The History of Sociology as a DisciplineQuiz

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In which year and work did Auguste Comte first use the term 'sociologie'?

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Which of the following best describes Durkheim's methodological argument in *The Rules of Sociological Method* (1895)?

3.

What is the significance of Harriet Martineau's *How to Observe Morals and Manners* (1838) in the context of the sociological canon?

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Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between Marx and the sociological discipline during his lifetime?

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What did C. Wright Mills mean by 'abstracted empiricism' in *The Sociological Imagination* (1959)?

6.

Which of the following best characterises Bourdieu's concept of 'habitus'?

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What was the primary institutional contribution of Robert Park and Ernest Burgess to American sociology in the 1920s?

8.

According to the postcolonial critique of sociology's Eurocentrism, what is the core problem with applying concepts such as 'modernity,' 'rationalisation,' and 'secularisation' globally?

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Explain what Aldon Morris means when he argues that the marginalisation of Du Bois in the history of American sociology was 'structural' rather than a matter of intellectual quality.

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What is the difference between 'contribution' and 'canonisation' in the history of sociology, and why does the distinction matter?

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What did Weber mean by *Verstehen*, and how does it differ from Durkheim's approach to sociological explanation?

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The canonical 'holy trinity' of Durkheim, Weber, and Marx is a twentieth-century construction rather than a neutral reflection of who was doing important sociological work around 1900. Drawing on at least three specific examples of marginalised figures or traditions, assess what the canon excluded and what the consequences of those exclusions have been for the discipline.