Packet 8: Bonus 10
The Social Darwinist Ludwig Gumplowicz (“gum-PLO-vitch”) created an early form of sociological theory named for this concept. For 10 points each:
[10e] Give this concept, which names theories associated with Weber and Marx that focus on social inequality and power. The Communist Manifesto states that all of history “is the history of class” types of this concept.
ANSWER: conflict [or conflict theories; accept struggles or Klassenkämpfen; reject “war” or “class warfare”]
[10m] This sociologist examined social conflict in Conflict and the Web of Group-Affiliations. This author of The Philosophy of Money described a “blasé outlook” that develops to cope with urban environments.
ANSWER: Georg Simmel (The second sentence refers to “The Metropolis and Mental Life.”)
[10h] This American sociologist revived Weberian conflict theory and applied it to credential inflation. This author of The Sociology of Philosophies promotes a “micro-sociology” based on “interaction ritual chains.”
ANSWER: Randall Collins
<Editors, Social Science> | Q. Playoffs 8 (Editors 8)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 14.58 | 100% | 46% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Illinois A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Bruin | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Cambridge | Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Columbia A | NYU A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Columbia B | Michigan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgetown | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech B | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| MIT | Georgia Tech C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Maryland A | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| North Carolina | Cornell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern A | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Northwestern B | Purdue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rutgers | Johns Hopkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Stanford A | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Stanford B | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Swarthmore | Maryland B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas | Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto A | Harvard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto B | WashU | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Berkeley B | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCF | Brown | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA | Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Virginia | NYU B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Waterloo | Illinois B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 24 | 14.58 | 100% | 46% | 0% |