Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences
Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences
A. True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if the
statement is false. Write your answer on the blank.
______ 1. Human beings act toward things on the basis of the
meanings the things have for them.
______ 2. The meanings of such things are derived from, or
grow out of, social interaction.
______ 3. Culture is a major force binding the various
elements of social world
______ 4. People in society have shared goals, roles, and
norms which enable people to operate
______ 5. Without social control, society would be disordered.
______ 6. Society becomes part of an individuals’ personality
structure.
______ 7. Each action we perform is governed by a system of
specific norms/rules.
______ 8. Society needs to set goals and allocate resources to
achieve them.
______ 9. Change is a gradual, evolutionary process of
increasing complexity. Just like organisms,
societies must move from simple to complex
structures
______ 10. Functionalists claim that institutions or sub-
systems can be viewed as either functional or
dysfunctional.