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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.
| 151. |
Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ? |
| A. | lobbying campaign financing and corruption |
| B. | socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms |
| C. | class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict |
| D. | corporate corruption through interlocking directorates |
| Answer» B. socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms | |
| 152. |
Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain ? |
| A. | flexible monogamy |
| B. | serial monogamy |
| C. | liquid monogamy |
| D. | reflexive monogamy |
| Answer» C. liquid monogamy | |
| 153. |
Family is the basic point of _______ for the children ? |
| A. | enculturation and socialization |
| B. | Protection |
| C. | Learning and growing |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Protection | |
| 154. |
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 | |
| 155. |
The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by______________? |
| A. | Ernest Burgess |
| B. | Homer Hoyt |
| C. | Ferdinand Tonnies |
| D. | C.D Harris and Edward L. Ulman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of power _____________? |
| A. | the ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation |
| B. | the ability to manipulate others desires |
| C. | the ability to control the issues discussed |
| D. | the ability to appeal to legal-rational authority |
| Answer» C. the ability to control the issues discussed | |
| 157. |
What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ? |
| A. | the end of history |
| B. | the rise of neoliberalism |
| C. | the fall of communism |
| D. | the birth of nationalism |
| Answer» B. the rise of neoliberalism | |
| 158. |
The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________? |
| A. | new social movement theory |
| B. | collective behavior theory |
| C. | social strain theory |
| D. | resource mobilization theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
The global spread of democracy is probably the most striking trend in geopolitics but in the established Western democracies what has now become a source of major concern ? |
| A. | electoral fraud |
| B. | the expanding number of small political parties |
| C. | the decline in voter turnout |
| D. | security problems with-e-voting |
| Answer» D. security problems with-e-voting | |
| 160. |
Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when ? |
| A. | a new trend of moral individualism became established |
| B. | a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology |
| C. | church attendance dropped below 15% |
| D. | people came to believe more in science and technology |
| Answer» C. church attendance dropped below 15% | |
| 161. |
There are three basic sources of power within any political system? |
| A. | force influence and authority |
| B. | force influence and democracy |
| C. | force influence and charisma |
| D. | influence charisma and bureaucracy |
| Answer» B. force influence and democracy | |
| 162. |
Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies ? |
| A. | socialism |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | slavery |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. slavery | |
| 163. |
Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education ? |
| A. | bestowing status |
| B. | transmitting knowledge |
| C. | promoting social and political change |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. promoting social and political change | |
| 164. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical religions ? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Confucianism |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Taoism |
| Answer» D. Taoism | |
| 165. |
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic in Glidden’s account in Transformations of Intimacy of intimate relationships in post-traditional societies ? |
| A. | confluent love |
| B. | social reflexivity |
| C. | liquid desire |
| D. | plastic sexuality |
| Answer» D. plastic sexuality | |
| 166. |
In contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | White |
| C. | Black Caribbean |
| D. | Chinese |
| Answer» B. White | |
| 167. |
Which theorist sees power as the chance that you will get your way even against opponents ? |
| A. | Steven Lukes |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Michel Foucault |
| D. | Jean Baudrillard |
| Answer» C. Michel Foucault | |
| 168. |
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 | |
| 169. |
The rise of new social movements indicates that______________? |
| A. | people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns |
| B. | consumer identities are more important than class identities |
| C. | personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ? |
| A. | Friedrich Engels |
| B. | Talcott Parsons |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | George Murdock |
| Answer» B. Talcott Parsons | |
| 171. |
Divorce ? |
| A. | appears to lead to greater family disorganization |
| B. | has little or no new effect on the lives of children |
| C. | no longer displaces homemakers in these days of women’s liberation |
| D. | is less likely in second marriages |
| Answer» B. has little or no new effect on the lives of children | |
| 172. |
A set of behavioral expectations that are linked to chronological and biological age that change as we get older are referred to as____________? |
| A. | maturational motivations |
| B. | activity norms |
| C. | age grades |
| D. | continuity contingencies |
| E. | disengagement techniques |
| Answer» D. continuity contingencies | |
| 173. |
Polyandry means_____________? |
| A. | allowing a marriage only within the social class |
| B. | allowing a man to have several birds |
| C. | allowing a man to have several wives |
| D. | allowing a woman to have several husbands |
| E. | allowing a family to live in a commune |
| Answer» E. allowing a family to live in a commune | |
| 174. |
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 | |
| 175. |
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 | |
| 176. |
The scientific study of aging is called______________? |
| A. | gerontology |
| B. | gerontocracy |
| C. | the maturational method |
| D. | maturational reform |
| E. | global greying |
| Answer» B. gerontocracy | |
