Question 1

According to Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital is an important means of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Promoting egalitarianism in society 
B)  Maintaining class and social divisions in society 
C)  Enhancing wealth creation in society 
D)  Increasing funding to the creative arts sector 
A)  Promoting egalitarianism in society 
B)  Maintaining class and social divisions in society 
C)  Enhancing wealth creation in society 
D)  Increasing funding to the creative arts sector B

Question 2

The concepts of 'manifest and latent functions' are associated with which sociologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Arlie Hochschild 
C)  Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim 
D)  Robert Merton 
A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Arlie Hochschild 
C)  Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim 
D)  Robert Merton D

Question 3

Who is credited with coining the term McDonaldization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulrich Beck 
B)  Anthony Giddens 
C)  Manuel Castells 
D)  George Ritzer 
A)  Ulrich Beck 
B)  Anthony Giddens 
C)  Manuel Castells 
D)  George Ritzer D

Question 4

Arlie Hochschild's work is an extension of which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalism 
B)  Postmodern feminism 
C)  Structuration 
D)  Symbolic interactionism 
A)  Functionalism 
B)  Postmodern feminism 
C)  Structuration 
D)  Symbolic interactionism

Question 5

What is Raewyn Connell's term for indigenised social theories that develop from countries at the periphery, rather than the metropolitan countries of Europe and North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern theory 
B)  Post-modern theory 
C)  Liquid modernity 
D)  Dissonance theory 
A)  Southern theory 
B)  Post-modern theory 
C)  Liquid modernity 
D)  Dissonance theory

Question 6

What are the four features of McDonaldization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social differentiation, Self-rationalisation, Substantive rationality, Hyper-rationality 
B)  Efficiency, Calculability, Predictability, Control 
C)  Historical, Cultural, Structural, Critical 
D)  Commodification, Commercialisation, Managerialism, Marketisation 
A)  Social differentiation, Self-rationalisation, Substantive rationality, Hyper-rationality 
B)  Efficiency, Calculability, Predictability, Control 
C)  Historical, Cultural, Structural, Critical 
D)  Commodification, Commercialisation, Managerialism, Marketisation

Question 7

Standpoint theory has its origins in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodern feminism 
B)  Ethnocentrism 
C)  Marxist theory and ethnomethodology 
D)  Radical feminism and Marxism 
A)  Postmodern feminism 
B)  Ethnocentrism 
C)  Marxist theory and ethnomethodology 
D)  Radical feminism and Marxism

Question 8

According to Manuel Castells, the Industrial Revolution has been superseded by:

Accepted Answer

A)  An information society 
B)  A capitalist society 
C)  An egalitarian society 
D)  A socialist society 
A)  An information society 
B)  A capitalist society 
C)  An egalitarian society 
D)  A socialist society

Question 9

The 'network society' is a term coined by which theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Ritzer 
B)  Ulrich Beck 
C)  Arlie Hochschild 
D)  Manuel Castells 
A)  George Ritzer 
B)  Ulrich Beck 
C)  Arlie Hochschild 
D)  Manuel Castells

Question 10

Which sociologist first discussed the concept of 'impression management'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Émile Durkheim 
A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Émile Durkheim

Question 11

The concept of 'late modernity' is drawn upon by which sociological theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Robert Merton 
C)  Anthony Giddens 
D)  Manuel Castells 
A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Robert Merton 
C)  Anthony Giddens 
D)  Manuel Castells

According to Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital is an important means of:

The concepts of 'manifest and latent functions' are associated with which sociologist?

Who is credited with coining the term McDonaldization?

Arlie Hochschild's work is an extension of which theoretical perspective?

What is Raewyn Connell's term for indigenised social theories that develop from countries at the periphery, rather than the metropolitan countries of Europe and North America?

What are the four features of McDonaldization?

Standpoint theory has its origins in:

According to Manuel Castells, the Industrial Revolution has been superseded by:

The 'network society' is a term coined by which theorist?

Which sociologist first discussed the concept of 'impression management'?

The concept of 'late modernity' is drawn upon by which sociological theorist?

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Exam 3: Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

According to Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital is an important means of:

The concepts of 'manifest and latent functions' are associated with which sociologist?

Who is credited with coining the term McDonaldization?

Arlie Hochschild's work is an extension of which theoretical perspective?

What is Raewyn Connell's term for indigenised social theories that develop from countries at the periphery, rather than the metropolitan countries of Europe and North America?

What are the four features of McDonaldization?

Standpoint theory has its origins in:

According to Manuel Castells, the Industrial Revolution has been superseded by:

The 'network society' is a term coined by which theorist?

Which sociologist first discussed the concept of 'impression management'?

The concept of 'late modernity' is drawn upon by which sociological theorist?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

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Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

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