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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.
| 451. |
The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of______________? |
| A. | cyclical theory |
| B. | unilinear theory |
| C. | multilinear theory |
| D. | conflict theory |
| Answer» C. multilinear theory | |
| 452. |
The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of___________? |
| A. | cyclical theory |
| B. | unilinear theory |
| C. | multilinear theory |
| D. | conflict theory |
| Answer» C. multilinear theory | |
| 453. |
The world urbanization rate is rising highly It was 49% in 2005 and is likely to be 60% till_____________? |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2020 |
| C. | 2030 |
| D. | None 0f these |
| Answer» D. None 0f these | |
| 454. |
The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than_______________? |
| A. | 1 dollar per day |
| B. | 2 dollars per day |
| C. | 3 dollar per day |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 2 dollars per day | |
| 455. |
The work of Smart suggested that_____________? |
| A. | the rates of violent crime were similar for men and women |
| B. | women’s sexual delinquency was more likely to be normalized than men’s |
| C. | women’s criminal behavior tended to reflect traditional gender roles |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 456. |
The word stratification derives from the geological concept “Strata “meaning ? |
| A. | class |
| B. | groups |
| C. | Rock layers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 457. |
The view of things in which ones won group is superior to others is_____________? |
| A. | Counter Culture |
| B. | Ethnocentrism |
| C. | Xenocentrism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Xenocentrism | |
| 458. |
The value-added model of collective behavior ? |
| A. | presents three preconditions for collective behavior |
| B. | states that each determinant expands the range of potential final outcomes |
| C. | is of little use in understanding the complexity of collective behavior. |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 459. |
The validity of laboratory experiment is doubtful in sociology because the people being observed are_____________? |
| A. | unconscious |
| B. | conscious and behave artificially |
| C. | behave naturally |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. behave naturally | |
| 460. |
The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early internet users is an example of______________? |
| A. | charisma |
| B. | argot |
| C. | equilibrium |
| D. | virtual reality |
| Answer» C. equilibrium | |
| 461. |
The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early Internet users is an example of____________? |
| A. | charisma |
| B. | argot |
| C. | equilibrium |
| D. | virtual reality |
| Answer» C. equilibrium | |
| 462. |
The use of scientific research procedures to measure the effectiveness of an action program is called____________? |
| A. | Evaluation research |
| B. | analytical research |
| C. | Scientific research |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. analytical research | |
| 463. |
The use of language label people can lead to a_______________? |
| A. | self-fulfilling prophecy |
| B. | sense of ethnocentrism |
| C. | cultural lag |
| D. | cultural adaptation |
| E. | development of a subculture |
| Answer» B. sense of ethnocentrism | |
| 464. |
The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists? |
| A. | personality |
| B. | self |
| C. | ego |
| D. | the I |
| E. | the me |
| Answer» B. self | |
| 465. |
The two-sex model that Liqueur (1990) identified______________? |
| A. | contrasted homosexuality with heterosexuality |
| B. | distinguished between male and females as separate sexes |
| C. | represented women’s genitalia as underdeveloped versions of men’s |
| D. | argued for male superiority over women |
| Answer» C. represented women’s genitalia as underdeveloped versions of men’s | |
| 466. |
The trend toward urbanization is most advanced in ? |
| A. | America |
| B. | England |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 467. |
The traditional urbanization exhibits a concentration of human activities and settlements around the downtown areas when the residential area shifts outward this is called_____________? |
| A. | Suburbanization |
| B. | Network city |
| C. | Postmodern city |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 468. |
The tourist gaze is socially organized by professional experts and puts the tourist in search of_____________? |
| A. | the familiar |
| B. | the exotic |
| C. | the historic |
| D. | the amusing |
| Answer» C. the historic | |
| 469. |
The Thomas theorem states that________________? |
| A. | nonverbal communication constitutes the majority of a message in communication |
| B. | verbal communication is more important than touch and touch is more important than artifacts in communicating a message |
| C. | definitions of the situation differ, and common understanding is impossible |
| D. | if situations are defined as real they are real in their consequences |
| Answer» E. | |
| 470. |
The third age of the life course is said to involve ? |
| A. | active non-work and independence after retirement |
| B. | full time employment family-building and adult responsibility |
| C. | illness isolation and increasing dependence on others |
| D. | the transition from education to work and distinctive youth cultures |
| Answer» B. full time employment family-building and adult responsibility | |
| 471. |
The thesis of glocalization is associated with which theorist ? |
| A. | Ulrich Beck |
| B. | Kenichi Ohmae |
| C. | Roland Robertson |
| D. | Judith Butler |
| Answer» D. Judith Butler | |
| 472. |
The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________? |
| A. | new social movement theory |
| B. | collective behavior theory |
| C. | social strain theory |
| D. | resource mobilization theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 473. |
The theory of relative deprivation is an example of what ______________? |
| A. | macro sociological theory |
| B. | feminist sociological theory |
| C. | micro sociological theory |
| D. | middle-range sociological theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 474. |
The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________? |
| A. | Tonnies |
| B. | Simmel |
| C. | Weber |
| D. | Wirth |
| Answer» C. Weber | |
| 475. |
The theoretical perspective that views social life as similar to performances staged in a theater is called_______________? |
| A. | impression management |
| B. | the Thomas theorem |
| C. | the looking -glass self |
| D. | the dramaturgical approach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 476. |
The terms “Primary “and “Secondary “thus describe a type of relationship and do not imply that one is more____________ than other? |
| A. | formal |
| B. | Informal |
| C. | Important |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Important | |
| 477. |
The terms crisis of the 1970s is used to refer to_______________? |
