Which one of the following statements does not derive from Emile Durkheim's exposition of social facts?
A. Social facts are collectively elaborated and therefore they are moral and constrain individual behaviour
B. Social facts must be understood, if they were things and can be explained only in relation to other social facts
C. Social facts are characteristics of social system that have an influences and authority that amount to more than the sum of the intentions and motivations of the people who happen to be part of that system
D. Social facts arise in the collective consciousness of a group and therefore influence individuals only when they are engaged with the group
Answer: Option D
Who has written the book Phenomenology of Mind?
A. Karl Marx
B. G. W. F. Hegel
C. Peter Berger
D. N. Luckman
Who opined that "a scientific-empirical study of Indian society is not possible"?
A. Ram Krishna Mukherjee
B. D. P. Mukherjee
C. A. K. Serom
D. S. C. Dube
Who wrote the work 'Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' in 1959?
A. A. Schutz
B. T. Luckmann
C. E. Goffman
D. G. H. Mead
Who is the author of the book Ethnic Plurality in India?
A. R. A. Schermerhorn
B. M. N. Srinivas
C. Robert Bierstadt
D. A. R. Desai
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