Q. Cultural studies’ scholars argue that symbolic interactionism should focus more attention on:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
communication technologies.
Schools of Sociological Theory 1 MCQs and Notes
Q. Which of the following is NOT a criticism of symbolic interactionism?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
it has concentrated too much on psychological factors.
Q. Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
society is made up of macro structures.
Q. Which of the following statements correctly characterizes Goffman’s work later in his career?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
goffman focused more on small-scale structures.
Q. Social actors engage in the process of mystification in order to do all of the following EXCEPT:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
become emotionally connected to their audience.
Q. The basic unit of analysis in Erving Goffman’s theory is:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
the team.
Q. According to Mead, ____________ behavior is the thinking process, involving symbols and meanings.
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
covert
Q. Mead refers to the ability to take the attitude of the entire community into account as:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
the generalized other.
Q. Children learn to take the attitude of particular others to themselves during the ____________ stage.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
game
Q. _____________ is the general mechanism for the development of the self.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
reflexivity