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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.
| 801. |
Peer approval of your actions would be a good example of_____________? |
| A. | age-specific support |
| B. | informal social control |
| C. | internalization of norms |
| D. | formal social control |
| E. | positivism |
| Answer» C. internalization of norms | |
| 802. |
Paul du Gay’s (2000) In Praise of Bureaucracy makes two important points in defense of bureaucratic forms of organization Which two points are they? A bureaucratic ethos ? |
| A. | is compatible with private sector values and includes impartial and equal treatment for all |
| B. | ensures administrative responsibility for the public interest and includes impartial and equal treatment for all |
| C. | ensures that politicians goals can be met even against opposition and ensures administrative responsibility for the public interest |
| D. | is compatible with private sector values and ensures that politicians goals can be met even against opposition |
| Answer» B. ensures administrative responsibility for the public interest and includes impartial and equal treatment for all | |
| 803. |
Patterns of drug use in Britain reveal that____________? |
| A. | it has increased and is no longer confined to a hedonistic youth subculture |
| B. | the most commonly used recreational drug is Ecstasy |
| C. | teenage girls are more likely to experiment with hard drugs than teenage boys |
| D. | despite a series of moral panics, the use of illegal drugs is very rare |
| Answer» B. the most commonly used recreational drug is Ecstasy | |
| 804. |
Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were ? |
| A. | secondary socialization and strict discipline |
| B. | emotional support and sexual gratification |
| C. | primary socialization and personality stabilization |
| D. | oppressing women and reproducing the labor force |
| Answer» D. oppressing women and reproducing the labor force | |
| 805. |
Pakistanis urban and rural literacy rates are respectively ? |
| A. | 63% and 34% |
| B. | 34%and 63% |
| C. | 50,505 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 34%and 63% | |
| 806. |
Pakistanis share in the Worlds total adult illiterate is____________? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 8% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 8% | |
| 807. |
Pakistanis net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbors specially ? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | India |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 808. |
Pakistanis population was only_______ million at the time of Independence? |
| A. | 33 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 809. |
Pakistan with a population of 160 million stands as the _______ largest population country? |
| A. | Fifth |
| B. | Sixth |
| C. | Seventh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Seventh | |
| 810. |
Pakistan ranks ________ out of 173 in the UNDP, s Human Development index ? |
| A. | 120th |
| B. | 138th |
| C. | 110th |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 110th | |
| 811. |
Over population is also one of the major causes of_______________? |
| A. | unemployment |
| B. | Inflation |
| C. | Poverty |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 812. |
Over all, new management strategies over the past decade have emphasized all of the following except____________? |
| A. | less hierarchy and less authoritarianism |
| B. | more worker participation in decision making |
| C. | self-managed teams |
| D. | larger work groups |
| Answer» E. | |
| 813. |
Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can_____________? |
| A. | educate and use this resource |
| B. | Send educated abroad |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 814. |
Oops! is an example of______________? |
| A. | a response cry |
| B. | netiquette |
| C. | interactional vandalism |
| D. | civil inattention |
| Answer» B. netiquette | |
| 815. |
One the positive side population also provides ? |
| A. | Low cast labor |
| B. | Work force |
| C. | technological advancement |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Work force | |
| 816. |
One strength of ethnography is tha______________? |
| A. | the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator |
| B. | it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods |
| C. | it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension |
| D. | it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities |
| Answer» C. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension | |
| 817. |
One strength of ethnography is that______________? |
| A. | the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator |
| B. | it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods |
| C. | it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension |
| D. | it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities |
| Answer» C. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension | |
| 818. |
One purpose of education is to help students acquire the skills they need to be successful in society This is an example of a(n) ? |
| A. | constructed reality |
| B. | latent function |
| C. | manifest function |
| D. | entrenched function |
| Answer» D. entrenched function | |
| 819. |
One of the root causes of suicide, according to Durkheim was______________? |
| A. | Decrease in social solidarity |
| B. | Increased development |
| C. | Industrialization |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Increased development | |
| 820. |
One of the ethical problems with covert participant observation is______________? |
| A. | not being able to write comprehensive field notes or record conversations |
| B. | deceiving the respondents as to the reason for your presence |
| C. | observing people outside of their natural setting |
| D. | subjecting the participants to physical harm |
| Answer» C. observing people outside of their natural setting | |
| 821. |
One of the difficulties in open rationalizing concepts like social class is that____________? |
| A. | definitions and indicators can vary making valid comparisons problematic |
| B. | there are no reliable indicators of such widely contested ideas |
| C. | it takes all the fun out of armchair theorizing |
| D. | it has little use for applied empirical research about the topic |
| Answer» B. there are no reliable indicators of such widely contested ideas | |
| 822. |
One of the Basic Conflicts, in conflict theory is_____________? |
| A. | conflict between countries |
| B. | conflict between individuals |
| C. | Class conflict |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 823. |
Once formed the self is________________? |
| A. | interactive |
| B. | proactive |
| C. | rigid |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. rigid | |
| 824. |
Older people living in housing for the elderly workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_______________? |
| A. | subcultures |