| A. | declining profits and rising unemployment |
| B. | the eradication of the welfare state |
| C. | rising divorce rates and the decline of the traditional family |
| D. | an unfortunate twist in fashion sensibility |
| Answer» B. the eradication of the welfare state | |
| 478. |
The term vested interests was coined by social economist ? |
| A. | William F. Ogburn |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Thorstein Veblen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 479. |
The term vested interests was coined by social economist______________? |
| A. | William F. Oghurn |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Thorstein Veblen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 480. |
The term sociological imagination was first coined by_____________? |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | Blumer |
| C. | Lemert |
| D. | Berger |
| E. | Mills |
| Answer» F. | |
| 481. |
The term terrorism has its origins in_____________? |
| A. | the Roman Empire |
| B. | Revolutionary France |
| C. | Nazi Germany |
| D. | the English Civil War |
| Answer» C. Nazi Germany | |
| 482. |
The term “Sociology” was first coined by____________? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 483. |
The term “Socio Cultural” Change refers to______________? |
| A. | Overlapping of two concepts |
| B. | That there is no distinction between both |
| C. | Changes of both kind |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 484. |
The term sociology was coined by________________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Emile Durkheim | |
| 485. |
The term Second World societies refers to______________? |
| A. | countries that industrialized after those in Europe |
| B. | countries that industrialized less successfully than Europe |
| C. | countries that industrialized under state central planning |
| D. | countries that have yet to proceed to industrialize |
| Answer» D. countries that have yet to proceed to industrialize | |
| 486. |
The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________? |
| A. | The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts |
| B. | the labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it |
| C. | the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 487. |
The term secondary deviation refers to________________? |
| A. | the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts |
| B. | the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it |
| C. | the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 488. |
The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or “beyond” ? |
| A. | animism |
| B. | religion |
| C. | socialization |
| D. | totemism |
| Answer» C. socialization | |
| 489. |
The term manufactured risk refers to_______________? |
| A. | risks which result from human interaction with the natural world |
| B. | risks associated with the activities of manufacturing industries |
| C. | risks that have been exaggerated by the output of the media |
| D. | risks that only affect advanced industrial economies |
| Answer» B. risks associated with the activities of manufacturing industries | |
| 490. |
The term inter-generational mobility refers to______________? |
| A. | movement into a different occupational category over a person’s lifetime |
| B. | movement into different occupational categories between generations |
| C. | movement into a higher occupational category |
| D. | movement into an occupation that generates a lower income |
| Answer» C. movement into a higher occupational category | |
| 491. |
The term informal economy is used to describe ? |
| A. | work where no money changes hands |
| B. | the activities of small businesses |
| C. | transactions outside the sphere of regular employment |
| D. | organizations with less rigid rules and procedures |
| Answer» D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures | |
| 492. |
The term informal economy is used to describe_____________? |
| A. | work where no money changes hands |
| B. | the activities of small businesses |
| C. | transactions outside the sphere of regular employment |
| D. | organizations with less rigid rules and procedures |
| Answer» D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures | |
| 493. |
The term hegemony refers to_____________? |
| A. | the tendency for the working class not to realize their own interests |
| B. | a dominant ideology that legitimates economic political |
| C. | a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences |
| D. | a mode of payment given for outstanding topiary |
| Answer» C. a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences | |
| 494. |
The term feminization of poverty refers to_____________? |
| A. | the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists |
| B. | women’s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency |
| C. | the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women’s responsibility within the home |
| D. | the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty |
| Answer» C. the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women’s responsibility within the home | |
| 495. |
The term feminist standpoint suggests______________? |
| A. | taking a stand on the issues neglected by feminism |
| B. | studying society from the perspective of women |
| C. | the recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives |
| D. | a tendency to ignore the gendered nature of knowledge |
| Answer» C. the recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives | |
| 496. |
The term feminist standpoint, suggests_______________? |
| A. | taking a stand on the issues neglected by feminism |
| B. | studying society from the perspective of women |
| C. | the recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives |
| D. | a tendency to ignore the gendered nature of knowledge |
| Answer» C. the recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives | |
| 497. |
The term ethnomethodology was coined by______________? |
| A. | Harold Garfinkel |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Anthony Giddens |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 498. |
The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist____________? |
| A. | William F. Ogburn |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | George Murdock |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. George Murdock | |
| 499. |
The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________? |
| A. | William F. Ogburn |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | George Murdock |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. George Murdock | |
| 500. |
The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________? |
| A. | the globalization of culture through new technologies |
| B. | they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit |
| C. | the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society |
| D. | they way in which industrialization had created new means of communication |
| Answer» C. the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society | |