Lesson 4.3.2.3
4.3.2.3 Positivism, interpretivism and social facts Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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Which term describes social phenomena that exist outside the individual and exert control over them?
- Subjective meanings
- Social facts
- Symbolic interactions
- Verstehen
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Which characteristic of social facts means they exist independently of any individual person?
- Externality
- Coercion
- Generality
- Subjectivity
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Which sociological approach applies natural science methods to study observable social patterns and laws?
- Phenomenology
- Interpretivism
- Ethnomethodology
- Positivism
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Which sociological perspective focuses on understanding the subjective meanings actors attach to their actions?
- Interpretivism
- Marxism
- Functionalism
- Positivism
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Which of the following did Durkheim study as an example of a social fact?
- Individual feelings
- Suicide rates
- Unconscious desires
- Personal motives
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Durkheim argued that suicide rates are primarily determined by levels of social integration and what?
- Economic wealth
- Social regulation
- Individual psychology
- Genetic traits
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Which research method would a positivist sociologist most likely use to study crime?
- Personal diaries
- Unstructured interviews
- Participant observation
- Official statistics
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Which research method would an interpretivist most likely use to study crime?
- Official statistics
- Structured surveys
- Closed questionnaires
- Unstructured interviews
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What do interpretivists criticise positivists for ignoring in their research?
- Official statistics
- Structural forces
- Subjective meanings
- Quantitative data
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Positivists criticise interpretivist research methods for lacking which key feature?
- Reliability
- Subjectivity
- Validity
- Empathy
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According to Durkheim, how should sociologists measure social facts objectively?
- Through official statistics
- Through empathy
- Through introspection
- Through unstructured interviews
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According to interpretivists, how is social reality constructed?
- Through shared meanings
- Through biological drives
- Through physical forces
- Through objective laws
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Which characteristic of social facts refers to their power to force individuals to conform?
- Generality
- Coercion
- Subjectivity
- Externality
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Durkheim argued that social facts should always be explained by what?
- Other social facts
- Individual psychology
- Genetic factors
- Biological instincts
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What is the German term Weber used for empathetic, interpretive understanding of human behaviour?
- Gemeinschaft
- Wertfreiheit
- Anomie
- Verstehen
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Which methodology advocates studying society using natural science methods?
- Marxism
- Postmodernism
- Interpretivism
- Positivism
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Which characteristic describes social facts as existing across society rather than in single individuals?
- Subjectivity
- Externality
- Coercion
- Generality
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According to interpretivists, official suicide statistics are best described as what?
- Scientific laws
- Unbiased truths
- Objective facts
- Social constructs
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What do positivists seek to establish to explain observable patterns in society?
- Subjective meanings
- Thick descriptions
- Personal motives
- Cause-and-effect laws
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Which research approach focuses on understanding human action through subjective meanings?
- Functionalism
- Realism
- Interpretivism
- Positivism
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