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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.
| 501. |
The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to________________? |
| A. | the globalization of cultural through new technologies |
| B. | the way in which culture products were bought and sold for profit |
| C. | the development of subcultures and counter-cultures society |
| D. | the way in which industrialization had created new means of communication |
| Answer» C. the development of subcultures and counter-cultures society | |
| 502. |
The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________? |
| A. | the privatization of public services by the Conservative government |
| B. | the lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups |
| C. | the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps |
| D. | the provision of health housing and education services by the state |
| Answer» E. | |
| 503. |
The term assets refers to_______________? |
| A. | the culturally valued commodities and standards of living that make the poor feel relatively deprived |
| B. | the flow of money a person receives from their salary or wage |
| C. | a stock of economic resources including land shares and bank deposits |
| D. | the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth |
| Answer» D. the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth | |
| 504. |
The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the_______________? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | anomie theory |
| Answer» D. anomie theory | |
| 505. |
The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called ? |
| A. | deindustrialization |
| B. | downsizing |
| C. | post industrialization |
| D. | “banana time” |
| Answer» B. downsizing | |
| 506. |
The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called______________? |
| A. | deindustrialization |
| B. | downsizing |
| C. | post industrialization |
| D. | “banana time” |
| Answer» B. downsizing | |
| 507. |
The survival of the fittest was the concept presented by_______________? |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Durkheim |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 508. |
The study of the interracial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of____________? |
| A. | observation research |
| B. | a survey |
| C. | content analysis |
| D. | an experiment |
| Answer» C. content analysis | |
| 509. |
The study of the interracial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of________________? |
| A. | observation research |
| B. | a survey |
| C. | content analysis |
| D. | an experiment |
| Answer» D. an experiment | |
| 510. |
The statement that “the social relations of work find expression in the social relation of school” reflects ? |
| A. | the correspondence principle |
| B. | credentialism |
| C. | the hidden curriculum |
| D. | structural dyspepsia |
| Answer» B. credentialism | |
| 511. |
The standard food intake for an adult male is_____________? |
| A. | 1000-1500 calories |
| B. | 1500-2000 |
| C. | 2000-2500 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 512. |
The solution Marx gave to the problem of alienation was______________? |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Communism |
| C. | Dictatorship |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dictatorship | |
| 513. |
The sociology was simply the Science of Social facts is the view of______________? |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Weber |
| C. | Durkheim |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» D. All of above | |
| 514. |
The sociologist responsible for the modern-day adaptation of strain theory is______________? |
| A. | Weber |
| B. | Cohen |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Merton |
| E. | Chambliss |
| Answer» E. Chambliss | |
| 515. |
The sociological perspective on race_______________? |
| A. | begins with the assumption that race is based on easily classified differences |
| B. | considers race a social construct not an absolute |
| C. | neither nor b |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» C. neither nor b | |
| 516. |
The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________? |
| A. | Inconsistent society |
| B. | Incoherent society |
| C. | Anomic Society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 517. |
The societies which strictly follow caste systems the people mostly adopt the occupations of their ancestors and live on the same statuses such society is_____________? |
| A. | Open society |
| B. | Caste society |
| C. | Closed society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 518. |
The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________? |
| A. | a position |
| B. | a role |
| C. | a performance |
| D. | an impression |
| Answer» C. a performance | |
| 519. |
The socially defined expectations that a person in a given status follows are called______________? |
| A. | a position |
| B. | a role |
| C. | a performance |
| D. | an impression |
| Answer» C. a performance | |
| 520. |
The socializer is also called socializing agent and socialize is also called_______________? |
| A. | object of socializing process |
| B. | novice |
| C. | principal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. principal | |
| 521. |
The social world is_______________? |
| A. | Stagnant |
| B. | Changing |
| C. | Both a & b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both a & b | |
| 522. |
The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________? |
| A. | social disorganization |
| B. | anomie |
| C. | deviance |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. deviance | |
| 523. |
The social construction of childhood can be traced back to_____________? |
| A. | the introduction of compulsory education |
| B. | increasingly emotional ties between parents and children |
| C. | new consumer goods for children such as clothes toys and books |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 524. |
The smallest unit of a culture is_____________? |
| A. | Complex |
| B. | Laws |
| C. | Trait |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 525. |
The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that __________? |
| A. | fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives |
| B. | one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization |
| C. | both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children |
| D. | parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure |
| Answer» D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure | |
| 526. |
The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that_______________? |
| A. | fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives |
| B. | one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization |
| C. | both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children |
| D. | parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure |
| Answer» D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure | |
