Q. It is only through ___________ that language and human thinking are possible.
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
significant symbols
Schools of Sociological Theory 1 MCQs and Notes
Q. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic stages of what Mead calls “the act”?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
significant symbols
Q. In his work Mind, Self and Society, Mead gave priority to:
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
society.
Q. Which of the following theorists coined the term symbolic interactionism?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
herbert blumer
Q. George Herbert Mead’s work was influenced by which of the following two approaches?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
behaviorism and pragmatism
Q. Dahrendorf felt that authority rested with:
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
positions.
Q. Unlike the structural functionalists, the neofunctionalists gave as much attention to _____________ as to order.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
action
Q. The functionalist theory of stratification argues that:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
stratification is functional for society as a whole.
Q. Parsons argued that _____________ was the major binding force between various elements of the social world.
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
culture
Q. For Parsons, the _________________ process helped to ensure that an actor’s pursuit of his/her own interests also served the interests of the system as a whole.
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
socialization