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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.
| 1201. |
Comte,s term positivism refers to________________? |
| A. | a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society |
| B. | the precise scientific study of observable phenomena |
| C. | a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them |
| D. | an unscientific set of laws about social progress |
| Answer» C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them | |
| 1202. |
Comte,s term positivism refers to_____________? |
| A. | a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society |
| B. | the precise scientific study of observable phenomena |
| C. | a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them |
| D. | an unscientific set of laws about social progress |
| Answer» C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them | |
| 1203. |
Comte gave the law of_______________? |
| A. | Four phases |
| B. | three phases |
| C. | Two phases |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Two phases | |
| 1204. |
Comte believed that society developed in______________? |
| A. | two stages |
| B. | four stages |
| C. | three stages |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1205. |
Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ? |
| A. | theological metaphysical positive |
| B. | ignorance understanding truth |
| C. | philosophical biological sociological |
| D. | functionalist marxist interactionist |
| Answer» B. ignorance understanding truth | |
| 1206. |
Compared With the sate formation process in industrialized countries which one of the following created major problems for developing societies ? |
| A. | the lack of a strong work ethic |
| B. | the legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders |
| C. | the lock of a democratic culture |
| D. | the legacy of colonialism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1207. |
communities can be categorized terms of______________? |
| A. | Geography |
| B. | Culture |
| C. | Organizations |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1208. |
Communism is a form of government in which _____________? |
| A. | Means of production are owned by the community |
| B. | by the capitalist |
| C. | by the representatives of proletariat |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. by the capitalist | |
| 1209. |
Comets final stage was______________? |
| A. | Scientific Stage |
| B. | Theological stage |
| C. | Metaphysical Stage |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Theological stage | |
| 1210. |
Collecting information regarding crime control from several countries would be a good example of a(n)_________________? |
| A. | ethnography |
| B. | field research |
| C. | an international approach |
| D. | content analysis |
| E. | comparative approach |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1211. |
Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included_____________? |
| A. | Italy’s practice of punishing couples who have two or more children. |
| B. | china’s practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion. |
| C. | France’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children. |
| D. | Brazil’s refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children |
| Answer» C. France’s elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children. | |
| 1212. |
Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________? |
| A. | the s is clearly worded |
| B. | they cover the return postage |
| C. | the answers are mutually exclusive |
| D. | they are easy and quick to answer |
| E. | they involve no thought on the part of the respondent. |
| Answer» E. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent. | |
| 1213. |
Close friends who have known each other since childhood would be an example of a(n) ? |
| A. | primary group |
| B. | secondary group |
| C. | out-group |
| D. | formal organization |
| Answer» B. secondary group | |
| 1214. |
Close friends who have known each other since childhood would be an example of a (n)_______________? |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | secondary group |
| C. | out-groups |
| D. | formal organizations |
| Answer» B. secondary group | |
| 1215. |
Class conflict is the basic theory of_______________? |
| A. | Weber |
| B. | Marx |
| C. | Comte |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» C. Comte | |
| 1216. |
Civil society includes______________? |
| A. | Voluntary civic and social organizations |
| B. | State institutions |
| C. | Masses |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. State institutions | |
| 1217. |
Civil society in Pakistan has gone through_____________? |
| A. | Two stages |
| B. | Three stages |
| C. | Four stage |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Four stage | |
| 1218. |
Chodorow (1978) argued that gender socialization occurred through____________? |
| A. | both boys and girls being closely attached to their mothers, but then boys breaking away |
| B. | girls being attached to their mothers but then breaking away |
| C. | boys being attached to their fathers and girls to their mothers |
| D. | both boys and girls being closely attached to their fathers, but girls breaking away |
| Answer» B. girls being attached to their mothers but then breaking away | |
| 1219. |
Chinese social control is done mainly through group pressure Every individual is a member of a small group called_____________? |
| A. | Danwie |
| B. | Communis |
| C. | Nessar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Communis | |
| 1220. |
Children living in poverty tend to be more likely______________? |
| A. | to be killed in road accident |
| B. | to have a diet consisting primarily of vegetables |
| C. | to live in male-headed households |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. to have a diet consisting primarily of vegetables | |
| 1221. |
Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ? |
| A. | traditional authority |
| B. | rational argument |
| C. | personal qualities |
| D. | collective wealth |
| Answer» D. collective wealth | |
| 1222. |
Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________? |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Precision and objectivity |
| C. | Systematic and recorded |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1223. |
Changes of relationships are primarily___________________________? |
| A. | Individual changes |
| B. | Social Change |
| C. | Cultural Change |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cultural Change | |
| 1224. |
Changes in the social structure of a society is called_______________? |
| A. | Social Change |
| B. | Cultural Change |
| C. | Structural Change |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Structural Change | |
| 1225. |
Change is the only ______ in the universe? |
| A. | Variable |
| B. | Constant |
