miscellaneous MCQs – Page 15

Practise focused miscellaneous questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

miscellaneous Mcqs
281. No- fault divorce has_______________?
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A. left alimony awards intact

B. all but eliminated alimony and somewhat decreased the average child support award

C. increased child support requirements

D. increased both alimony and child support awards for the first few year after divorce

282. The Marxian model of class structure divided the population into______________?
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A. the haves and the have nots

B. quintiles

C. six or seven layers

D. the bourgeoisie and the proletariat
283. The view that the elderly lack social and material resources to reciprocate in relationships and consequently occupy a subservient status is the point of______________?
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A. activity theory

B. exchange theory

C. disengagement theory

D. modernization theory

284. Persons interested in saving the whales could be considered a (n)______________?
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A. casual crowd

B. public

C. none of these

D. acting crowd

285. Retirements negative effects are felt most strongly by_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. women in general and lower-class workers

C. middle-class men and lower-class women

D. upper-class men and service workers

286. Which occupational categories received the greatest increase in compensation in the 1990s ?
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A. Domestic workers

B. Senior and chief executive

C. Accountants and financial consultants

D. corporate attorneys

287. There is inequality among the Siriono of Bolivia in that_________________?
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A. the families of the best hunters are permitted to hoard food

B. none of the above

C. the elder females make all the group,s rules

D. there is a priestly caste

288. The practice of requiring degrees as a minimum hiring requirement is called_______________?
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A. syndication

B. academicism

C. credentialism

D. elitism

289. The subordinate position of women in decision making may result from_____________?
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A. the choice of women as leaders

B. the instrumental role assumed by males

C. women being less intelligent than men

D. womens modesty

290. The teen pregnancy rate_________________?
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A. only A and B

B. has declined principally for non-Hispanic black teens

C. began to decline in 1997

D. is highest among Asian teens

291. Males______________?
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A. are more prone to aggressiveness than females

B. live longer than females

C. have a lower birthrate than females

D. are less likely to die violently

292. In Melanesia manais________________?
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A. the power of good over evil

B. the food miraculously given to the escaped slaves in the wilderness

C. the power of evil over good

D. a power that is neither good nor evil
293. Furnishing historical data about past societies with no written records is the task of_______________?
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A. cultural geography

B. ornithology

C. history

D. archaeology
294. Which women are most likely to report feeling unhappy after their divorce ?
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A. childless middle-aged women

B. elderly women

C. none of the above

D. young mothers
295. What kind of labor does the craft method require ?
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A. High-cost, highly skilled

B. Untrained and unmotivated

C. Untrained and unskilled

D. Lean skilled and motivated

296. The largest number of statistical areas in the United States are______________?
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A. CBSAs

B. SMSAs

C. MSAs

D. CMSAs
297. The most important product of the social way of life is__________________?
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A. marriage

B. family

C. society

D. culture
298. By 2050 8 billion of the projected 9.5 billion people will be_____________________?
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A. as wealthy as the developed nations

B. living in predominantly agricultural nations

C. living in industrial nations

D. living in poor countries
299. The small number of black managers and coaches in professional baseball and football is an example of________________?
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A. institutional discrimination

B. lack of talent among blacks

C. individual discrimination

D. cultural discrimination

300. Gender assignment is based on______________?
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A. social expectations only

B. a combination of biology and socialization

C. sexuality only

D. biological sex only