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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.
| 1401. |
A mean, median and mode are all examples of_______________? |
| A. | measures of variation |
| B. | measures of central tendency |
| C. | measures of enumeration |
| D. | measures of correlation |
| E. | measures of coefficients |
| Answer» C. measures of enumeration | |
| 1402. |
A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________? |
| A. | the cost of the stamps |
| B. | the response rates |
| C. | the inability to follow-up |
| D. | some respondents are paranoid |
| E. | the mail is slow |
| Answer» C. the inability to follow-up | |
| 1403. |
A list of cultural universals was compiled by anthropologist_______________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | George Murdock |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | William F. Ogburn |
| Answer» C. Margaret Mead | |
| 1404. |
A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and believe that they are descendent from a common ancestor is known as a_______________? |
| A. | Clan |
| B. | Tribe |
| C. | Kin group |
| D. | class |
| Answer» D. class | |
| 1405. |
A ___________ is a substantial number of people who interact on the basis of loosely defined norms ? |
| A. | craze |
| B. | group |
| C. | contagion |
| D. | collectivity |
| E. | mob |
| Answer» E. mob | |
| 1406. |
A human being deprived of all communication with other humans from birth would lack all but one of the following ? |
| A. | Self |
| B. | rudimentary personality |
| C. | Language |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Language | |
| 1407. |
A Hispanic woman and a Jewish man working together as computer programmers for an electronics from overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other,s strengths and talents This is an example of____________? |
| A. | the contact hypothesis |
| B. | a self-fulfilling prophecy |
| C. | amalgamation |
| D. | reverse discrimination |
| Answer» B. a self-fulfilling prophecy | |
| 1408. |
A highly conformist culture is less prone to_______________? |
| A. | Change |
| B. | Cultural diffusion |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cultural diffusion | |
| 1409. |
A group with which we identify and to which we belong is called a(n) ? |
| A. | in-group |
| B. | reference group |
| C. | secondary group |
| D. | relationship |
| Answer» B. reference group | |
| 1410. |
A group whose members are related by ancestry marriage or adoption is a(n) ? |
| A. | family |
| B. | institution |
| C. | kinship group |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. institution | |
| 1411. |
A group of people with the same or related occupations is usually termed as___________? |
| A. | Professional community |
| B. | Workplace community |
| C. | Secondary group |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Workplace community | |
| 1412. |
A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture is called______________? |
| A. | a culture |
| B. | an iconoclastic enclave |
| C. | a society |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1413. |
A Group of people affiliated by consanguinity affinity and co-residence is______________? |
| A. | Neighborhood |
| B. | Class |
| C. | Family |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1414. |
A great deal of leadership and authority rests upon the skillful manipulation of the group as a___________? |
| A. | Source of power |
| B. | Source of help |
| C. | control device |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1415. |
A form of learning in which the consequences of behavior determine the probability of its future occurrence is called______________? |
| A. | conditioning |
| B. | personal efficacy |
| C. | reflexive behavior |
| D. | egocentric bias |
| Answer» B. personal efficacy | |
| 1416. |
A double barreled has the potential of having______________? |
| A. | two respectable responses/answers |
| B. | two answers but incompatible with each other |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1417. |
A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n)_____________? |
| A. | sample |
| B. | experiment |
| C. | research design |
| D. | scientific method |
| Answer» D. scientific method | |
| 1418. |
A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n) ? |
| A. | sample |
| B. | experiment |
| C. | research design |
| D. | scientific method |
| Answer» D. scientific method | |
| 1419. |
A decline in which of the following does Putnam link to the spread of television ? |
| A. | rational though |
| B. | social capital |
| C. | cultural capital |
| D. | political awareness |
| Answer» C. cultural capital | |
| 1420. |
A data collection method in which the researcher does not interact with the subject(s) being studied is called_______________? |
| A. | an unobtrusive |
| B. | field research |
| C. | qualitative analysis |
| D. | content analysis |
| E. | ethnography |
| Answer» B. field research | |
| 1421. |
A country becomes over populated when_____________? |
| A. | Its population exceeds set limit |
| B. | Its resources fail to cope with its requirement |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Both of these |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 1422. |
A counter culture_______________? |
| A. | Has to be against the existing ethos/values |
| B. | May not be against the existing culture ethos/values |
| C. | if different from the exiting culture may never survive |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. May not be against the existing culture ethos/values | |