| C. | Problem |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Problem | |
| 1226. |
Change is nearly always____________? |
| A. | Priceless |
| B. | Costly |
| C. | Ineffective |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ineffective | |
| 1227. |
Central to the concept of social movement is the idea that _____________? |
| A. | social movements appear only in times of controlled slow social change |
| B. | social movements occur inside the institutional framework of everyday life |
| C. | people intervene in the process of social change |
| D. | people do not readily undertake joint activity |
| Answer» D. people do not readily undertake joint activity | |
| 1228. |
Causes of necrosis includes ________ ? |
| A. | Injury |
| B. | Cancer |
| C. | Infection |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1229. |
Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________? |
| A. | horizontal mobility |
| B. | transgenerational mobility |
| C. | vertical mobility |
| D. | geographic mobility |
| Answer» D. geographic mobility | |
| 1230. |
Career and mobility patterns for men and women are_____________? |
| A. | Quite different |
| B. | all alike |
| C. | Growing more nearly alike |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1231. |
Care for the elderly_____________? |
| A. | is provided by the family in 40 percent of cases |
| B. | falls mostly on the eldest son |
| C. | is provided by the sandwich generation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1232. |
Career and mobility patterns for men and women are_______________? |
| A. | quite different |
| B. | all alike |
| C. | growing more nearly alike |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1233. |
By the year 2020 it is projected that less than 2 percent of the entire global labor force will be engaged in ? |
| A. | farming |
| B. | service jobs |
| C. | factory work |
| D. | high-tech jobs |
| Answer» D. high-tech jobs | |
| 1234. |
Broad socialization is intended to promote_____________? |
| A. | Independence and self-expression |
| B. | Obedience and Conformity |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Obedience and Conformity | |
| 1235. |
British rule restricted the autonomy of Baradaris and in turn gave____________? |
| A. | Corporate structures |
| B. | Formal institutions |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1236. |
Bringing music and movies into Canada from another country would be a good example of __________ diffusion ? |
| A. | adaptive |
| B. | relativistic |
| C. | indirect |
| D. | direct |
| E. | integrative |
| Answer» D. direct | |
| 1237. |
Bowlby’s maternal deprivation thesis claimed that_______________? |
| A. | mothers who are living in poverty cannot afford to give their children the resources that other children enjoy |
| B. | children deprived of an early secure attachment to their mother are prone to suffer physically intellectually and socially in later life |
| C. | mothering is a socially constructed activity identified in the narratives of new mothers |
| D. | deprivation is something children inherit usually through their mothers’ side |
| Answer» C. mothering is a socially constructed activity identified in the narratives of new mothers | |
| 1238. |
Bourgeoisie refers to______________? |
| A. | the capitalist |
| B. | the working class |
| C. | the middle man |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. the working class | |
| 1239. |
Bourdieu attributed the reproduction of class to______________? |
| A. | cults of the capital |
| B. | capital culture |
| C. | cultural capital |
| D. | culpable capture |
| Answer» D. culpable capture | |
| 1240. |
Both the functionalist and conflict perspectives agree that ? |
| A. | if ethnic stratification continues in a society conflict will decrease as people are socialized into the stratification system |
| B. | ethnic stratification will persist as long as it is in the best interests of those in power |
| C. | conflicts will be particularly likely and severe if class and ethnic cleavages coincide |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1241. |
Blended families are also known as_____________? |
| A. | family structures |
| B. | families of orientation |
| C. | Brady Bunch families |
| D. | reconstituted families |
| E. | bi-lateral families |
| Answer» E. bi-lateral families | |
| 1242. |
Biological positivists have tended to focus on what type of crime ? |
| A. | Violent |
| B. | juvenile |
| C. | drug-related |
| D. | white collar |
| Answer» B. juvenile | |
| 1243. |
Biological inheritance physical environment culture and group experience are various factors which play a role in the development of_______________? |
| A. | Personality |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Community |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Society | |
| 1244. |
Bias in research practice refers to_____________? |
| A. | the investigator being committed to a particular ideology |
| B. | the research team prejudging the meaning of the data |
| C. | the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research |
| D. | interpretations being applied to the results |
| Answer» D. interpretations being applied to the results | |
| 1245. |
Between 1968 and 1998 global life expectancy at birth has______________? |
| A. | risen from 56 to 67 years |
| B. | fallen from 50 to 47 years |
| C. | risen from 50 to 61 years |
| D. | fallen from 54 to 50 years |
| Answer» D. fallen from 54 to 50 years | |
| 1246. |
Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________? |
| A. | this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying |
| B. | they referred to explicit context independent meanings |
| C. | they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups |
| D. | they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1247. |
Bernstein though that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because_____________? |
| A. | this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying |
| B. | they referred to explicit context independent meanings |
| C. | they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups |
| D. | they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1248. |
Basic personality characteristics of the individual are formed within______________? |
| A. | family |
| B. | Friends |
| C. | Classroom |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Friends | |
| 1249. |
Ayub Government brought ____ in 1950s and 60s which changed agricultural infrastructure to greater extent ? |
| A. | agricultural reforms |
| B. | Green Revolution |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1250. |
Authority generated by the personality or personal appeal of an individual is referred as______________? |
| A. | traditional authority |
| B. | charismatic authority |
| C. | rational domination |
| D. | Patrimonialism |
| Answer» C. rational domination | |