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1051.

If a particular social change promotes a harmonious equilibrium it is______________?

A. None functional
B. Functional
C. Ineffective
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1052.

If a deviant act is normalized it is_______________?

A. recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
B. seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
D. attributed to the persons genetic or anatomical make up
Answer» C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
1053.

If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________?

A. recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
B. seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
D. attributed to the person’s genetic or anatomical make up
Answer» C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
1054.

ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility?

A. Open
B. Broad
C. closed
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1055.

Ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statues in a_____________ system of mobility ?

A. Open
B. Broad
C. closed
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1056.

Ibne Khaldun is best known for______________?

A. Muamlla
B. Muqaddimah
C. Muzakira
D. None of these
Answer» C. Muzakira
1057.

Ibne Khaldun was born in______________?

A. North America
B. North Asia
C. North Africa
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1058.

Ibne Khaldun conceived a theory of______________?

A. Social conflict
B. Social change
C. Solidarity
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Social change
1059.

Ibne Khaldun in his theories is near to______________?

A. Kurkheim
B. Comte
C. Marx
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
1060.

Hunter Gatherer way of life is based on________________?

A. a settled system of life
B. a mobile system
C. large populations
D. exploitation of wild animals and plants
Answer» E.
1061.

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is Fighting for_________________?

A. Organizational development
B. Human rights
C. Social integrity
D. None of these
Answer» C. Social integrity
1062.

Human behavior is guided by expectations held both by the individual and by other people is the basic notion of_____________?

A. conflict theory
B. Structural functionalism
C. role theory
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1063.

Human and animal societies share all but one of the following characteristics ?

A. population and common territory
B. shared beliefs and collective destiny
C. Both sexes and all ages
D. None of theses
Answer» C. Both sexes and all ages
1064.

How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ?

A. social interaction
B. sociobiology
C. social psychology
D. socialization
E. psychometrics
Answer» B. sociobiology
1065.

How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?

A. it is a committed on a larger, often global, scale, and is well organized
B. it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens
C. it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1066.

How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ?

A. 771 million to 7.1 billion
B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion
C. 771 million to 8.2 billion
D. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion
Answer» B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion
1067.

How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ?

A. religious pluralism with many gods
B. believing without belonging
C. secularization against religion
D. belonging without believing
Answer» C. secularization against religion
1068.

How does racial and ethnic stratification differ from other forms of stratification ?

A. Racial and ethnic groups often have the potential for carving out their own independent nations from the existing state
B. Racial and ethnic stratification is harder to eliminate than are other forms of stratification
C. All other forms of stratification grow out of racial and ethnic stratification
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Racial and ethnic stratification is harder to eliminate than are other forms of stratification
1069.

How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ?

A. developing countries
B. peripheral countries
C. globalizing countries
D. newly industrializing countries
Answer» E.
1070.

How do market and command economies differ ?

A. Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty
B. Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict
C. Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property
D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do
Answer» D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do
1071.

How do industrial sociologists characterize Fordism and Taylorism ?

A. high risk systems
B. high trust systems
C. low trust systems
D. low risk systems
Answer» D. low risk systems
1072.

How do fashions differ from fads ?

A. Fashions are norms fads are not
B. Fashions are long-lived fads are short-lived
C. Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population
D. Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria
Answer» D. Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria
1073.

How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ?

A. development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation
B. development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
D. development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world
Answer» C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
1074.

How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques ?

A. the genes used cannot spread into the wider environment
B. they involve transplanting genes from one organism to another
C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free
D. they have been accepted by consumers in all countries
Answer» C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free
1075.

Horticulture and agriculture developed_____________?

A. 10,000 to 80,00, B.C.E
B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C
C. 100 to 800 B.C.E
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C
1076.

Horticultural societies______________?

A. have no specialized and enduring work groups governments, or standing armies
B. exhibit increased power of the state and size of the territory it controls
C. experience the emergence of social stratification due to production of a social surplus
D. have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships
Answer» D. have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships
1077.

Homogeneity farming and subsistent economy are salient features of_____________?

