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CSS Sociology QUESTION #1663
Question 1
The theoretical framework of 'base and superstructure,' in which the economic mode of production is held to determine all legal, political, religious, and cultural forms of social life, is a foundational concept of which sociological tradition?
  • Structural Functionalism
  • Symbolic Interactionism
  • Marxist historical materialism✔️
  • Rational Choice Theory
Correct Answer Explanation
In Marxist theory, the 'base' refers to the economic infrastructure — the means and relations of production — while the 'superstructure' encompasses all other social institutions (law, religion, politics, culture) that arise from and serve to legitimize the base. This is a core concept of historical materialism, not functionalism or symbolic interactionism.