| 177. |
Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as_____________? |
| A. | selective perception |
| B. | homogamy |
| C. | heterogeneity |
| D. | self-selection |
| E. | homogeneity |
| Answer» C. heterogeneity | |
| 178. |
Modern day sociologists have applied Erikson,s model to_______________? |
| A. | early childhood |
| B. | adolescence |
| C. | infancy |
| D. | young adulthood |
| E. | later life |
| Answer» F. | |
| 179. |
Peer involvement in adolescence is generally thought to be______________? |
| A. | overly-superficial |
| B. | over-rated |
| C. | negative |
| D. | positive |
| Answer» D. positive | |
| 180. |
Which one of the following religious denominations is most likely to report the experience of being “born again” ? |
| A. | Baptists |
| B. | Roman Catholics |
| C. | Episcopalians |
| D. | Unitarians |
| Answer» B. Roman Catholics | |
| 181. |
Two basic types of economic systems distinguish contemporary industrial societies ? |
| A. | capitalism and communism |
| B. | capitalism and socialism |
| C. | socialism and communism |
| D. | capitalism and dictatorships |
| Answer» B. capitalism and socialism | |
| 182. |
Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» B. conflict perspective | |
| 183. |
The four principles of McDonaldization are_____________? |
| A. | efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor |
| B. | efficiency calculability uniformity automation |
| C. | efficiency dehumanization automation high calories |
| D. | efficiency Big Mac large fries’ milkshake |
| Answer» C. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories | |
| 184. |
Approximately how long on average did a Victorian marriage last ______________? |
| A. | 12 years |
| B. | 22 years |
| C. | 32 years |
| D. | 42 years |
| Answer» B. 22 years | |
| 185. |
Since the 1990s the rate of teenage pregnancy among Black women in the United States has_________________? |
| A. | increased dramatically |
| B. | decreased |
| C. | increased slightly |
| D. | remained steady |
| Answer» C. increased slightly | |
| 186. |
In 2001 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for men ? |
| A. | 24.6 |
| B. | 25.4 |
| C. | 27.5 |
| D. | 30.6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
Which of the following factors is associated with the high divorce rate in the United States ? |
| A. | the liberalization of divorce laws |
| B. | divorce is easier to work out since contemporary families have fewer children than earlier families |
| C. | the increase in family incomes |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
According to Weeks et al which ONE of the following is a characteristic of gay and lesbian partnerships ? |
| A. | fixed domestic roles |
| B. | shared emotional labor |
| C. | limited relational commitment |
| D. | significant power imbalance |
| Answer» C. limited relational commitment | |
| 189. |
Polygyny______________? |
| A. | is the preferred type of marriage in more than 40 per cent of societies? |
| B. | is generally available to all men in societies where it is permitted |
| C. | tend to be favored where large families are advantageous and women make substantial contributions to subsistence |
| D. | usually involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers’ wives |
| Answer» D. usually involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers’ wives | |
| 190. |
My husband and my daughters constitute my____________? |
| A. | extended family |
| B. | family of orientation |
| C. | family of procreation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 191. |
The depression that occurs when the last child leaves the home is called______________? |
| A. | the nurturing complex |
| B. | empty-nest syndrome |
| C. | childless anxiety |
| D. | the fear of singularity |
| E. | post-partum depression |
| Answer» C. childless anxiety | |
| 192. |
In a patriarchal family the major decisions are taken be the____________? |
| A. | Old men and women |
| B. | the male or female head of the family |
| C. | the male head of the family who wields all the powers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. the male head of the family who wields all the powers | |
| 193. |
The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________? |
| A. | Inconsistent society |
| B. | Incoherent society |
| C. | Anomic Society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 194. |
The biggest difference between the theories of Freud and Erikson is that Erikson believed ? |
| A. | That culture rather than biology plays the biggest part in socialization |
| B. | that psychology is the dominant theory the social sciences |
| C. | that biology/genetics explains everything |
| D. | that there is no such thing as a superego |
| E. | that men lacks a system of checks and balances in his life |
| Answer» B. that psychology is the dominant theory the social sciences | |
| 195. |
If an individual fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the society he/she is usually termed as________________? |
| A. | Obedient |
| B. | Abnormal |
| C. | Deviant |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 196. |
Lapiere observed social control as primarily a process growing out of the individuals ? |
| A. | Self-discipline |
| B. | Egoist behavior |
| C. | Need for group acceptance |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 197. |
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 | |
| 198. |
The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of_____________? |
| A. | hate crimes violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race |
| B. | institutional racism systematic forms of disadvantage built into the routines and practices of social institutions |
| C. | overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms |
| D. | growing numbers of asylum seekers in need of long-term accommodation |
| Answer» C. overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms | |
| 199. |
Informal control exists in______________? |
| A. | Primary groups |
| B. | Secondary groups |
| C. | In social settings |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Secondary groups | |
| 200. |
Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ? |
| A. | Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life |
| B. | Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions |
| C. | Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms | |