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This section includes 1534 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 601. |
White-collar crime is low in visibility because______________? |
| A. | it involves only small amounts of money |
| B. | the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoisie |
| C. | the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime |
| D. | it goes undetected in the context of everyday business transactions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 602. |
The terms “Primary “and “Secondary “thus describe a type of relationship and do not imply that one is more____________ than other? |
| A. | formal |
| B. | Informal |
| C. | Important |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Important | |
| 603. |
In primary groups social contacts are____________? |
| A. | formal |
| B. | informal |
| C. | Social |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Social | |
| 604. |
Informal organization________________? |
| A. | consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization |
| B. | is defined and prescribed by the formal organization |
| C. | develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations |
| D. | increases the hassle of “red tape” |
| Answer» B. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization | |
| 605. |
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 | |
| 606. |
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. | |
| 607. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ? |
| A. | clear-cut division of labor |
| B. | pyramidal hierarchy of authority |
| C. | qualifications based on “whom you know” |
| D. | written record of decisions rules procedures and activities |
| Answer» D. written record of decisions rules procedures and activities | |
| 608. |
To Simmel a mean of maintaining or increasing integration with groups is______________? |
| A. | Co-operation |
| B. | Competition |
| C. | Coercion |
| D. | Conflict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 609. |
Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ? |
| A. | Charles Horton Cooley |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | William I. Thomas |
| D. | William Graham Sumner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 610. |
Which of the following statements about small groups is correct________________? |
| A. | all small groups are primary groups |
| B. | all small groups are secondary groups |
| C. | many small groups differ from primary groups in that they do not necessarily offer the intimate personal relationships characteristic of primary group |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» D. both b and c | |
| 611. |
Scientific theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in naturalistic terms Which of the following ideas was not considered ? |
| A. | genetics |
| B. | evolution |
| C. | height |
| D. | brain size |
| Answer» D. brain size | |
| 612. |
The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups are stressed by____________? |
| A. | functionalists |
| B. | conflict theorists |
| C. | interactionists |
| D. | classical theorists |
| Answer» C. interactionists | |
| 613. |
We are not equally involved in all our in-groups To measure the degree of closeness or acceptance we feel toward other groups Bogardus developed a concept called______________? |
| A. | Measuring acceptance |
| B. | closeness degree |
| C. | Social distance |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 614. |
We internalize the norms of our culture and come to share values goals sentiments through ? |
| A. | Individual activities |
| B. | Families |
| C. | Group activities |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 615. |
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 | |
| 616. |
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 | |
| 617. |
The term terrorism has its origins in_____________? |
| A. | the Roman Empire |
| B. | Revolutionary France |
| C. | Nazi Germany |
| D. | the English Civil War |
| Answer» C. Nazi Germany | |
| 618. |
Deviance is dysfunctional in that it_______________? |
| A. | can impair and undermine organized social life |
| B. | increases our willingness to play our roles |
| C. | increases our willingness to contribute to the larger social enterprise |
| D. | enhances our trust of one another |
| Answer» B. increases our willingness to play our roles | |
| 619. |
The essential function of punishment in society is_______________? |
| A. | reform |
| B. | revenge |
| C. | affirmation of moral standards |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 620. |
The work of Smart suggested that_____________? |
| A. | the rates of violent crime were similar for men and women |
| B. | women’s sexual delinquency was more likely to be normalized than men’s |
| C. | women’s criminal behavior tended to reflect traditional gender roles |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 621. |
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 | |
| 622. |
Societal Reaction theory begins with the fact that deviation is created by labelling an act as______________? |
| A. | Inconsistent |
| B. | Deviant |
| C. | Normless |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Normless | |
| 623. |
Which of the following is a leading exponent of the view that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful ? |
| A. | Richard Quinney |
| B. | Edwin Sutherland |
| C. | Stanley Milgram |
| D. | William Chambliss |
| Answer» B. Edwin Sutherland | |
| 624. |
What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ____________? |
| A. | comprehensive |
| B. | meritocratic |
| C. | selective |
| D. | elitist |
| Answer» C. selective | |
| 625. |
Pluralist theories suggest that_______________? |
| A. | the state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures |
| B. | the ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds |
