GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Sociology Practice Quiz

Question 1

Which one of the following best captures Émile Durkheim’s concept of a 'social fact'?

Accepted Answer

A pattern of thinking, feeling, or acting that is external to individuals and exercises coercive power over them

Question 2

In Max Weber’s typology, which one of the following is an example of 'legal-rational authority'?

Accepted Answer

Obedience to a bureaucratic officer because of formally defined rules and office

Question 3

Which one of the following concepts is most directly associated with the process by which individuals learn the norms, values, roles, and practices of society?

Accepted Answer

Socialization

Question 4

Which one of the following statements best distinguishes 'status' from 'role' in sociology?

Accepted Answer

Status is a social position, while role is the expected behaviour associated with that position.

Question 5

Robert K. Merton’s concept of 'manifest' and 'latent' functions is best illustrated by which one of the following examples?

Accepted Answer

A school explicitly provides education, while it also unintentionally creates peer networks and class-based cultural reproduction.

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