Classical Sociological Thinkers Quiz
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Question 1: Which sociological thinker introduced the concept of 'Protestant Work Ethic'?
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Question 2: Who developed the concept of 'social facts' as external forces that shape individual behavior?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Herbert Spencer
Emile Durkheim
Question 3: Which theorist is known for developing the 'law of three stages' in human intellectual development?
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Auguste Comte
Question 4: Who introduced the concept of 'social evolution' and 'survival of the fittest' to sociology?
Herbert Spencer
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Question 5: Which sociologist emphasized the importance of understanding social actions through 'verstehen' (interpretive understanding)?
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Question 6: Who developed the concept of 'alienation' in relation to workers in capitalist society?
Max Weber
Herbert Spencer
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Question 7: Which theorist introduced the concept of 'anomie' to describe social disorder?
Herbert Spencer
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Auguste Comte
Question 8: Who first coined the term 'sociology'?
Herbert Spencer
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Max Weber