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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.
| 851. |
My husband and my daughters constitute my____________? |
| A. | extended family |
| B. | family of orientation |
| C. | family of procreation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 852. |
Murray though that the underclass consisted of people who______________? |
| A. | formed an inferior race with low levels of intelligence |
| B. | lived morally unsound lives of crime and squalor |
| C. | were too reliant upon welfare benefits |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 853. |
Multinational corporations______________? |
| A. | maintain strong national identities in spite of operating abroad |
| B. | may need to avoid alienating non-American workers and customers |
| C. | provide preferential treatment for American employees |
| D. | play an increasingly important role in the structuring of the division of labor in the world economy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 854. |
__________ movements advocate for progressive change using different methods than those that have previously failed and are often considered to be anti-government ? |
| A. | Reactionary |
| B. | Redundant |
| C. | Reformist |
| D. | Radical |
| E. | Revolutionary |
| Answer» F. | |
| 855. |
Mostly the drugs are used for a number of causes a few_________________? |
| A. | Peace of mind |
| B. | Unemployment |
| C. | Fun-Pleasure |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 856. |
Modern Interactionists are______________? |
| A. | Erving Goffman |
| B. | Herbert Blumer |
| C. | Both a & b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 857. |
Modern day sociologists have applied Erikson,s model to_______________? |
| A. | early childhood |
| B. | adolescence |
| C. | infancy |
| D. | young adulthood |
| E. | later life |
| Answer» F. | |
| 858. |
Mobility taking place in personal terms within the lifespan of the same person is called______________? |
| A. | Inter-generational mobility |
| B. | Intra-generational mobility |
| C. | Structural mobility |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Structural mobility | |
| 859. |
Mobility oriented behavior education Work habits are______________? |
| A. | Individual factor |
| B. | Structural |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Structural | |
| 860. |
Mobility of women was usually decided the past through ? |
| A. | Status of women in society |
| B. | Status of their husbands |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 861. |
Mobility of women was usually decided in the past through ? |
| A. | Status of women in society |
| B. | Status of their husbands |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 862. |
Middle classes tend to be the main beneficiaries of social benefits and service aimed at poor This is called as____________? |
| A. | Class factor |
| B. | Mathew effect |
| C. | Cultural Cause |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cultural Cause | |
| 863. |
Meyer and Rowan,s assertion that roman rules are often myths means ? |
| A. | that the rules were written down a long time in the past |
| B. | that the rules never in fact existed in the first place |
| C. | that the rules have little actual substance in reality |
| D. | that rules are a hindrance in large organization |
| Answer» D. that rules are a hindrance in large organization | |
| 864. |
Merton’s term for the hidden or forgotten reason for a particular behavior was_____________? |
| A. | middle-range function |
| B. | consumption function |
| C. | latent function |
| D. | structural function |
| Answer» D. structural function | |
| 865. |
Merton’s term for the hidden or forgotten reason for a particular behavior was______________? |
| A. | middle-range function |
| B. | consumption function |
| C. | latent function |
| D. | structural function |
| Answer» D. structural function | |
| 866. |
Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them? |
| A. | Conformists |
| B. | innovators |
| C. | ritualists |
| D. | retrealists |
| Answer» C. ritualists | |
| 867. |
Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ? |
| A. | conformists |
| B. | innovators |
| C. | ritualists |
| D. | retreatists |
| Answer» C. ritualists | |
| 868. |
Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because_____________? |
| A. | the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution |
| B. | they lead more people to be defined as in poverty |
| C. | the median is a more accurate measurement of earning than the mean |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. they lead more people to be defined as in poverty | |
| 869. |
Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because____________? |
| A. | the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution |
| B. | they lead more people to be defined as in poverty |
| C. | the median is a more accurate measurement of earnings than the mean |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. they lead more people to be defined as in poverty | |
