INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ AUGUSTE COMTE (1798-1857)
Answer: The founder of Sociology in the West that coined the term
"Sociology." He felt the scientific method should be applied to the
study of society (POSITIVISM) and that society was made up of
forces of stability (SOCIAL STATICS) and forces of change (SOCIAL
DYNAMICS).
◉ CHARLES HORTON COOLEY (1864-1929)
Answer: As co-founder of Symbolic Interaction, he argued that the
Self is formed through a lifelong process of interpretation of other's
reactions to our self-concept (LOOKING-GLASS SELF).
◉ EMILE DURKHEIM (1858-1917)
Answer: In his research on suicide, he argued that society is held
together by SOCIAL INTEGRATION. Those with weak social ties
experience ANOMIE, or normlessness.
◉ KARL MARX (1818-1883)
, Answer: His works are the basis for CONFLICT THEORY. He argued
that CLASS CONFLICT between the Bourgeoisie (Owners) and the
Proletariat (Workers) is the source of all social change, and that the
ideology of society (its belief system and thought) is the product of
the age and place of its occurrence.
◉ GEORGE HERBERT MEAD (1863-1931)
Answer: As a co-founder of Symbolic Interaction, he saw ROLE-
TAKING as crucial to the development of Self in children. In a similar
approach to FREUD, he defined the "I" and "ME" as unsocialized and
socialized parts of the Self.
◉ MAX WEBER (1864-1920)
Answer: In "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," he
argued that religion gave rise to Capitalism, not class conflict, as
argued by Marx. He believed that the process of gathering data must
be value-free and as scientific as possible. Replication of research is
important.
◉ FUNCTIONALISM
Answer: Organic analogy
Relationship of parts to whole
Functions (Positive effects in society)
Manifest Functions (Intended functions)
Latent Functions (Unintended functions)
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ AUGUSTE COMTE (1798-1857)
Answer: The founder of Sociology in the West that coined the term
"Sociology." He felt the scientific method should be applied to the
study of society (POSITIVISM) and that society was made up of
forces of stability (SOCIAL STATICS) and forces of change (SOCIAL
DYNAMICS).
◉ CHARLES HORTON COOLEY (1864-1929)
Answer: As co-founder of Symbolic Interaction, he argued that the
Self is formed through a lifelong process of interpretation of other's
reactions to our self-concept (LOOKING-GLASS SELF).
◉ EMILE DURKHEIM (1858-1917)
Answer: In his research on suicide, he argued that society is held
together by SOCIAL INTEGRATION. Those with weak social ties
experience ANOMIE, or normlessness.
◉ KARL MARX (1818-1883)
, Answer: His works are the basis for CONFLICT THEORY. He argued
that CLASS CONFLICT between the Bourgeoisie (Owners) and the
Proletariat (Workers) is the source of all social change, and that the
ideology of society (its belief system and thought) is the product of
the age and place of its occurrence.
◉ GEORGE HERBERT MEAD (1863-1931)
Answer: As a co-founder of Symbolic Interaction, he saw ROLE-
TAKING as crucial to the development of Self in children. In a similar
approach to FREUD, he defined the "I" and "ME" as unsocialized and
socialized parts of the Self.
◉ MAX WEBER (1864-1920)
Answer: In "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," he
argued that religion gave rise to Capitalism, not class conflict, as
argued by Marx. He believed that the process of gathering data must
be value-free and as scientific as possible. Replication of research is
important.
◉ FUNCTIONALISM
Answer: Organic analogy
Relationship of parts to whole
Functions (Positive effects in society)
Manifest Functions (Intended functions)
Latent Functions (Unintended functions)