| C. | political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate |
| D. | there is a close alignment between class background and party preference |
| Answer» D. there is a close alignment between class background and party preference | |
| 626. |
Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ? |
| A. | increase in the number of men with a college education |
| B. | increasing birth-rate |
| C. | shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 627. |
Downward mobility factors are_________________? |
| A. | Opposite to those of upward mobility |
| B. | Same |
| C. | different from those |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. different from those | |
| 628. |
In their study of deviance control theory advocates ask ? |
| A. | Why are people deviant? |
| B. | why are people not deviant? |
| C. | How does labeling contribute to deviance? |
| D. | How does structural strain contribute to deviance |
| Answer» C. How does labeling contribute to deviance? | |
| 629. |
The family structure has been profoundly altered by the twin processes of _______ and __________ ? |
| A. | industrialization/vertical mobility |
| B. | industrialization/urbanization |
| C. | urbanization/vertical mobility |
| D. | industrialization /horizontal mobility |
| E. | horizontal mobility /vertical mobility |
| Answer» C. urbanization/vertical mobility | |
| 630. |
Selective confinement_______________? |
| A. | cannot keep “hard core” criminals off the street |
| B. | does keep “hard core” criminals off the street |
| C. | is an effort to address the problem of one-time criminals |
| D. | maximizes effective use of prison bed space |
| Answer» C. is an effort to address the problem of one-time criminals | |
| 631. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of social control processes ? |
| A. | conformity with norms |
| B. | internalization of norms |
| C. | the structure of social experience |
| D. | formal and informal sanctions |
| Answer» B. internalization of norms | |
| 632. |
Which of the following is NOT part of the criminal justice system ? |
| A. | police |
| B. | military |
| C. | prisons |
| D. | courts |
| Answer» C. prisons | |
| 633. |
It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton’s structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ? |
| A. | conformist |
| B. | innovator |
| C. | ritualist |
| D. | retreatist |
| Answer» C. ritualist | |
| 634. |
Disciplinary power was exercised in the 19th century factories by_______________? |
| A. | the use of corporal punishment by employers |
| B. | excluding women from participating in waged labor |
| C. | punctuality uninterrupted work and the threat of dismissal |
| D. | making routine tasks less monotonous |
| Answer» D. making routine tasks less monotonous | |
| 635. |
Social mobility may be experienced by______________? |
| A. | Only by individuals |
| B. | Only by groups |
| C. | By individual or by entire group |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 636. |
The Mafia is an example of_______________? |
| A. | white collar crime |
| B. | organized crime |
| C. | non-criminal deviance |
| D. | global terrorism |
| Answer» C. non-criminal deviance | |
| 637. |
Sutherlands study of the professional thief suggested that_______________? |
| A. | people are socialized into a life of crime by associating with others who define it in positive terms |
| B. | the majority of crime is committed by middle class people in professional occupations |
| C. | those who were arrested and charged with theft did not define themselves as thieves |
| D. | the most dangerous criminals on the street were those who were highly skilled thieves |
| Answer» B. the majority of crime is committed by middle class people in professional occupations | |
| 638. |
Which of the following offered pioneering insights regarding professional criminals by publishing an annotated account written by a professional thief ? |
| A. | Robert Merton |
| B. | Emile Durkhieim |
| C. | Howard S Becker |
| D. | Edwin Sutherland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 639. |
Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ? |
| A. | William Chambliss |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Richard Quinney |
| D. | Stanley Milgram |
| Answer» C. Richard Quinney | |
| 640. |
If we fail to respect and obey social norms we may face punishment through informal or formal ? |
| A. | techniques of neutralization |
| B. | deviance |
| C. | cultural transmission |
| D. | sanctions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 641. |
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 | |
| 642. |
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 | |
| 643. |
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 | |
| 644. |
In many societies newlyweds move into the husbands house at marriage This arrangement is referred to as a _________ pattern? |
| A. | poly-local |
| B. | neo-local |
| C. | patrilocal |
| D. | matrilocal |
| E. | communal |
| Answer» D. matrilocal | |
| 645. |
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 | |
| 646. |
According to sociologists the critical agent of socialization is thought to be_____________? |
| A. | peers |
| B. | the family |
| C. | formal religion |
| D. | schools |
| E. | the media |
| Answer» C. formal religion | |
| 647. |
Social and economic change in Pakistan has been so enormous that it can be termed as Revolutionary The process of change began with_____________? |
| A. | Green Revolution |
| B. | Migration after Independence |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both a and b | |
| 648. |
According to Mead the earliest stage of socialization is called the ___________ stage? |
| A. | play |
| B. | maturation |
| C. | game |
| D. | infancy |
| E. | preparatory |
| Answer» F. | |
| 649. |
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 | |
| 650. |
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 | |