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Which Sociologist Wrote this Book? Quiz

The history of sociology told through the famous works in it. Can you match the book and the author?

A multiple-choice quiz by ivailo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ivailo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,322

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Auguste Comte is often referred to as "the father of sociology". He coined the term and in two of his works justified the need of a positivist approach to social issues, the science of which he named sociology. Which of these books are written by Comte? Hint

"Rules of the Sociological Method" and "The Division of Labour in Society"

"Critique of Pure Reason" and "Critique of Practical Reason"

"The Course in Positive Philosophy" and "General View of Positivism"

"Grundrisse" and "The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote "The Elementary Forms of Religious Life"? Hint

Ferdinand T�nnies

Max Weber

Emile Durkheim

Anthony Giddens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Not commonly referred to as a sociologist, Karl Marx wrote this book, which had (and still has) very strong influence on many social sciences and in life. Which one? Hint

The Open Society and Its Enemies

The Condition of the Working Class in England

Das Kapital

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

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Question 4 of 10

4. "La Distinction" is based on a survey conducted by which famous French sociologist? Hint

Marcel Mauss

Michel Foucault

Pierre Bourdieu

Emile Durkheim

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"? Hint

Georg Simmel

Max Weber

Daniel Bell

Theodor W. Adorno

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is the title of the PhD dissertation of Robert Merton, the person who coined the term "self-fulfilling prophecy"? Hint

Laboratory Life

Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England

Studies in Ethnomethodology

The phenomenology of the social world

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The Philosophy of Money" was written by which sociologist? Hint

Robert K. Merton

Viviana Zelizer

Georg Simmel

Talcott Parsons

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Reassembling the Social" was written by which French sociologist? Hint

Gabriel Tarde

Alain Touraine

Jean Baudrillard

Bruno Latour

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the sociologists whose works were accepted with most controversy, Talcott Parsons, wrote which of these books? Hint

Clifford Geertz

Toward a General Theory of Action

Niklas Luhmann

Paul Lazarsfeld

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Question 10 of 10

10. Peter Berger co-authored which of these books with Thomas Luckmann? Hint

The Gift

Eros and Civilization

The Social Construction of Reality

Dialectic of Enlightenment

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Answer: "The Course in Positive Philosophy" and "General View of Positivism"

"Critique of Pure Reason" and "Critique of Practical Reason" are written by Immanuel Kant, the "Grundrisse" and "The Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts" - by Karl Marx and "Rules of the Sociological Method" and "The Division of Labour in Society" - by Emile Durkheim.
As said in the question, "The Course in Positive Philosophy" and "General View of Positivism" are the works in which Comte justifies the need of a positivist social science, which he names sociology.

2. Who wrote "The Elementary Forms of Religious Life"?

Answer: Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim is one of the classic authors in sociology. Born in 1858 in France he became head of the first European department of sociology - at the University of Bordeaux in 1895. Other famous studies of Durkheim include "Rules of the Sociological Method" and "The Division of Labour in Society" and "Suicide". Durkheim is known for his holistic and structural functionalistic approach.

3. Not commonly referred to as a sociologist, Karl Marx wrote this book, which had (and still has) very strong influence on many social sciences and in life. Which one?

Answer: Das Kapital

"The Condition of the Working Class in England" was written by Friedrich Engels, "Argonauts of the Western Pacific" by Bronislaw Malinowski and "The Open Society and Its Enemies" by Sir Karl Popper.
"Capital" is the most famous work of Karl Marx and a study with great influence in many fields and in life. In short: in this book Marx develops his most detailed critical analysis of capitalism.

4. "La Distinction" is based on a survey conducted by which famous French sociologist?

Answer: Pierre Bourdieu

"La Distinction" was published in 1979 in France. It is one of the most influential books in sociology and probably the book that best exemplifies Bourdieu's theory.

5. Who wrote "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"?

Answer: Max Weber

"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" is one of the founding books in sociology. The full name of Weber is Maximilian Karl Emil "Max" Weber.

His wife, Marianne Weber, was an active feminist and wrote extensively on the position of women in society.

6. Which of these is the title of the PhD dissertation of Robert Merton, the person who coined the term "self-fulfilling prophecy"?

Answer: Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England

"Laboratory Life" was written by Bruno Latour, "Studies in Ethnomethodology" by Harold Garfinkel and "The Phenomenology ..." by Alfred Sch�tz.

7. "The Philosophy of Money" was written by which sociologist?

Answer: Georg Simmel

Georg Simmel is a German sociologist whose works were generally neglected at the time when published. By the end of the 20th century he was recognized as one of the fathers of sociology.

8. "Reassembling the Social" was written by which French sociologist?

Answer: Bruno Latour

Latour is one of the persons who developed the Actor-Network Theory (ANT). Other books of Latour include "We Have Never Been Modern", "Laboratory Life", "Science in Action".

9. One of the sociologists whose works were accepted with most controversy, Talcott Parsons, wrote which of these books?

Answer: Toward a General Theory of Action

Parsons is one of the most quoted sociologists. He tried to develop a theory that could be applied to any society. That is exactly why his works received much criticism, as well as much acclaim.

10. Peter Berger co-authored which of these books with Thomas Luckmann?

Answer: The Social Construction of Reality

"Eros and Civilization" is by Herbert Marcuse, "Dialectic of Enlightenment" was written by Theodor Adorno and "The Gift" by Marcel Mauss.

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