

   What sociological concept describes early gains compounding over time?

   Answer: accumulated advantage

   Why: Merton named it the Matthew effect in Science in 1968, after Matthew 25:29: to those who have, more will be given.