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This section includes 1267 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
One of the perceived advantages of suburban living is_______________________? |
| A. | concentration of apartments |
| B. | larger variety of cultural resources |
| C. | older more gracious housing |
| D. | greater safety from crime |
| Answer» E. | |
| 652. |
One of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives is the_____________? |
| A. | Foreign Affairs Committee |
| B. | Farm Affairs Committee |
| C. | Rules Committee |
| D. | Forest Preservation Committee |
| Answer» D. Forest Preservation Committee | |
| 653. |
One of the functions of public policy is to________________? |
| A. | mediate among conflicting economic goals |
| B. | plan to ensure the correct mix of supply and demand |
| C. | ensure that everyone is a sinner in the economy |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. plan to ensure the correct mix of supply and demand | |
| 654. |
One conclusion that may be drawn regarding American foreign policy is that________________? |
| A. | morality will be the foundation of foreign policy |
| B. | Americans do not always act according to their ideology |
| C. | the world operates on generous feelings toward others |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. the world operates on generous feelings toward others | |
| 655. |
One British psychologist believes that the Western family causes most of the mental illness in individuals This theory implies that ___________? |
| A. | the primary group is always helpful to the individual |
| B. | primary group relations can be harmful to the individual |
| C. | secondary relations are more important than primary ones |
| D. | none of the above are relevant |
| Answer» C. secondary relations are more important than primary ones | |
| 656. |
Once a social scientist has formulated the hypothesis what is the next step of the scientific method ? |
| A. | Generalization |
| B. | Developing a research design |
| C. | Data analysis |
| D. | Replication |
| Answer» C. Data analysis | |
| 657. |
Official sanctions usually entail________________? |
| A. | public recognition |
| B. | the threat of force |
| C. | a transgression of the law |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. the threat of force | |
| 658. |
ocial change must be analyzed in terms of________________? |
| A. | stability and efficiency |
| B. | statics and dynamics |
| C. | backward and forward progress |
| D. | if it is good for the people |
| Answer» C. backward and forward progress | |
| 659. |
Objectivity means ? |
| A. | precision |
| B. | taking nothing for granted |
| C. | eliminating bias |
| D. | repeating observations |
| Answer» D. repeating observations | |
| 660. |
Norms are_______________? |
| A. | social rules of behavior |
| B. | important institutions |
| C. | specific roles |
| D. | name given to certain kinds of laws |
| Answer» B. important institutions | |
| 661. |
Norms are__________________? |
| A. | internalized in most cases |
| B. | guidelines for human behavior |
| C. | reflections of values |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 662. |
Norms are essentially ? |
| A. | what is right |
| B. | what is most feared |
| C. | rules for behavior |
| D. | systems of rewards and punishment |
| Answer» D. systems of rewards and punishment | |
| 663. |
Normal profit occurs when ? |
| A. | Average revenue equals average variable cost |
| B. | Marginal revenue equals marginal cost |
| C. | Average revenue equals marginal cost |
| D. | Average revenue equals average cost |
| Answer» B. Marginal revenue equals marginal cost | |
| 664. |
No- fault divorce has_______________? |
| A. | left alimony awards intact |
| B. | all but eliminated alimony and somewhat decreased the average child support award |
| C. | increased child support requirements |
| D. | increased both alimony and child support awards for the first few year after divorce |
| Answer» C. increased child support requirements | |
| 665. |
New classical economists advocate reducing welfare payments to people who are unemployed or single parents. The economic reasoning uses was that this would ? |
| A. | reduce poverty |
| B. | reduce unemployment |
| C. | weaken the power of trade unions |
| D. | help small businesses |
| Answer» C. weaken the power of trade unions | |
| 666. |
Negative life chances correspond to__________________? |
| A. | a high position in the stratification system |
| B. | a low position in the stratification system |
| C. | lack of talent |
| D. | lack of desire for an education |
| Answer» C. lack of talent | |
| 667. |
Need and demand________________? |
| A. | are unrelated concepts |
| B. | amount to the same thing |
