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Quiz about Pioneers In The Social Sciences

Pioneers In The Social Sciences Quiz

This is a quiz about pioneers in Anthropology, Sociology and Anthropology. I give you a theory or discovery and you pick the right pioneer. It's easy, if you took grade 11 Social Science. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by nataliejosh. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nataliejosh

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,661

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who developed the theories of dream interpretation and sexuality? Hint

Margaret Mead

Carl Jung

Sigmund Freud

The Leakeys

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who developed the 8 stages of human development? Hint

Karl Marx

Erik Erickson

Max Weber

Sigmund Freud

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who defined the term 'sociology'? Hint

Jane Goodall

Auguste Comte

Dorothy E. Smith

Jean Piaget

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who developed the Social Darwinism theory? Hint

Max Weber

Carl Jung

Herbert Spencer

Franz Boas

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who developed the archetypes and the theory of the collective unconscious? Hint

Lewis Henry Morgan

Ravi Menon

Carl Jung

Margaret Mead

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who developed the three stages of human evolution: savagery, barbarism and civilization? Hint

Erik Erickson

Sigmund Freud

Lewis Henry Morgan

Herbert Spencer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who raised awareness of social inequality, especially among women? Hint

Harriet Martineau

Dorothy E. Smith

Margaret Mead

Karen Horney

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who studied eras of human development from 100,000-2 million years ago? Hint

The Leakeys

Noam Chomsky

Max Weber

Talcott Parsons

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who developed theories of language acquisition? Hint

Auguste Comte

C. Wright Mills

Jane Goodall

Noam Chomsky

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who claimed that each culture should be judged on its own, not western standards and values? Hint

Emile Durkheim

Jean Piaget

George Herbert Mead

Franz Boas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who developed the theories of dream interpretation and sexuality?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

He used dream interpretation to work out psychological problems such as hysteria and also worked on sexuality of infants.

2. Who developed the 8 stages of human development?

Answer: Erik Erickson

Those stages are: the oral stage, anal stage, locomotor, latency, adolescence, young and middle adulthood and maturity.

3. Who defined the term 'sociology'?

Answer: Auguste Comte

He was the first one to ever talk about 'sociology' as the study of societies and interactions between them and in them.

4. Who developed the Social Darwinism theory?

Answer: Herbert Spencer

In societies, only the fittest survive, in this case, those are the rich people.

5. Who developed the archetypes and the theory of the collective unconscious?

Answer: Carl Jung

Archetypes are: shadow, anima and animus, the syzygy (divine couple), the self, the child etc. They are often used in books and movies.

6. Who developed the three stages of human evolution: savagery, barbarism and civilization?

Answer: Lewis Henry Morgan

From cavemen to barbarians to civilized people, as we are today. All the staged contributed greatly to our cultures and social structure today.

7. Who raised awareness of social inequality, especially among women?

Answer: Harriet Martineau

Women were most often discriminated against, and she published an article about this subject in the 'London Daily News'.

8. Who studied eras of human development from 100,000-2 million years ago?

Answer: The Leakeys

They worked in Kenya and Tanzania and discovered human skeletal remains of Australopithecus ('Lucy') and Homo Habilis (the handyman).

9. Who developed theories of language acquisition?

Answer: Noam Chomsky

Chomsky is a famous American linguist.

10. Who claimed that each culture should be judged on its own, not western standards and values?

Answer: Franz Boas

He confronted Lewis Henry Morgan and objected to his theories about stages of human evolution.

Source: Author nataliejosh

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