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Early Women Sociologists and Classical Sociological Theory, 1830-1930
Quiz
1
Who wrote the first text on sociological research techniques, How to Observe Morals and Manners?
A)
Jane Addams
B)
Max Weber
C)
Harriet Martineau
D)
Marianne Weber
2
Harriet Martineau argued that the most important law of social life is:
A)
human happiness.
B)
motherhood.
C)
economic stabilization.
D)
gender equality.
3
Which of the following female theorists is referred to as sociology's "founding mother"?
A)
Marianne Weber
B)
Harriet Martineau
C)
Jane Addams
D)
Anna Julia Cooper
4
Which of the following is NOT one of the three measures of progress developed by Martineau?
A)
the condition of the less powerful
B)
the level of acceptance of the social ethic
C)
cultural attitudes towards authority and autonomy
D)
the extent to which all people are provided with the necessities for moral and practical action
5
What is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's method of doing sociology?
A)
theory-building
B)
participant observation
C)
charity visitation
D)
standpoint theory
6
Gilman argued that basic stratification practices are foundational to which of the following social institutions?
A)
the family
B)
the state
C)
religion
D)
the economy
7
According to Gilman, what is the essence of human self-realization?
A)
meaningful work
B)
motherhood
C)
kindness
D)
happiness
8
According to Gilman, what is the root of male domination over women?
A)
the male need for economic superiority
B)
the male need for absolute authority
C)
the male need for recognition by an Other
D)
the male need for emotional support
9
The women of the Chicago School defined the purpose of sociology as:
A)
individual self-fulfillment.
B)
the reform and improvement of society.
C)
theory-building.
D)
the radical reconstruction of society.
10
Jane Addams critically evaluated the social progress toward fairness in society according to her:
A)
ideology of Fabian socialism.
B)
her principle of the social ethic.
C)
belief in the survival-of-the-fittest.
D)
theoretical argument of gender equality.
11
_________________ is the awareness of a division between formal textual descriptions of life and one's own life experience.
A)
Human nature
B)
Bifurcated consciousness
C)
The social ethic
D)
The generalized other
12
Which of the following does NOT describe Addams's sociology?
A)
She privileged personal experiences over theory.
B)
She privileged participant observation over statistical analysis.
C)
She privileged action over sentiment.
D)
She privileged objectivity over subjectivity.
13
What did Addams and other women of the Chicago School mean by the concept of "belatedness"?
A)
Social problems are a result of a disjunction between the rate and type of change in one part of society and those in another.
B)
A cultural lag exists that makes it difficult for immigrant groups to assimilate into American society.
C)
Societal evolution depends upon the survival-of-the-fittest slowly reforming institutions like the economy and the state.
D)
The pace at which women and men physically develop determines the social roles each come to occupy in society.
14
Which of the following does NOT characterize the life of Beatrice Potter Webb?
A)
She was a leading Fabian Socialist in Great Britain.
B)
She was a student and lifelong friend of Herbert Spencer.
C)
She was a member of the British upper class.
D)
She translated the first English edition of Marx and Engels book The Conditions of the Working Class in England in 1844.
15
Which of the following women from the Chicago School tried to mobilize consumers to use their purchasing power to help women wage earners?
A)
Jane Addams
B)
Beatrice Potter Webb
C)
Marianne Weber
D)
Florence Kelley
16
Anna Julia Cooper and Ida Wells-Barnett believed that ___________ is the key variable that influences social life.
A)
power
B)
class
C)
race
D)
gender
17
How did Cooper and Wells-Barnett differ from the white women sociologists of their day?
A)
They were not interested in class inequality.
B)
They proposed that only a radical structural change in the economy would bring an end to gender stratification.
C)
They refused to blur the issue of domination in themes about evolution and progress.
D)
They were not as interested in global gender issues as the women of the Chicago School were.
18
Which of the following is NOT a major theme of Marianne Weber's work?
A)
the situated differences of standpoint among women
B)
the need for an autonomy for women equal to that of men
C)
the sexuo-economic arrangement in modern society
D)
the significance of women's work in the production of culture
19
Marianne Weber believed that the first step in improving the situation of women in modern society is to reform:
A)
the patriarchal household.
B)
the capitalist workplace.
C)
the educational system.
D)
the political system.
20
On which key structures did Beatrice Potter Webb concentrate?
A)
the economy and the household
B)
the state and social classes
C)
the state and gender relations
D)
the economy and gender relations
21
Harriet Martineau believed that the most important law of social life is the survival-of-the-fittest.
A)
true
B)
false
22
Charlotte Perkins Gilman believed that motherhood is the essence of female self-realization.
A)
true
B)
false
23
Gilman argued that the household provided women with an arena in which to realize their true species being.
A)
true
B)
false
24
The women of the Chicago School defined the purpose of sociology as the reform and improvement of society.
A)
true
B)
false
25
In her work, Jane Addams was more interested in reporting objective social facts than she was in reporting her subjective personal observations.
A)
true
B)
false
26
Anna Julia Cooper critically engaged the theories of Comte and Spencer in her book A Voice From the South.
A)
true
B)
false
27
Marianne Weber's central theoretical project was examining the micro-level power relations of men and women.
A)
true
B)
false
28
According to Marianne Weber, the best solution for improving the position of women in modern society is to overthrow capitalism and replace it with socialism.
A)
true
B)
false
29
Beatrice Potter Webb believed that the best way to understand how to reform the capitalist economy was to study the desperately poor.
A)
true
B)
false
30
Beatrice Potter Webb argued that state intervention in the economy was essential in combating social inequality.
A)
true
B)
false
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