| 870. |
Meads work is an example of_______________? |
| A. | functionalism |
| B. | symbolic interactionism |
| C. | psychoanalysis |
| D. | cognitive theory |
| Answer» C. psychoanalysis | |
| 871. |
Mead presented the idea that each individual is a composite of expectations one believes others hold toward one Mead named it as_____________? |
| A. | looking glass self |
| B. | Self-perception |
| C. | generalized other |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 872. |
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________? |
| A. | macro-level analysis |
| B. | macro-level analysis |
| C. | resurgent fundamentalism |
| D. | the interactionist approach to religion |
| Answer» B. macro-level analysis | |
| 873. |
Max Weber,s work made use of ideal types What are they ? |
| A. | the most commonly found type of social organization |
| B. | conceptual or analytical models of social phenomena |
| C. | philosophical models of an ideal human society |
| D. | models of society based on up to date statistical evidence |
| Answer» C. philosophical models of an ideal human society | |
| 874. |
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of______________? |
| A. | Macro-level analysis |
| B. | micro-level analysis |
| C. | resurgent fundamentalism |
| D. | the interactionist approach to religion |
| Answer» B. micro-level analysis | |
| 875. |
Max Weber_______________? |
| A. | recognized that it is impossible for scholars to prevent their personal values from influencing their work |
| B. | stressed that researchers had to maintain the confidentiality of their subjects |
| C. | emphasized that under no conditions could a researcher allow his or her personal feelings to influence the interpretation of data |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 876. |
Max Weber_____________? |
| A. | recognized that it is impossible for scholars to prevent their personal values from influencing their work |
| B. | stressed that researchers had to maintain the confidentiality of their subjects |
| C. | emphasized that under no conditions could a researcher allow his or her personal feelings to influence the interpretation of data |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 877. |
Material Culture consists of_______________? |
| A. | physical objects |
| B. | Non-physical objects |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Non-physical objects | |
| 878. |
Material and Non-material culture are_________________? |
| A. | not related to each other |
| B. | complementary |
| C. | slightly related |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. slightly related | |
| 879. |
Mass-society theory suggests that______________? |
| A. | the content of the media is determined market forces |
| B. | the subordinate classes are dominated by the ideology of the ruling class |
| C. | the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers |
| D. | audiences make selective interpretations of media messages |
| Answer» D. audiences make selective interpretations of media messages | |
| 880. |
Mass-society theory suggests that_______________? |
| A. | the content of the media is determined by market forces |
| B. | the subordinate classes are dominated by the ideology of the ruling class |
| C. | the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers |
| D. | audiences make selective interpretations of media messages |
| Answer» D. audiences make selective interpretations of media messages | |
| 881. |
Mass hysteria ? |
| A. | involves contained anxiety |
| B. | is usually associated with some mysterious force |
| C. | never involves physical symptoms |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. never involves physical symptoms | |
| 882. |
Mary Kaldor (2006) argues that globalization processes lie at the heart of many new wars Which of the following is not an example of the increasing globalization of conflict ? |
| A. | the presence of diaspora volunteer fighters |
| B. | the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics |
| C. | the involvement of international NGOs |
| D. | the role of multinational United Nations peacekeeping troops |
| Answer» C. the involvement of international NGOs | |
| 883. |
Marxist-oriented theorists_____________? |
| A. | have found that American race and ethnic relations have little connection to global issues |
| B. | contend that racism serves the economic interests of the capitalist class |
| C. | argue that prejudice discrimination and racism operate outside of social structures |
| D. | conclude that racist notions serve the economic interests of people of color world-wide |
| Answer» C. argue that prejudice discrimination and racism operate outside of social structures | |
| 884. |
Marxist feminists explain patriarchy in terms of_________________? |
| A. | a lack of equal rights and opportunities for men and women |
| B. | sex classes through which men oppress women economically politically and sexually |
| C. | women’s domestic labor being exploited by the capitalist econorny |
