ORIGIN OF SOCIOLOGY

    Multiple Choice Questins

1. The term Sociology is derived from Latin word “Socius” & Greek word “Logos” which means

       i) Companion, Study of  (Sometimes option “Society, study of” is given as well which is also true) 

       ii) Society, Study of

       iii) Individual, Study of

2. Sociology is a: 

        i) Social Science

        ii) Behavioral Science 

        iii) Natural Science 

        iv) A & B (if option A & B is not given then select “Social Science” only.  

 

3. The term “Sociology” first was coined in 1780 by: 

       i) Emmanuel Joseph 

       ii) August Comte

       iii) Max Weber

4. The term “Sociology” was coined by: 

      i) Max Weber

      ii) August Comte

      iii) Karl Marx 

5. August Comte coined the term Sociology in: 

      i) 1838/1839

      ii) 1848

      iii) 1858

6. August Comte was a ______ philosopher

     i) English

     ii) French

     iii) American 

7. Sociology’s distinguishing feature is:

     i) its practice of drawing on a larger societal context to explain social phenomena.

     ii) Its study of human behavior

     iii) None of these 

8. “Sociology is the study of human action”, was said by

     i) Karl Marx

     ii) Max Weber

     iii) Emile Durkhiem 

9. Who defined “Sociology as the study of society”? 

     i) Weber

     ii) August Comte  

     iii) Marx 

10. Park & Burgess defined sociology as: 

     i) Study of human consciousness

     ii) Study of collective  behavior 

     iii) Study of society 

11. Sociology is the study of social facts is said by: 

     i) Durkheim

     ii) Weber

     iii) Marx

12. Sociology is the study of “Social Institutions” said by:

     i) Durkheim    

     ii) Weber

     iii) Marx 

13. Sociology is the scientific study of social aspects of human life, is definition given by: 

    i) Weber

    ii) Mack & Young

    iii) Maccionis 

14. Sociology is the study of social groups on the basis of social interaction, who said this?

    i) George Simmel

    ii) Burgess

    iii) Weber 

15. The term “Collective Behavior” was coined by and American Sociologist:

    i) Robert E. Park

    ii) Anthony Giddens

    iii) None of these 

16. Park defined “collective behavior” as: 

      i) The behavior of individuals by a common stimuli mostly resulting from social interaction 

      ii) The behavior of animals in a herd

      iii) The behavior which humans show in time of a disaster

 17. Society is:

      i) A group of people who interact, reside in a common place and share a culture. (in political science it is called nation) 

      ii) A group of people having sovereignty and defined territory 

      iii) None of these

 18. Anthropology is:

     i) Study of humans, culture and their language

     ii) Study of human behavior

     iii) Study of human interaction 

19. Who is called the “Father of Sociology”:

      i) August Comte

      ii) Ibn e Khaldun 

      iii) Durkheim 

20. Positivism was first proposed by:

     i. August Comte

     ii. Emile Durkheim 

     iii. Herbert Spencer

 21. Positivism is/means:

     i) Scientific Method

     ii) Non-Scientific Method 

     iii) None of these

 22. The concept of Social Darwinism was given by:

    i) Herbert Spencer

    ii) Emile Durkheim

    iii) Comte 

23. The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be:

   i) America

   ii) Canada.

   iii) Europe. (France)

 24. Which of the followings are included in primary goals of a social science?

    i) Experimentation

    ii) Generalization

    iii)  Prediction

    iv)  All of these

 25. Karl Marx gave the sociological concept of:

    i) Social Darwinism

    ii)  Positivism

    iii) Class conflict

    iv) None of these 

Written by Zarnish Hussain