Question 1
According to Émile Durkheim, which of the following is the defining characteristic of a 'social fact' (fait social)?
Correct Answer:
It is an external way of acting, thinking, and feeling that exercises coercive power over the individual.
Question 2
In Durkheimian sociology, how does 'organic solidarity' differ fundamentally from 'mechanical solidarity'?
Correct Answer:
Organic solidarity arises from a complex division of labor and mutual interdependence among specialized functions.
Question 3
According to Durkheim's sociological typology of suicide, which type results from an acute lack of social regulation during rapid economic or political upheaval?
Correct Answer:
Anomic suicide
Question 4
Which methodological approach did Max Weber establish to interpret the subjective meaning that social actors attach to their actions?
Correct Answer:
Verstehen (Interpretative understanding)
Question 5
A village elder in Central Africa resolves a land dispute strictly by invoking ancestral customs handed down across generations without calculating personal material gain. Under Weber's typology of social action, this action is classified as:
Correct Answer:
Traditional action (Traditionales Handeln)
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