Soch Psych Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Which of the following is not a macro-level theory of sociology?
I. Symbolic interactionism
II. Conflict theory
III. Functionalism - ANSWERSI
Symbolic interactionism concerns interactions between individuals rather than interactions bet...
Which of the following is not a macro-level theory of sociology?
I. Symbolic interactionism
II. Conflict theory
III. Functionalism - ANSWERSI
Symbolic interactionism concerns interactions between individuals rather than interactions between
groups or institutions; therefore, it is not a macro-level theory (which focus on the larger elements that
shape society as a whole). Functionalism explains how social processes work on a broad scale, focusing
on the distinct purposes of individual structures and their contribution to society at large, and is
therefore a macro-level theory. Conflict theory explains revolutions and other aspects of socio-political
systems, focusing on the competition for limited resources, which also makes it a macro-level theory.
What is social constructionism?
I. A micro-level theory of society that is interested in how individuals and groups participate in the
construction of society and social reality.II. A macro-level theory of society that looks at how humans
learn sets of associations for specific concepts through socialization.III. A macro-level theory of society
that looks at how various individuals and groups compete for resources within society.
Question 2 Answer Choices
A. I only Your Answer
B. II only
C. I and II only Correct Answer
, D. I, II, and III - ANSWERSC
Social constructionism can be either a micro-level or macro-level theory of society, depending on the
context. To check each item, make sure that the description accurately reflects social constructionism.
Item I is true: social constructionism can be micro-level, and it is interested in the construction of social
reality (choice B can be eliminated). Item II is true: social constructionism can also be macro-level, and it
looks at how people form associations with concepts (constructs) through socialization (choice A can be
eliminated). Item III is false: although social constructionism can be macro-level, the rest of the item
describes conflict theory (choice D can be eliminated and choice C is correct).
Which theorists are associated with the macro-level theory of society known as Conflict Theory?
I. Karl Marx
II. Max Weber
III. Emile Durkheim
Question 3 Answer Choices
A. I and II only
B. I only
C. III only
D. II only - ANSWERSA
Karl Marx and Max Weber are the two sociologists most associated with Conflict Theory (I and II only are
correct). Marx believed that societies progress through class struggle between the working class and the
upper class (or capitalists, those who own the means of production). Weber asserted that conflict in
society arises due to a struggle over resources between dominant and subordinate groups. Unlike Marx,
Weber argued that there are many different groups in a society that possess varying degrees of social
power, while Marx asserted there were only two groups, the capitalist class and the working class.
Emile Durkheim is not affiliated with conflict theory, but rather with functionalism, another macro-level
theory of society, which suggests that society is composed of many different individual parts which work
together to maintain stability and function.
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