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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.
| 1151. |
The media-themes model of media influence claims that_____________? |
| A. | audiences selectively interpret what they want to hear |
| B. | content analysis is the best way to identify the themes covered by the media |
| C. | audiences passively absorb whatever messages they are given |
| D. | social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1152. |
Feminism is often criticized on the grounds that_____________? |
| A. | it doesn’t pay attention to male victims |
| B. | it lacks objectivity |
| C. | it is too extreme |
| D. | it is not testable |
| E. | it is not really a theory |
| Answer» C. it is too extreme | |
| 1153. |
Which research technique would sociologists who adhere to the symbolic interactionist perspective use? most likely to employ ? |
| A. | interviews |
| B. | experiments |
| C. | quantitative measurement |
| D. | observation |
| E. | surveys |
| Answer» E. surveys | |
| 1154. |
Structural functionalism draws its inspiration primarily from the ideas of___________? |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | weber |
| C. | Durkheim |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 1155. |
Evolutionary theory is of the view that society like biological organisms moves from___________? |
| A. | simple to complex |
| B. | complex to simple |
| C. | Complex to more complex |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. complex to simple | |
| 1156. |
The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that_______________? |
| A. | theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods |
| B. | we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses |
| C. | Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations |
| D. | the best social theory was developed in Prague |
| Answer» D. the best social theory was developed in Prague | |
| 1157. |
The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational value-rational traditional and____________? |
| A. | affectual |
| B. | affective |
| C. | effective |
| D. | infected |
| Answer» B. affective | |
| 1158. |
Which perspective does not come under the umbrella of interactionism ? |
| A. | ethnomethodology |
| B. | symbolic interactionism |
| C. | feminism |
| D. | phenomenology |
| Answer» D. phenomenology | |
| 1159. |
Which one of the following is the odd one out _______________ ? |
| A. | George Herbert Mead |
| B. | Antonio Gramsci |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Howard Becker |
| Answer» C. Erving Goffman | |
| 1160. |
Which of the following is not a mode of production ? |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | communism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | liberalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1161. |
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 | |
| 1162. |
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that school in the United States foster competition through built-in systems of reward and punishment ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | psychological perspective |
| Answer» C. interactionist perspective | |
| 1163. |
In studying the strategies that students employ to create appearances after grades have awarded sociologists Daniel Albas and Cheryl Albas drew upon the concept of impression managements developed by______________? |
| A. | George Herbert Mead |
| B. | Charles Horton Cooley |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Jean Piaget |
| Answer» D. Jean Piaget | |
| 1164. |
Feminist perspectives are distinctive in sociology because_______________? |
| A. | only women can write from a feminist perspective |
| B. | other theoretical perspectives have not researched women |
| C. | they emphasize the centrality of gender in social analysis |
| D. | men and women view the world in different ways |
| Answer» D. men and women view the world in different ways | |
| 1165. |
In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases expressions in both formal speech everyday conversation ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | ethnocentric perspective |
| Answer» D. ethnocentric perspective | |
| 1166. |
Which of the following is an aspect of culture ? |
| A. | a comic book |
| B. | patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States |
| C. | burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1167. |
Which sociology perspective emphasizes that societies literally could not function if massive numbers of people defied standards of appropriate conduct ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | labelling theory |
| Answer» B. conflict perspective | |
| 1168. |
Punjabi and Sindhi cultures are_________________? |
| A. | Subcultures |
| B. | Counter Cultures |
| C. | Relative Cultures |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Counter Cultures | |
| 1169. |
Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Margaret Mead |
| Answer» D. Margaret Mead | |
| 1170. |
Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing ? |
| A. | male domination in society |
| B. | male bias in sociological theory |
| C. | the gendered character of knowledge |
| D. | the experience of black women |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1171. |
Sociological research frequently focuses on______________? |
| A. | religious integration |
| B. | immigration |
| C. | globalization |
| D. | suicide |
| E. | disadvantaged groups |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1172. |
In Primitive societies everyone performed similar tasks and so their was a__________________? |
| A. | Organic solidarity |
| B. | Mechanical solidarity |
| C. | both a & b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. both a & b | |
| 1173. |
Karl Marx is Best known for_______________? |
| A. | Conflict theory |
| B. | Social change |
| C. | Society and science |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Social change | |
| 1174. |
Which of the following is a characteristic of a society ? |
| A. | Members of a society possess a wide variety of values and norms based on their social status |
| B. | A group must have at least 1,500 members to be considered a society |
| C. | Another term for “society” is nation-state |
| D. | Members of a society comprise a more or less self-sufficient social unit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1175. |
When Comet wrote of sociology as a positive science he meant ? |
| A. | that it should show people in the best possible light |
