miscellaneous Mcqs
551. Diplomacy today gives diplomats________________?
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A. great discretion in making policy decisions

B. limited roles as messengers

C. charge of summit conferences

D. starring roles as celebrities

552. Gentrification is the trend of__________________?
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A. city residents returning to manor houses in country

B. middle class professionals renovating old city housing and using them as

C. city dwellers learning proper manners

D. continued movement to suburbs

555. Which groups are hardest hit by the death of a spouse ?
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A. The more elderly widowers

B. Women who derived their identity from being someones wife

C. Women living in large cities those with small incomes and those who are fairly young

D. all of the above
556. It is true of the population of the United States that_________________?
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A. it is getting older

B. there are more women than men

C. rural and sunbelt areas attract only the young

D. it is BOTH older and more female
557. Membership in specific racial ethnic and religious groupings is________________?
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A. a variable of the stratification system

B. a biological rather than a social product

C. the cross every individual must bear

D. characteristic only of industrial societies

558. One of the side effects of advertising is that it________________?
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A. creates artificial demands

B. none of the above

C. helps the wealthy get richer

D. supplies the real needs of people

559. Which society lacks social classes totally ?
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A. none of the above

B. The Soviet Union

C. China

D. The United States

560. Life expectancy is____________________?
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A. lower for the middle class

B. lower for the upper-middle class

C. about the same across social classes

D. lower for the lower classes

561. There is no conclusive evidence that differences in the behavior of the two genders are due to______________?
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A. all of the above

B. anatomical differences

C. hormonal differences

D. chromosomal differences

562. Urbanism is associated with_____________________?
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A. increase in anomie and alienation

B. extended families

C. Gemeinschaft society

D. public transportation

563. Ideologies___________________?
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A. always abhor fanaticism

B. never distort the truth

C. direct people to act in a certain way

D. refer to the study of ideas

565. The strongest urge that all living creatures feel is to__________________?
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A. reproduce themselves

B. be important

C. avoid stress

D. feel respectable

566. By what method were the first cars ever manufactured produced ?
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A. Assembly-line method

B. Craft method

C. Production-line method

D. Lean-production method

567. Chemical pesticides________________?
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A. are harmless to humans

B. leach out of the ground quickly

C. continue to control pests for many years

D. can be toxic to other forms of life
568. Social movements never_________________?
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A. gain control of governments

B. are voluntary associations

C. none of the above

D. develop into political parties

569. The urban trends resulting from the industrial Revolution include_________________?
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A. a return to Biblical religions

B. strengthening primary ties

C. homogeneous population

D. reduced family size

570. Unions face WHICH of the following problems ?
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A. Increasing white-collar membership

B. Loss of membership

C. Expansion of the manufacturing sector

D. Antitrust laws

571. Admiration of power and intolerance of differences is linked to a_________________?
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A. authoritarian personality

B. unprejudiced personality

C. totalitarian personality

D. Democratic personality

573. Primary deviance______________?
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A. is deviance of which we are all guilty at one time or another

B. occurs when deviants accept the label

C. is a more serious offense than secondary deviance

D. is the first deviant act ever discovered

574. Switzerland is an example of nation that______________?
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A. displays no self-interest

B. looks out for its own interests only

C. wishes to absorb other nations

D. plans to enlarge its power over other nations

575. The decline of unskilled factory jobs has increased black unemployment The situation is a result of______________?
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A. individual discrimination

B. nature of life

C. structural discrimination

D. personal discrimination

576. Urbanism is defined as________________?
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A. the migration of people from rural to urban centers

B. a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural

C. the study of the growth and decline of populations

D. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas

577. In order to raise the GNP and the GDP per capita one must____________?
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A. earn more money

B. increase absenteeism

C. increase productivity

D. decrease productivity

578. A population pyramid shows__________________?
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A. sex and age distribution within a population

B. the relation between population growth and food supply

C. the ratio between a nation,s standard of living and its population density

D. the relation between population and land area

579. Japans lean production method is modeled on a system worked out at_______________?
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A. Toyota Motors

B. Mazda Motors

C. Mitsubishi Motors

D. Nissan Motors

581. What forces prices down ?
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A. Elastic demand

B. Inelastic demand

C. Large consumer purchasing power

D. Inferior products

582. Women are a minority group insofar as_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. they control few resources

C. they are treated unequally and are aware of their minority status

D. they are residentially segregated

583. Overpopulation can result in________________?
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A. price stability

B. environmental damage

C. higher literacy

D. increased public services

584. Which is NOT a type of social differentiation ?
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A. Ethnicity and race

B. Stratification

C. Sex and age

D. Head shape and eye color
585. The trend toward early retirement seems to be______________?
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A. the inevitable outcome of modernization

B. none of the above

C. a reasonable response to the declining intellectual performance that occurs after age 55

D. irreversible

586. Public opinion is associated with_______________?
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A. primary groups

B. face-to-face-communication

C. mass society

D. emergent norms

587. Power is defined by Max Weber as the ability to__________________?
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A. gain consent

B. be the strongest in mind and body

C. do as one pleases

D. carry out one,s wishes in spite of resistance
588. By advocating the acquisition of more androgynous roles by both men and women what is meant is that________________?
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A. we should combine male and female sex-typed traits

B. we should adopt passive roles

C. bisexuality should be the norm

D. we should adopt blurred ill-defined roles

590. White -collar crime_____________?
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A. is punished more severely than blue-collar crime

B. gains small amounts of money for its perpetrators

C. is based on violence

D. is very costly to society
591. The feminization of poverty refers to________________?
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A. an equal number of men and women being poor now

B. the fact that most men are rich

C. the fact that female-headed households are usually poor

D. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty

592. In Africa many children are_________________?
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A. detested by non-Catholics

B. sings of a good harvest

C. symbols of disgrace

D. social security for the future of the parents
593. Conflicts between the dominant group and minorities develop because_________________?
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A. minorities perceive themselves as different

B. minorities are perceived as different

C. the dominant group has coercive power

D. all of the above
594. The intended consequences of advertising is to__________________?
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A. increase consumption

B. create demand

C. All of the above

D. create brand awareness and direct consumption

596. The result of executive officers sitting on several corporate boards is________________?
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A. interlocking directorates

B. trusts

C. restraint of trade

D. oligopolies

598. Which is NOT a characteristic of crowd behavior ?
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A. Individuals totally shed their identity

B. Development of a common mood

C. Temporary

D. Behavior according ti previously established norms

599. Poverty is related to_______________?
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A. lack of work ethic

B. patterns of prejudice and technological change

C. technological changes only

D. discrimination only

600. The term prejudice implies that_________________?
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A. one makes a judgment before having all the facts

B. one refuses to change one,s mind even when confronted by facts

C. one takes action against minorities

D. ones judgments are BOTH preconceived and unchangeable