| C. | are closely related to price |
| D. | are closely related to supply |
| Answer» B. amount to the same thing | |
| 668. |
Natural resources are_______________? |
| A. | infinite |
| B. | finite |
| C. | ready to support many more billions of people |
| D. | dispensable |
| Answer» C. ready to support many more billions of people | |
| 669. |
Nation states emerged in Europe in the historical period of______________? |
| A. | the Middle Ages |
| B. | the Renaissance |
| C. | the Hundred Years War |
| D. | the Protestant Reformation |
| Answer» C. the Hundred Years War | |
| 670. |
NAFTA binds which three countries into a single commercial entity ? |
| A. | Mexico Panama Costa Rica |
| B. | United States Canada Puerto Rico |
| C. | United States Canada Mexico |
| D. | United States Cuba Mexico |
| Answer» D. United States Cuba Mexico | |
| 671. |
“My country right or wrong” is an example of_______________? |
| A. | nationalism |
| B. | legal-rational thinking |
| C. | an internationalist world view |
| D. | a reasoned approach to detente |
| Answer» B. legal-rational thinking | |
| 672. |
Most societies________________? |
| A. | discourage marriage |
| B. | encourage marriage |
| C. | accept all kinds of man-women unions |
| D. | pay couples to have children |
| Answer» C. accept all kinds of man-women unions | |
| 673. |
Most researchers today use only two approaches to determine social class They are the_______________? |
| A. | life style approach |
| B. | reputational approach |
| C. | subjective approach |
| D. | occupational prestige and socioeconomic status(SES) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 674. |
Most population experts_______________? |
| A. | expect the growth rate to remain constant |
| B. | expect population to level off at between 8 and 15 billion people |
| C. | have written off the Malthusian prophecy altogether |
| D. | believe that a high fertility rate continues to be necessary in the developing nations |
| Answer» C. have written off the Malthusian prophecy altogether | |
| 675. |
Most ideologies consist of________________? |
| A. | a body of doctrines beliefs and symbols |
| B. | ideas that have been in existence for centuries |
| C. | a set of complex algebraic expressions |
| D. | ideas derived exclusively from ancient Greece |
| Answer» B. ideas that have been in existence for centuries | |
| 676. |
Most autocratic regimes have constitutions based on the principle of the_________? |
| A. | rule of law |
| B. | rule of men |
| C. | rule of public authority |
| D. | rule of the majority |
| Answer» C. rule of public authority | |
| 677. |
Most animal behavior is determined by_________________? |
| A. | symbolic interaction |
| B. | a system of symbols |
| C. | biology and instinct |
| D. | animal culture |
| Answer» D. animal culture | |
| 678. |
Most American cities have_________________? |
| A. | large shopping malls |
| B. | many high income taxpayers |
| C. | continual building of new industries |
| D. | a reduced tax base |
| Answer» E. | |
| 679. |
Moral control________________? |
| A. | dose not exist in large urban industrial societies |
| B. | is insufficient to maintain social order in complex societies |
| C. | can only be exerted through the institution of religion |
| D. | is best when exerted by forces outside the individual |
| Answer» C. can only be exerted through the institution of religion | |
| 680. |
Money is___________________? |
| A. | a means of exchange |
| B. | a method of barter |
| C. | anything of intrinsic value |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 681. |
Modernization in Britain was not as disruptive as in other countries because_______________? |
| A. | the British are smarter |
| B. | the rate of change was slower, so integration of new values was possible |
| C. | the British were ahead of other societies in their level of civilization |
| D. | the British had the Magna Carta which protected civil rights |
| Answer» C. the British were ahead of other societies in their level of civilization | |
| 682. |
Modernization means that a society becomes________________? |
| A. | democratic |
| B. | affluent |
| C. | agricultural |
| D. | industrial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 683. |
Modern urban sociologists in contrast to the Chicago school believe that cities_______________? |
| A. | are doomed to total disorganization |
| B. | are too expensive |
| C. | stimulate creativity |
| D. | will revert to rural areas within a short time |
| Answer» D. will revert to rural areas within a short time | |
| 684. |
Modern societies are grappling with the notion of_________________? |
| A. | eliminating marriage altogether |
| B. | allowing same-sex couples to marry |
