miscellaneous MCQs – Page 18

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
341. Future shockis____________?
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A. the name of a famous movie dealing with a society of the future

B. a phrase used by Alvin Toffler to describe the rapidity of change

C. a phrase used to describe an alien culture

D. what the elderly experience in every society when a new generation comes into power

342. The first European people to form a nation were is________________?
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A. Slavs

B. English

C. Scots

D. Picts

343. The basic assertion of ageism is that________________?
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A. the old are superior to the young

B. the young are superior to the old

C. there is a smooth transfer of roles between the old and the young

D. work is best left to those who can do it

344. The smallest percentage of the poor consists of_______________?
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A. minorities

B. children

C. women

D. the elderly
345. Endogamy and exogamy are_______________?
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A. social limitations placed on marriages

B. two social science disciplines

C. ways of studying institutions

D. practiced only by select groups in society

346. In the case of the male twin castrated during circumcision________________?
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A. he was content living as a female

B. his case proves that nurture is stronger than nature

C. he behaved as a little girl once he was given female hormones

D. in spite of attempted socialization as a female he was unhappy in his gender
347. Children of divorce have________________?
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A. the most difficulty at ages nine and ten

B. fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families

C. a preference for parental conflict rather than their divorce

D. no problems

348. Middle-and upper-class parents foster the viewpoint that________________?
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A. students should find peers with similar goals

B. occupational success is desirable

C. success does not matter as much as happiness

D. their children should have a classical education

349. Critics of our school system sate that _________________?
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A. education is used to foster the acceptance of our political system without

B. education makes no attempt to exercise social control

C. education places too little emphasis on hard work and obedience

D. none of the above

350. Social scientists________________?
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A. provide criteria for choosing a valid religion

B. neither accept nor reject claims of divine revelation

C. all of the above

D. have no interest in the content of religious doctrines

351. Foreign aid is an instrument of________________?
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A. foreign policy

B. the democratic value system

C. propaganda

D. manipulation

352. The United Stats in an exception in that_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. wealth correlates with religion

C. wealth does not correlate with religion

D. in most wealth nations religion is very important

353. The crowd at a religious revival meeting is_______________?
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A. disorganized

B. acting

C. casual

D. expressive
354. Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?
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A. segregation

B. acculturation

C. accommodation

D. assimilation

355. Dominant groups tend to use all but which of the following methods in dealing with minorities ?
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A. population transfers

B. cultural relativity

C. economic exploitation

D. forced assimilation

356. The blended family______________?
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A. is another name for a childless family

B. is made up of natural parents stepparents natural children and stepchildren

C. is quite stable for children

D. consists of natural parents and children

357. The legitimate possession of power is a definition of______________?
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A. the police

B. authority

C. force

D. the state

358. Many listeners to a 1938 science fiction radio program believed that Martians were really invading the Earth They fled into the streets in panic We would call their behavior______________?
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A. fashion

B. fantasy

C. none of the above

D. rational legal behavior

359. A deliberate attempt to persuade the individual to accept a particular belief or to make a specific choice uncritically is______________?
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A. brainwashing

B. propaganda

C. education

D. instruction

360. The opposite of a nuclear family is the______________?
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A. extended family

B. conjugal family

C. group family

D. atomic family