| 527. |
The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________? |
| A. | the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives |
| B. | despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values |
| C. | religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private |
| D. | people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings |
| Answer» C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private | |
| 528. |
The shift form civil religion to common religion means that________________? |
| A. | the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives |
| B. | despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values |
| C. | religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practise their faiths in private |
| D. | people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings |
| Answer» C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practise their faiths in private | |
| 529. |
The sequence of Rostow’s stages of economic growth are_____________? |
| A. | traditional take-off drive to maturity high mass consumption |
| B. | traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off |
| C. | traditional state intervention high mass consumption take-off |
| D. | traditional dependency modernization take-off |
| Answer» B. traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off | |
| 530. |
The sequence of Rostow,s stages of economic growth are____________? |
| A. | traditional take-off drive to maturity high mass consumption |
| B. | traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off |
| C. | traditional state intervention high mass consumption take-off |
| D. | traditional dependency modernization take-off |
| Answer» B. traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off | |
| 531. |
The secularization thesis______________? |
| A. | states that sacred considerations gain ascendancy over secular considerations |
| B. | considerations trends toward modernization |
| C. | is assumed to accompany the transformation of human societies from simple to complex forms |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. considerations trends toward modernization | |
| 532. |
The second stage when people understand society as natural was named________________? |
| A. | Theological |
| B. | Metaphysical |
| C. | Scientific |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Scientific | |
| 533. |
The Scientific study of human social life is termed as______________? |
| A. | Society |
| B. | Sociology |
| C. | Anthropology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Anthropology | |
| 534. |
The scientific study of aging is called______________? |
| A. | gerontology |
| B. | gerontocracy |
| C. | the maturational method |
| D. | maturational reform |
| E. | global greying |
| Answer» B. gerontocracy | |
| 535. |
The salient features of Horticulturalist society are______________? |
| A. | cultivation of crops |
| B. | Dense populations |
| C. | Food surplus and division of labor |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 536. |
The root cause of destabilized political structure in Pakistan is_____________? |
| A. | Military interventions |
| B. | Feudal system |
| C. | Industrialists |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Feudal system | |
| 537. |
The rise of new social movements indicates that______________? |
| A. | people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns |
| B. | consumer identities are more important than class identities |
| C. | personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 538. |
The rise of globalization was greatly facilitated by_____________? |
| A. | wealthy aristocrats |
| B. | sixteenth-century population growth |
| C. | industrialization |
| D. | developments in transportation and communication |
| E. | international migration |
| Answer» E. international migration | |
| 539. |
The right to govern in England flows through the legislature to_____________? |
| A. | The prime minister |
| B. | The cabinet |
| C. | The court of law |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» C. The court of law | |
| 540. |
The rise in patriotism following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is an example of what function of deviance ? |
| A. | Warning |
| B. | Solidarity |
| C. | Unification |
| D. | Authoritarian |
| E. | Boundary setting |
| Answer» C. Unification | |
| 541. |
The rate of rate of return or a mailed naire is usually_____________? |
| A. | very high |
| B. | it can be both A and C |
| C. | very low |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 542. |
The rank and position of a person in a group or of a group in relation to other groups is termed as_____________? |
| A. | Role |
| B. | Status |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 543. |
The purpose of a reference group is to serve a(n) ? |
| A. | normative function by enforcing standards of conduct and belief |
| B. | comparison function by serving as a standard against which people can measure themselves and other |
| C. | elimination function by dissolving groups that no longer have a social purpose |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 544. |
The purpose of a reference group is to serve a (n)_________________? |
| A. | normative function by enforcing standards of conduct and belief |
| B. | comparison function by serving as a standard against which people can measure themselves and others |
| C. | elimination function by dissolving groups that no longer have a social purpose |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 545. |
The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultural change is called_____________? |
| A. | Cultural shock |
| B. | role strain |
| C. | role conflict |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. role strain | |
| 546. |
The process that enables a culture to maintain equilibrium despite fluctuations in their culture is known as______________? |
| A. | enculturation |
| B. | ethnocentrism |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | cultural integration |
| E. | adaptation |
| Answer» F. | |
| 547. |
The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called_____________? |
| A. | operational research |
| B. | modus operandum |
| C. | operationalization |
| D. | operant conditioning |
| Answer» B. modus operandum | |
| 548. |
The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called___________? |
| A. | operational research |
| B. | modus operandum |
| C. | operationalization |
| D. | operant conditioning |
| Answer» C. operationalization | |
| 549. |
The process of social interaction by which people acquire the knowledge attitudes values and behaviors essential for effective participation in society is called_____________? |
| A. | culture |
| B. | definition of the situation |
| C. | social communication |
| D. | socialization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 550. |
The process of looking glass self consists of __________ steps? |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Four | |