Sociology Chapter 1 ;The Sociological
Perspective EXAM Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Auguste Comte - CORRECT ANSWER He is considered to be the "father" of Sociology and
advocated for the use of the scientific method.
Herbert Spencer - CORRECT ANSWER British biologist considered to be the second founder of
Sociology; believed that society is like an organism with interconnected parts.
Emile Durkheim - CORRECT ANSWER Frenchman who got Sociology recognized as a separate
discipline as a result of his study on suicide rates.
Karl Marx - CORRECT ANSWER German who predicted that capitalism would fail as a result of
the "Haves" being overthrown by the "Have Nots;" he used the economy to explain society.
Max Weber - CORRECT ANSWER German who argued that religion was the basis for human
behavior; religion gives us our values and they determine our understanding of social situations.
Harriet Martineau - CORRECT ANSWER Sociologist who wrote "Society in America" and
translated the book of the "father" of Sociology.
Jane Addams - CORRECT ANSWER The founder of the settlement house called Hull House in
Chicago which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycare, child care classes etc.
W.E.B. DuBois - CORRECT ANSWER American sociologist who was one of the founders of the
NAACP and did many studies on race relations.
C. Wright Mills - CORRECT ANSWER Coined the term the sociological imagination.
Positivism - CORRECT ANSWER The application of the scientific approach to the social world.
Perspective EXAM Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Auguste Comte - CORRECT ANSWER He is considered to be the "father" of Sociology and
advocated for the use of the scientific method.
Herbert Spencer - CORRECT ANSWER British biologist considered to be the second founder of
Sociology; believed that society is like an organism with interconnected parts.
Emile Durkheim - CORRECT ANSWER Frenchman who got Sociology recognized as a separate
discipline as a result of his study on suicide rates.
Karl Marx - CORRECT ANSWER German who predicted that capitalism would fail as a result of
the "Haves" being overthrown by the "Have Nots;" he used the economy to explain society.
Max Weber - CORRECT ANSWER German who argued that religion was the basis for human
behavior; religion gives us our values and they determine our understanding of social situations.
Harriet Martineau - CORRECT ANSWER Sociologist who wrote "Society in America" and
translated the book of the "father" of Sociology.
Jane Addams - CORRECT ANSWER The founder of the settlement house called Hull House in
Chicago which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycare, child care classes etc.
W.E.B. DuBois - CORRECT ANSWER American sociologist who was one of the founders of the
NAACP and did many studies on race relations.
C. Wright Mills - CORRECT ANSWER Coined the term the sociological imagination.
Positivism - CORRECT ANSWER The application of the scientific approach to the social world.
