Top 150+ Solved Sociological Theories MCQ Questions Answer
Q. R.K. Merton is a
a. Structuralist
b. Structural- Functionalist
c. Conflict theorist
d. Interactionist
Q. Samuel Stouffer’s The American Soldier (1949) inspired Merton to propound his
a. Anomie
b. Functional Analysis
c. Middle-Range Theory
d. Reference Group
Q. Social Theory and Social Structure written by R.K. Merton was published in
a. 1946
b. 1947
c. 1948
d. 1949
Q. A rejection of both socially accepted goals and means and replaced by different means and goals is
a. Retreatism
b. Rebellion
c. Ritualism
d. Conformism
Q. R.K Merton’s Reference Group has
a. Membership only
b. Non-membership only
c. Membership and non-membership
d. None of the above
Q. In the Mertonian frame work, what does conformity refer to?
a. Both goals and means are accepted
b. Goals are accepted and means are rejected
c. Both goals and means are rejected
d. Means are accepted and goals are rejected
Q. In which book does Parsons outlined his AGIL paradigm?
a. The Social System
b. Essays in Sociological Theory
c. Towards a General Theory of Action
d. The Structure of Social Action
Q. Which among the followings is not a pattern variable according to Parsons?
a. Ascription and Achievement
b. Affectivity and Effectivity
c. Expressive and Instrumental
d. Diffuseness and Specificity
Q. With whose name can you associate ‘cathectic action’?
a. Max Weber
b. R.K. Merton
c. Talcott Parsons
d. Emile Durkheim
Q. Which of the following is not the functional pre-requisites of Talcott Parsons’ social system?
a. Adaptation
b. Goal Attainment
c. Integration
d. Particularism
Q. Talcott Parsons theory is known as
a. Grand theory
b. Conflict theory
c. Middle-Range theory
d. None of the above
Q. Merton speaks of anticipatory socialisation in the context of
a. membership reference group
b. non-membership reference group
c. relative deprived group
d. All of the above