A. Urban Community
B. Rural community
C. None of these
D. All of these
Answer» C. None of these
1078.

Heroine was discovered in 1878 but its use was limited till_____________?

A. 1880
B. 1898
C. 1889
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1889
1079.

Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities ?

A. cosmopolites
B. ethnic villagers
C. the trapped
D. gentrifies
Answer» C. the trapped
1080.

Herbert Gans called urban residents who prefer to live in their own tight-knit communities___________?

A. communities
B. ethnic villagers
C. the trapped
D. gentrofiles
Answer» C. the trapped
1081.

Herberg,s (1955) study of religion in America suggested that ?

A. ethnic minorities practised religion to achieve social acceptance in the culture
B. mainstream faiths were becoming increasingly identified with national identity
C. the moral teachings of the main religions were becoming relatively similar
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1082.

Harry Harlow conducted study of______________?

A. Isabelle and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process
B. Nell and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process
C. rhesus monkeys that had been raised away from their mothers
D. nature versus nurture that focused on sociobiology
Answer» D. nature versus nurture that focused on sociobiology
1083.

__________________ groups often emerge in the workplace among those who share special understandings about their occupation ?

A. primary
B. secondary
C. out-groups
D. formal organizations
Answer» C. out-groups
1084.

__________ groups often emerge in the workplace among those who share special understandings about their occupation ?

A. primary
B. secondary
C. out-groups
D. formal organizations
Answer» C. out-groups
1085.

Groups deliberately created for the achievement of specific objectives are called_____________?

A. bureaucracies
B. formal organizations
C. informal organizations
D. task hierarchies
Answer» C. informal organizations
1086.

Groups are of two types the more close and intimate groups is_____________?

A. Secondary
B. Primary
C. both a & b
D. None of these
Answer» C. both a & b
1087.

Groups are mainly divided into main categories in-groups and out-groups, family, religion sex, these are examples of_____________?

A. in-groups
B. out-groups
C. both a @ b
D. None of these
Answer» B. out-groups
1088.

Great civilizations of world developed in________________?

A. Mountainous Areas
B. Great deserts
C. Lowlands of great river basins
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1089.

Grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins are all examples of a (n) _____ family ?

A. bilateral
B. bilateral
C. polyandry
D. nuclear
E. distant
Answer» C. polyandry
1090.

Gossip usually consists of information about a person ?

A. family
B. personal affairs
C. crimes
D. military record
E. work
Answer» C. crimes
1091.

Governance theory is mainly occupied with institutional change and it involves ______ agency.

A. Political agency
B. Human agency
C. Public agency
D. None of these
Answer» C. Public agency
1092.

Goldthorpe identified the Service class as______________?

A. those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state
B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses
C. the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century
D. those who had worked in the armed services
Answer» B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses
1093.

GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?

A. they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding
B. they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields
C. they involve transplanting genes between different organisms
D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday
Answer» D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday
1094.

Global studies indicate that one- _________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime ?

A. half
B. third
C. quarter
D. tenth
Answer» C. quarter
1095.

Global studies indicate that one_______________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex, or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime?

A. half
B. third
C. quarter
D. tenth
Answer» C. quarter
1096.

Global economic inequality refers primarily to_____________?

A. systematic differences in wealth and income between global firms
B. systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
D. systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries
Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
1097.

Global economic inequality refers primarily to______________?

A. systematic difference in wealth and income between global firms
B. systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
D. systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries
Answer» C. systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
1098.

“Geme in schaft”refers to a social system in which most relationships are _______________?

A. Personal or traditional
B. Impersonal
C. Organizational
D. None of these
Answer» B. Impersonal
1099.

Gambling public drunkenness prostitution and smoking marijuana are often considered ?

A. white-collar crimes
B. violent crimes against people
C. “victimless” crimes
D. organized crime
Answer» D. organized crime
1100.

Functionalists view social control as_______________?

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others
B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival
C. a source of social chaos
D. both b and c
Answer» C. a source of social chaos