Match the following lists : Select the correct answer from the codes given below :List – I
(Concepts)List – II
(Authors)a. Breaching Experiment
b. Life World
c. Dramaturgy
d. Social Construction i. Erving Goffman
ii. P. Berger and J. Luckmann
iii. H. Garfinkel
iv. Alfred Schutz
Sociology Concepts and Authors Matching
This question involves matching key sociological concepts from List I with the scholars credited with developing them in List II.
Concept-Author Associations
Here is the correct matching based on established sociological theories:
- a. Breaching Experiment is associated with iii. H. Garfinkel. Garfinkel's ethnomethodology utilized breaching experiments to examine underlying social norms.
- b. Life World (Lebenswelt) is a concept developed by iv. Alfred Schutz, focusing on the everyday, taken-for-granted reality we experience.
- c. Dramaturgy was introduced by i. Erving Goffman, who viewed social interaction as analogous to theatrical performance.
- d. Social Construction is a core concept in the work of ii. P. Berger and J. Luckmann, particularly in their book "The Social Construction of Reality".
Correct Code Identification
Based on the associations above, the correct code is determined as follows:
- a corresponds to iii
- b corresponds to iv
- c corresponds to i
- d corresponds to ii
Therefore, the correct code is a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii.
Important Questions from Sociological Thinkers, Sociological Traditions
Weber's definition of sociology is " that Science which aims at the Verstehen of social behaviour", where Verstehen means
According to _____________ , Institutional arrangements meet one of various levels of needs or requisites(ie) biological, structural and symbolic.
Match List I with List II:
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(a) Historical method
(b) Scaling method
(c) Statistical method
(d) Comparative method
Sociologists define _______________ as the prestige that goes along with one's Social Position.
