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This section includes 1422 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ? |
| A. | Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life |
| B. | Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions |
| C. | Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms | |
| 2. |
Which of the following statements is true of reference groups ? |
| A. | They are membership groups |
| B. | They provide comparative but not normative functions |
| C. | Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation |
| D. | They are groups to which we refer in our conversations |
| Answer» D. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations | |
| 3. |
Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ? |
| A. | William Chambliss |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Richard Quinney |
| D. | Stanley Milgram |
| Answer» C. Richard Quinney | |
| 4. |
Which of the following theorists argued that conflict is a normal and desirable aspect of social change ? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» B. Talcott Parsons | |
| 5. |
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ? |
| A. | Friedrich Engels |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | George Murdock |
| Answer» B. Talcott Parsons | |
| 6. |
Which of the following theorists rejects the notion of essential categories of male and female through her discussion of the performative aspect of gender ? |
| A. | Joan Acker |
| B. | Judith Butler |
| C. | Helene Cixous |
| D. | Simone de Beauvoir |
| Answer» C. Helene Cixous | |
| 7. |
Which of the following used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people ? |
| A. | George Herbert Mead |
| B. | Charles Horton Cooley |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Harry Harlow |
| Answer» C. Erving Goffman | |
| 8. |
Which of the following used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people? |
| A. | George Herbert Mead |
| B. | Charles Horton Cooley |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Harry Harlow |
| Answer» C. Erving Goffman | |
| 9. |
Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ? |
| A. | single-occupancy light truck |
| B. | high-occupancy city bus |
| C. | long-haul aero plane |
| D. | high-speed coal-fired train |
| Answer» B. high-occupancy city bus | |
| 10. |
Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who seemed content with the status quo ? |
| A. | Harriet Martineau |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Booker T Washington |
| D. | W,E,B, Du Bois |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who semmed content with the status quo ? |
| A. | Harriet Martineau |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Booker T Washington |
| D. | W, E.B Du Bois |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following was not a common feature of ancient cities ? |
| A. | walled boundaries |
| B. | relatively small populations |
| C. | a strong influence over external |
| D. | geographically small in size |
| Answer» D. geographically small in size | |
| 13. |
Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ? |
| A. | Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers |
| B. | The Industrial Revolution |
| C. | Globalization |
| D. | Renaissance thinkers/philosophers |
| E. | The rapid expansion of colonialism |
| Answer» D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers | |
| 14. |
Which of the following was not identified as a major research design ? |
| A. | surveys |
| B. | ethnography |
| C. | field research |
| D. | secondary research |
| E. | experiments |
| Answer» C. field research | |
| 15. |
Which of the following was not identified as a defining feature of culture ? |
| A. | Culture is symbolic |
| B. | Culture is transmitted |
| C. | Culture is cumulative |
| D. | Culture is shared |
| E. | Culture is learned |
| Answer» B. Culture is transmitted | |
| 16. |
Which of the following was not identified as a major theoretical perspective on social change ? |
| A. | Functional theory |
| B. | interactionist theory |
| C. | Conflict theory |
| D. | Cyclical theory |
| E. | Evolutionary theory |
| Answer» C. Conflict theory | |
| 17. |
Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ? |
| A. | internal consistency |
| B. | correlation |
| C. | theory |
| D. | time order |
| E. | elimination of spuriousness |
| Answer» B. correlation | |
| 18. |
Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschi’s Social Control theory ? |
| A. | religiosity |
| B. | commitment |
| C. | involvement |
| D. | belief |
| E. | attachment |
| Answer» B. commitment | |
| 19. |
Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ? |
| A. | Catholics had higher rates of suicide than protestants |
| B. | Rates of suicide were higher in times of war than in times of peace |
| C. | Rates of suicide were lower in times of economic stability |
| D. | Individuals who were enmeshed in meaningful social bonds were less inclined to commit suicide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which of the following was the earliest example of an international organization ? |
| A. | the Pan-Arab League |
| B. | the Hanseatic League |
| C. | the Football League |
| D. | the League of Nations |
| Answer» C. the Football League | |
| 21. |
Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher_________________? |
| A. | administers a naira to every fifth woman who enters a business office |
| B. | examines the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every twentieth name in the city,s telephone book |
| C. | studies the attitudes of Democratic voters by choosing every tenth name found on a city,s list of registered Democrats |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher_____________? |
| A. | administers a naira to every fifth woman who enters a business office |
| B. | examines the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every twentieth name in the city’s telephone book |
| C. | studies the attitudes of Democratic voters by choosing every tenth name found on a city’s list of registered Democrats |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which of the following would experience role exit ? |
| A. | retired person |
| B. | a recovering alcoholic |
| C. | nun who leaves her religious order |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Which of the following would not be a good example of a counterculture ? |
| A. | Toronto Raptors fans |
| B. | motorcycle gangs |
| C. | racist groups |
| D. | terrorism |
| E. | organized crime |
| Answer» B. motorcycle gangs | |
| 25. |
Which of the followings are included in primary goals of a social science _______? |
| A. | Experimentation |
| B. | Generalization |
| C. | Prediction |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which of these aspects of organization is most associated with the work of Michel Foucault ? |
| A. | surveillance |
| B. | meritocracy |
| C. | bureaucracy |
| D. | transnational organization |
| Answer» D. transnational organization | |
| 27. |
Which of these bests describes Islamic revivalism in the contemporary world ? |
| A. | traditional practices and modes of life have been revived but combined with concerns that relate specifically to modern times |
