Chapter 10

Question 1

01) Constructivism draws more attention to ideational forces such as ideas, norms, and rules.
True
False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

02) ‘Constitutive’ rules are those that regulate already existing rules.
True
False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

03) Social facts exist because of human agreement
True
False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

) Constructivism and ‘rational choice’ are generally viewed as very similar approaches
True
False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The word “refugee” was a product of the 18th century.
True
False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

06) What term is not generally associated with constructivist thought?
a. Structuration
b. Individualism
c. Reflectivism
d. Social theory

Answer 6

b. individualism

Question 7

07) To explain its differences with the ‘neos’, constructivism has sometimes been contrasted with:
a. rational choice.
b. social theory.
c. individualism and norms.
d. historical materialism.

Answer 7

a. rational choice.

Question 8

08) According to constructivists, what shapes the identity and interests of actors such as states?
a. Normative structure
b. Anarchy
c. Level of capabilities (i.e., military)
d. International treaties and institutions

Answer 8

a. Normative structure

Question 9

09) The three stages of the life cycle of norms, according to Finnemore and Sikkink are:
a. Norm emergence, Norm cascade and Norm internalization
b. Norm beginning, Norm middle and Norm end.
c. Norm emergence, Norm development and Norm internalization
d. None of the above is correct.

Answer 9

a. Norm emergence, Norm cascade and Norm internalization

Question 10

10) What is the core observation of constructivism?
a. The constraints of anarchy on the society of states
b. The social construction of reality
c. The constitutive nature of world order
d. The shaping of ideational forces

Answer 10

b. The social construction of reality

Question 11

11) Constructivists argue that knowledge shapes how actors interpret and construct their:
a. world.
b. norms.
c. social reality.
d. normative structures.

Answer 11

c. social reality.

Question 12

12) ______ offered the timeless insight that ‘… we are cultural beings with the capacity and will to take a deliberate attitude toward the world and lend it significance.’
a. Max Weber
b. John Ruggie
c. Kenneth Walt
d. Alexander Wendt

Answer 12

a. Max Weber

Question 13

13) Constitutive theory is a particular sort of:
a. social theory.
b. critical theory.
c. explanatory theory.
d. causal theory.

Answer 13

c. explanatory theory.

Question 14

14) Rational choice treats actors as:
a. social.
b. pre-social.
c. material.
d. ideational.

Answer 14

b. pre-social.

Question 15

15) For constructivists, actors follow.
a. paths determined by strategic interaction
b. the logic of consequences
c. the logic of appropriateness
d. irrational courses of action

Answer 15

c. the logic of appropriateness