| D. | the dual systems of capitalist and male domination |
| Answer» D. the dual systems of capitalist and male domination | |
| 885. |
Marx swa capitalism leading to____________? |
| A. | Increasingly happy individuals |
| B. | Increasingly unhappy individuals |
| C. | Equality in society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Equality in society | |
| 886. |
Marx saw conflict between ________ as the primary source of social change ? |
| A. | classes |
| B. | ethnic groups |
| C. | nations |
| D. | religions |
| Answer» B. ethnic groups | |
| 887. |
Marx said that the development of the labor movement through factory-based production would turn the working class into____________? |
| A. | a class in itself |
| B. | a-class by itself |
| C. | a class for itself |
| D. | a ruling class |
| Answer» D. a ruling class | |
| 888. |
Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when ? |
| A. | a new trend of moral individualism became established |
| B. | a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology |
| C. | church attendance dropped below 15% |
| D. | people came to believe more in science and technology |
| Answer» C. church attendance dropped below 15% | |
| 889. |
Martha and Susan work at the local factory ten hours a day five days a week They make the minimum wage with no overtime pay insurance or benefits One day they discuss their situations over lunch and express frustration over the fact that they never seem to make enough money to “get ahead “By the end of the conversation they have motivated each other to volunteer to work on Sundays They figure that if they work just a little harder they will make enough money to increase their social status Marx would say these women are demonstrating ? |
| A. | the dedication necessary to get ahead in life |
| B. | class consciousness |
| C. | capitalist enthusiasm |
| D. | false consciousness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 890. |
Marriage appears to be in decline because_____________? |
| A. | the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29% |
| B. | many people are cohabiting in long term relationships |
| C. | the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages | |
| 891. |
Margaret Mead suggested that______________? |
| A. | adolescence and gender roles varied between societies and so were culturally determined |
| B. | gender roles in three New Guinea societies were identical and so must be biologically determined |
| C. | adolescence in the USA is a time of relative calm compared to the experience in Japan and Europe |
| D. | anthropological fieldwork can be problematic because the researcher’s values affect the way they interpret their observations |
| Answer» B. gender roles in three New Guinea societies were identical and so must be biologically determined | |
| 892. |
Many sociologists argue that older theories of inherited intelligence and IQ tests have been discredited What concept did Gillborn and Youdell (2001) find had replaced of IQ in many Uk schools ? |
| A. | skill |
| B. | talent |
| C. | capacity |
| D. | ability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 893. |
Many people sincerely accept their goals and values, but their attitude is not in consistency with the requirements of their goals This hypothesis is called______________? |
| A. | artful presentation of self |
| B. | Differed Gratification pattern |
| C. | The value-Stretch hypothesis |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 894. |
Main types of agriculture are_______________? |
| A. | Industrial agriculture |
| B. | Subsistence agriculture |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 895. |
Main source of social control is through ? |
| A. | Social norms and traditions |
| B. | Law enforcing agencies |
| C. | Clan System |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Law enforcing agencies | |
| 896. |
Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Vilfredo Pareto |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 897. |
Louis Wirth argued that a relatively large and permanent settlement leads to distinctive patterns of behavior which he called_______________? |
| A. | squatting |
| B. | linear development |
| C. | urbanism |
| D. | gentrification |
| Answer» D. gentrification | |
| 898. |
Lombroso claimed that_____________? |
| A. | criminals were socialized underworld of crime |
| B. | no act is intrinsically deviant |
| C. | biological failings drove some people into crime |
| D. | women were less likely to be arrested than men |
| Answer» D. women were less likely to be arrested than men | |
| 899. |
Lombroso claimed that______________? |
| A. | criminals were socialized into an underworld of crime |
| B. | no act is intrinsically deviant |
| C. | biological failings drove some people into crime |
| D. | women were less likely to be arrested than men |
| Answer» D. women were less likely to be arrested than men | |
| 900. |
Literacy rate in 1951 was_____________? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 16% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 20% | |