Question

Match the following:

List - I (Thinker)	List - II (Theory)
A. Emile Durkheim	I. Conflict perspective
B. Karl Marx	II. Interactionism
C. August Comte	III. Functionalism
D. George Herbert Mead	IV. Positivism

• A. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• B. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
• C. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• D. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Hint:

Match them: Durkheim $\rightarrow$ Functionalism; Marx $\rightarrow$ Conflict; Comte $\rightarrow$ Positivism; Mead $\rightarrow$ Interactionism.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Identifying the core theoretical frameworks associated with the founders and major contributors to sociological theory.

Step 1: Emile Durkheim is a foundational figure in "Functionalism" (III), as his work focuses on how social institutions and structures maintain social solidarity and order.

Step 2: Karl Marx's work centers on class struggle and the critique of capitalism, which provides the foundational basis for the "Conflict perspective" (I) in sociology.

Step 3: August Comte is credited with naming the field of sociology and proposed "Positivism" (IV) as the methodology of using scientific observation to study society.

Step 4: George Herbert Mead was a pioneer in "Interactionism" (II), specifically Symbolic Interactionism, focusing on how individuals construct meaning through social interaction.

Step 5: By matching these thinkers to their theories (A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II), we confirm that option (3) is the correct answer. $$\boxed{\text{(3) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II}}$$