| C. | lowering the age at marriage |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. lowering the age at marriage | |
| 685. |
Mistreatment or abuse of children________________? |
| A. | occurs with greater frequency in extended families |
| B. | occurs less frequently in extended families |
| C. | is a function of social class |
| D. | happens only in industrial societies |
| Answer» C. is a function of social class | |
| 686. |
Minority groups______________? |
| A. | constitute a subculture within the larger culture |
| B. | tend to show solidarity to each other |
| C. | exhibit clannish behavior |
| D. | practice cultural relativity |
| Answer» B. tend to show solidarity to each other | |
| 687. |
Minorities have reacted to domination by developing goals that may be called_________________? |
| A. | pluralistic |
| B. | assimilationist |
| C. | secessionist |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 688. |
Middle-and upper-class parents foster the viewpoint that________________? |
| A. | occupational success is desirable |
| B. | success does not matter as much as happiness |
| C. | their children should have a classical education |
| D. | students should find peers with similar goals |
| Answer» B. success does not matter as much as happiness | |
| 689. |
Metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more are called_______________? |
| A. | CMSAs (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| B. | SMSAs (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| C. | CBSAs (Core Bases Statistical Areas) |
| D. | MSAs (Micropolitan Statistical Areas) |
| Answer» D. MSAs (Micropolitan Statistical Areas) | |
| 690. |
Merton attributed deviance to “anomie” meaning ? |
| A. | lack of legitimate means to attain group goals |
| B. | mental retardation |
| C. | neurosis |
| D. | wild mood swings |
| Answer» B. mental retardation | |
| 691. |
Membership in specific racial ethnic and religious groupings is________________? |
| A. | characteristic only of industrial societies |
| B. | a variable of the stratification system |
| C. | a biological rather than a social product |
| D. | the cross every individual must bear |
| Answer» C. a biological rather than a social product | |
| 692. |
Members of the “New Class” occupy which of the following occupations_________________? |
| A. | Computer programmers |
| B. | MBAs staring their own firms |
| C. | Out of work middle managers |
| D. | journalists’ academics media commentators |
| Answer» E. | |
| 693. |
Members of an ethnic group_________________? |
| A. | share behavioral traits |
| B. | share social and cultural traits |
| C. | share physical traits |
| D. | are heterogeneous |
| Answer» C. share physical traits | |
| 694. |
Mead,s”I” ? |
| A. | corresponds to Freud,s”ego” |
| B. | emerged before the “me” |
| C. | eventually completely merges with the “me” |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. eventually completely merges with the “me” | |
| 695. |
Meads work in New Guinea indicated that__________________? |
| A. | biology totally controls social role behavior |
| B. | all tribes in her study stressed male aggression and hostility |
| C. | sex role behavior is conditioned differently in different cultures |
| D. | men are men and women are women everywhere |
| Answer» D. men are men and women are women everywhere | |
| 696. |
Max Weber,s notion of life chances closely resembles the concept of________________? |
| A. | social status |
| B. | personal power |
| C. | social power |
| D. | occupational prestige |
| Answer» C. social power | |
| 697. |
Max Weber intended his “ideal type” of bureaucracy as an_______________? |
| A. | accurate description of existing bureaucracies |
| B. | idealized or exaggerated model of rational administration |
| C. | explanation of elite domination |
| D. | obviously false portrait of democratic administration |
| Answer» C. explanation of elite domination | |
| 698. |
Max Weber believed that_______________? |
| A. | property was the only determinant of class |
| B. | class was based on exploitation of the masses |
| C. | class is closely related to life chances |
| D. | societies should have at least three classes |
| Answer» D. societies should have at least three classes | |
| 699. |
Maturation is a term used by developmental psychologists to refer to______________? |
| A. | the development of personality |
| B. | physical(biological)development |
| C. | the development of natural resources |
| D. | the aging process or senescence |
| Answer» C. the development of natural resources | |
| 700. |
Maturation for humans involves ? |
| A. | socialization |
| B. | the development of instincts |
| C. | physical development |
| D. | learning to be responsible |
| Answer» D. learning to be responsible | |