| B. | countercultures |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | argot |
| Answer» B. countercultures | |
| 825. |
Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_____________? |
| A. | subcultures |
| B. | countercultures |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | argot |
| Answer» B. countercultures | |
| 826. |
Ogburn distinguished three forms of the social effects of inventions One is Dispersion or multiple effects of a single mechanical invention for example ? |
| A. | Automobile |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 827. |
Of which of the following according to Marx does religion provide an example ? |
| A. | alienation |
| B. | anomie |
| C. | authority |
| D. | animism |
| Answer» B. anomie | |
| 828. |
Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example ? |
| A. | white-collar crime |
| B. | corporate crime |
| C. | victimless crime |
| D. | organized crime |
| Answer» C. victimless crime | |
| 829. |
_______________ Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example ? |
| A. | white-collar crime |
| B. | corporate crime |
| C. | victimless crime |
| D. | organized |
| Answer» C. victimless crime | |
| 830. |
of those in the United States who obtain a divorce about what percent later remarry ? |
| A. | two-thirds of divorced men |
| B. | three-fourths of divorced women |
| C. | two-thirds of divorced women |
| D. | 80 percent of divorced women |
| Answer» D. 80 percent of divorced women | |
| 831. |
Of the two types of religious organizations that have a negative relationship with society which one accepts pluralistic legitimacy ? |
| A. | a cult |
| B. | a sect |
| C. | a church |
| D. | a denomination |
| Answer» B. a sect | |
| 832. |
Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in____________? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Gambia |
| D. | unknown |
| Answer» B. United States | |
| 833. |
Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in______________? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Gambia |
| D. | unknown |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 834. |
Of all of the steps in the research process the one that typically takes the most time is_____________? |
| A. | formulating the problem |
| B. | selecting a research method |
| C. | developing a hypothesis |
| D. | evaluation of the results |
| E. | data collection |
| Answer» B. selecting a research method | |
| 835. |
Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ? |
| A. | the belief that women control the private sphere |
| B. | women’s increasing labor market participation |
| C. | the allocation of men and women to different types of job |
| D. | relations between men and women in the workplace |
| Answer» D. relations between men and women in the workplace | |
| 836. |
Observation______________? |
| A. | is one of the easiest tools for sociological inquiry because it requires only good note taking |
| B. | is not subject to the same controls that are applied to other methods |
| C. | requires the involvement of the researcher in the activity being studied |
| D. | may be unobtrusive or participant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 837. |
Now a days more women are joining different fields and making their own status in society This provides women a mobility ladder apart form____________? |
| A. | Their father’s status |
| B. | Marriage |
| C. | Their children’s status |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Their children’s status | |
| 838. |
Now a days more women are joining different fields and making their own status in society This provides women a mobility ladder apart from_____________? |
| A. | Their father’s status |
| B. | Marriage |
| C. | Their children’s status |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Their children’s status | |
| 839. |
North America and Europe have less than 12% of the world’s population but their share of the worlds private consumption is approximately ? |
| A. | 30% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 840. |
Norbert Elias argued that effective communication systems have an evolutionary survival value How did he illustrate this in humans ? |
| A. | by studying whole body language |
| B. | by studying the face |
| C. | by studying sign language |
| D. | by studying small tribal groups |
| Answer» C. by studying sign language | |
| 841. |
Non-material culture consists of______________? |
| A. | Customs and beliefs ideas |
| B. | tools and domestic items |
| C. | Books and written material |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. tools and domestic items | |
| 842. |
Noam Chomsky,s work is an example of which theoretical approach to the media ? |
| A. | functionalism |
| B. | symbolic interactionism |
| C. | postmodernism |
| D. | political economy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 843. |
Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by ____________? |
| A. | Albert Einstein |
| B. | Charles Darwin |
| C. | Harriet Martineau |
| D. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Answer» C. Harriet Martineau | |
| 844. |
Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by____________? |
| A. | Albert Einstein |
| B. | Charles Darwin |
| C. | Harriet Martineau |
| D. | Benjamin Franklin |
| Answer» C. Harriet Martineau | |
| 845. |
New urbanism was a movement started in 1980s decreasing dependency on_____________? |
| A. | each other |
| B. | Vehicular transportation |
| C. | State |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. State | |
| 846. |
New-style terrorism differs from the old-style in that______________? |
| A. | it is less predictable than previous manifestations |
| B. | it has ambitions that are global in scope |
| C. | it is rooted in religious ideologies |
| D. | it concerns local territorial disputes |
| Answer» C. it is rooted in religious ideologies | |
| 847. |
New style terrorism differs from old style terrorism in three main ways Which of the following is not one of the three ? |
| A. | it is global in the scope of its aims |
| B. | it has a nationalist ideology |
| C. | it adopts a loose international type of organization |
| D. | it is more ruthless in the recourse to violent means |
| Answer» C. it adopts a loose international type of organization | |
| 848. |
New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible ? |
| A. | robotics |
| B. | the capability of computers |
| C. | the digitization of data |
| D. | satellite communications |
| E. | fiber optics |
| Answer» B. the capability of computers | |
| 849. |
New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement ? |
| A. | world-affirming |
| B. | world-rejecting |
| C. | world-enhancing |
| D. | world-accommodating |
| Answer» B. world-rejecting | |
| 850. |
naire and interview studies are systematic ways of asking s under______________? |
| A. | Experiment situation |
| B. | Scientific control |
| C. | Normal circumstances |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Normal circumstances | |