| B. | a growing belief in literal interpretations of sacred texts |
| C. | a uniquely political phenomenon associated with introducing Islamic principles into laws and government |
| D. | traditional practices and modes of life have been revived without any reference to recent historical events involving external non-Islam countries |
| Answer» B. a growing belief in literal interpretations of sacred texts | |
| 28. |
Which of these can sociology not help us with ? |
| A. | predicting likely weather patterns in the future |
| B. | understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment |
| C. | understanding how environmental problems are distributed |
| D. | evaluating policies for tackling environmental problems |
| Answer» B. understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment | |
| 29. |
Which of these classification terms when in use would never have been used to describe for example Ghana in Africa ? |
| A. | developing |
| B. | global South |
| C. | majority world |
| D. | second World |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
which of these concepts is addressed in Foucault’s work ? |
| A. | sexuality |
| B. | discipline |
| C. | discourse |
| D. | all of the these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare-capitalism ? |
| A. | social democratic socialist communist |
| B. | social democratic corporatist liberal |
| C. | social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist | |
| 32. |
Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare capitalism ? |
| A. | social democratic socialist communist |
| B. | social democratic corporatist liberal |
| C. | social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist | |
| 33. |
Which of these distinguishes modern nation-sates from traditional civilizations ? |
| A. | a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs |
| B. | governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory |
| C. | the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which of these countries has the smallest proportion of people living on less than $1 a day_______________? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Mozambique |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 35. |
Which of these distinguishes modern nation-states from traditional civilizations ? |
| A. | a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs |
| B. | governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory |
| C. | the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country ? |
| A. | Gross National Product |
| B. | Gross Domestic Product |
| C. | Purchasing Power Parity |
| D. | Gross National Income |
| Answer» C. Purchasing Power Parity | |
| 37. |
Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of households below 60 per cent of median income ? |
| A. | Whites |
| B. | Indians |
| C. | Black Caribbean’s |
| D. | Bangladeshis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of its members in the bottom income quintile ? |
| A. | Whites |
| B. | Indians |
| C. | Black Caribbean |
| D. | Pakistan /Bangladeshis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ? |
| A. | the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics |
| B. | modem societies are in transition towards a socialist model |
| C. | rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life |
| D. | all history is the history of class struggles |
| Answer» D. all history is the history of class struggles | |
| 40. |
Which of these groups of countries had the least telephone mainlines per 1,000 people in 1999 ? |
| A. | Latin America |
| B. | South Asia |
| C. | Arab States |
| D. | East Asia |
| Answer» B. South Asia | |
| 41. |
Which of these is a feature of the Japanese style of management arrangements ? |
| A. | merging of work and private lives |
| B. | job security |
| C. | group-oriented production |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of these is a front region of social life ? |
| A. | a restaurant kitchen |
| B. | a clothing store payment counter |
| C. | a football ground dressing room |
| D. | a nightclub toilet |
| Answer» C. a football ground dressing room | |
| 43. |
Which of these is most closely associated with Marx,s thinking ? |
| A. | integration |
| B. | conflict |
| C. | social facts |
| D. | consensus |
| Answer» C. social facts | |
| 44. |
Which of these is not a criticism that critical realists make of social constructionist approaches to the environment ? |
| A. | social constructionism reminds us that all environmental issues have an important social aspect and context |
| B. | social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues |
| C. | social constructionism tells us more about social interactions than the relationship between society and the environment |
| D. | social constructionism applies standard which demand new theorizing and approaches |
| Answer» B. social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues | |
| 45. |
Which of these is not a critique of attempts to measure relative deprivation ? |
| A. | the personal experience of poverty is not the concern of sociologists |
| B. | there is an arbitrary nature to how items are selected for a deprivation index |
| C. | it may be choice not poverty that means some people do not qualify for some of the items on a deprivation index |
| D. | the subjective nature of such indices means it is difficult to make comparisons between different studies and time periods |
| Answer» B. there is an arbitrary nature to how items are selected for a deprivation index | |
| 46. |
Which of these is not a concept associated with Left Realist explanations of criminal subcultures ? |
| A. | social exclusion |
| B. | individual pathology |
| C. | political marginalization |
| D. | relative deprivation |
| Answer» C. political marginalization | |
| 47. |
Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ? |
| A. | living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries |
| B. | fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers |
| C. | greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities |
| D. | reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost |
| Answer» B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers | |
| 48. |
Which of these is not a feature of an ideal type bureaucracy according to Weber ? |
| A. | a clear-cut hierarchy of authority |
| B. | co-ownership among all workers of the material resource with which they operate |
| C. | fixed salaries associated with each role |
| D. | written rules governing conduct |
| Answer» C. fixed salaries associated with each role | |
| 49. |
Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ? |
| A. | a young population |
| B. | good healthcare system |
| C. | education |
| D. | careful policy planning |
| Answer» C. education | |
| 50. |
Which of these is not an ethical issue for researchers ? |
| A. | assessing the potential risks for research subjects |
| B. | selecting a relevant theoretical perspective |
| C. | protecting the anonymity of participants |
| D. | safe storage of the raw data collected in the process |
| Answer» C. protecting the anonymity of participants | |