| B. | that it should attempt to appeal to as many people as possible |
| C. | that it should apply the same methods as physics or chemistry |
| D. | that it should progress by positing new concepts and theories |
| Answer» D. that it should progress by positing new concepts and theories | |
| 1176. |
Theories must be____________? |
| A. | testable |
| B. | formulated prior to research |
| C. | based on pre-existing facts |
| D. | exclusively sociological |
| E. | issue driven |
| Answer» B. formulated prior to research | |
| 1177. |
Post-modernist writers have argued that____________? |
| A. | we live in a world of superficial fragmented images |
| B. | no theory is better than any other anything goes |
| C. | society has changed, and we need new kinds of theory |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. no theory is better than any other anything goes | |
| 1178. |
Dahrendorf Rex and Habermas focused their attention on_____________? |
| A. | social solidarity and cohesion |
| B. | the interpretive understanding of action |
| C. | women’s experiences and gendered knowledge |
| D. | Power domination and conflict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1179. |
Sociologist Alvin Goldner sees Erving Goffman’s work on social behavior as implicitly reaffirming the status quo especially social class inequalities Gouldner,s critique is associated with the_____________? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | psychoanalytic perspective |
| Answer» C. interactionist perspective | |
| 1180. |
What did Max Weber understand by the spirit of capitalism ? |
| A. | the exploitation of the working class |
| B. | the desire for more material wealth |
| C. | the continual reinvestment of profits back into businesses |
| D. | the belief in free markets |
| Answer» D. the belief in free markets | |
| 1181. |
Which sociological perspective examines human activities on the micro level by is shaped by the distinctive norms values and demands of a particular society ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | psychological perspective |
| Answer» D. psychological perspective | |
| 1182. |
In the United States we often formalize norms into_____________? |
| A. | folkways |
| B. | mores |
| C. | values |
| D. | laws |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1183. |
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 | |
| 1184. |
Who became the first ever Professor of Sociology ? |
| A. | George Herbert Mead |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Emile Durkheim |
| D. | Robert Merton |
| Answer» D. Robert Merton | |
| 1185. |
Which pioneer of sociology first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure ? |
| A. | Emile Durkheim |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
| Answer» C. Karl Marx | |
| 1186. |
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 | |
| 1187. |
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 | |
| 1188. |
Which of the following ins NOT a key theme in Michel Foucault’s writing ? |
| A. | the hyperreality of media imagery |
| B. | the significance of expert discourses |
| C. | societies use of surveillance and discipline |
| D. | the archaeology of scientific knowledge |
| Answer» B. the significance of expert discourses | |
| 1189. |
The and purpose of Evolutionary theory is_____________? |
| A. | An anarchist society |
| B. | A perfect man in a perfect society |
| C. | An industrial society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. An industrial society | |
| 1190. |
The dependency ratio describes______________? |
| A. | the size of working population supporting the young and the old |
| B. | the number of children dependent upon the adults in a family |
| C. | the amount of care both give and received by older people |
| D. | the number of welfare professionals that support a population |
| Answer» B. the number of children dependent upon the adults in a family | |
| 1191. |
Constructionist studies of old age view it as_______________? |
| A. | a medical condition |
| B. | a period of life |
| C. | a state of mind |
| D. | a social category |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1192. |
One of the Basic Conflicts, in conflict theory is_____________? |
| A. | conflict between countries |
| B. | conflict between individuals |
| C. | Class conflict |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1193. |
Conflict theory explains________________? |
| A. | Harmony among classes |
| B. | Dependence-among classes |
| C. | Struggle to dominate |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1194. |
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | dramaturgical perspective |
| Answer» B. conflict perspective | |
| 1195. |
The process that enables a culture to maintain equilibrium despite fluctuations in their culture is known as______________? |
| A. | enculturation |
| B. | ethnocentrism |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | cultural integration |
| E. | adaptation |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1196. |
Disengagement theory holds that it is functional for society if as people reach old age they_____________? |
| A. | take on full-time paid employment |
| B. | take on less taxing and important roles |
| C. | take one new and demanding civic roles |
| D. | take on more active political roles |
| Answer» C. take one new and demanding civic roles | |
| 1197. |
In Pakistan society no laws were made for the protection of elderly citizens the major cause was the belief_____________? |
| A. | That they can look after themselves |
| B. | The sons are responsible |
| C. | The daughters are responsible |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The daughters are responsible | |
| 1198. |
Western countries have a larger percentage of aged that is_____________? |
| A. | 19.4% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 12% | |
| 1199. |
Immigration tourism and globalization all mean that_____________? |
| A. | cultural diversity is increasing |
| B. | cultural relativism is now the norm |
| C. | cultural lag doesn,t last as long |
| D. | culture shock is increasing |
| E. | cultures are becoming more stable |
| Answer» B. cultural relativism is now the norm | |
| 1200. |
Embracing language and ethnic and cultural difference is thought to be a core Canadian value called______________? |
| A. | belief in equality and fairness |
| B. | importance of accommodation and tolerance |
| C. | support for diversity |
| D. | belief in consultation and dialogue |
| E. | compassion and generosity |
| Answer» D. belief in consultation and dialogue | |