miscellaneous Mcqs
901. All languages encompass and express notions of____________?
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A. none of the above

B. shame and quilt

C. past and future

D. love and endearment

902. The major function of the legislative branch is_______________?
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A. get around the administration

B. ensure that legislation is carried out

C. none of the above

D. to enact legislation
903. An example of unconscious socialization would be____________________?
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A. correcting childs use of worlds

B. child taught to use knife and fork

C. child absorbing parents attitudes toward race

D. child taught to read

905. Deviance that has not been discovered is called ?
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A. secondary deviance

B. sinful deviance

C. primary deviance

D. final deviance

906. Political scientists Dye and Zeigler maintain that____________?
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A. the elite constitutes a monolithic ruling class

B. elite groups have maximum control over decisions that affect the majority of people

C. the elite works against the public good

D. the elite may be influenced by the masses but it is more likely that it influences the masses
907. When a few powerful corporation dominate as industry the condition is called_____________?
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A. oligopoly

B. government control

C. none of the above

D. a free market for all

908. Professionalization means__________________?
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A. interlocking directorates

B. excessive upward mobility

C. racial polarization

D. a combination of theoretical knowledge and training
909. The unique two-party system in the United States is based on______________?
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A. extremist ideologies

B. the need to have religious representation in government

C. proportional representation

D. broad agreement on basic principles
910. The research on an isolated Amazon tribe______________?
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A. shows that perceptions affect reality

B. only A and C

C. language affects perceptions of reality

D. supports the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

911. Weber,s abstract model of bureaucracy entails______________?
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A. leadership by a self-appointed

B. None of the above

C. task specialization governed by explicit rule

D. a pyramid of authority based on inherited privilege

912. The Industrial Revolution shifted the emphasis in ownership from land to______________?
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A. gold and silver

B. the means of production machines tools materials

C. serfs

D. precious spices

913. The unraveling of soviet communism can be traced to______________?
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A. all of the above

B. the failure of the Soviet economy to provide for consumer goods

C. the oppressive role of the Communist Party

D. a failure in raised expectations

915. The powers held by the states include those that are________________?
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A. delegated

B. reserved

C. legislative

D. confederate

916. The invisible hand refers to_______________?
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A. the fact that prayer results in help

B. a belief in ghosts prevalent in the early Middle Ages

C. a feature of Adam Smith,s Wealth of Nations

D. the belief God exhibited by the Puritans

917. Psychodynamic approaches to personality are so named because _____________?
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A. all of the above

B. they are based on a sophisticated definition of instinct

C. they emphasize sexual dysfunction

D. they stress the irrational

918. Communism has a history of attracting Third World nations because of the fact that_____________?
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A. the ideology changes to suit conditions

B. it has not led to dictatorship

C. the ideology is static

D. it promises to give more power to the masses
919. Drug addiction has been characterized as a victimless crime meaning ?
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A. addicts choose to be addicted and hurt no one but themselves

B. drug users are not responsible for their actions

C. society does care what happens to addicts

D. drug addiction is a sustainable life style

920. The group way of life characteristic of humans may be traced to____________?
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A. a faulty genetic development

B. the small size of humans relative to other animals

C. our human ancestors way of life in trees

D. the fact that human infants are helpless for a long period of time
921. Social systems are based on_______________?
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A. expectations as to the behavior of others

B. disorganization

C. haphazard behavior

D. chaos

922. Which of the following is NOT true of primary relations ?
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A. they cannot exist in secondary groups

B. they are always harmonious

C. the family is the only source of primary relation

D. all of the above
923. The following factors are important in production_______________?
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A. water space air

B. animal vegetable object

C. earth wind fire

D. technology time efficiency
924. Laissez-faire is a policy that appeals to_______________?
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A. political freethinkers

B. political liberals

C. political independents

D. political conservatives
925. The exchange system is based on_______________?
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A. supply and demand

B. lack of labor

C. government reaction

D. goods and service

926. Symbols differ from signals in that______________?
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A. symbols are intrinsically meaningful

B. symbols are biologically determined

C. symbols have universal meaning

D. none of the above
927. Deviance is relative because ____________?
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A. moralists prefer the term immorality

B. the definition of social norms varies by culture and subculture

C. no two people agree what deviance is

D. psychologists prefer the term abnormality

930. The relationship of the mass media and politicians can be described as_________________?
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A. media subversion of government

B. political control of the media

C. symbiotic and adversarial

D. nonexistent

931. The price system_______________?
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A. is equitable

B. only B and C

C. rations products among consumers

D. allows wealthy consumers to obtain more products

932. The capacity of a nation to use its resources to affect the behavior of other nations is a definition of________________?
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A. diplomacy

B. power in the context of international relations

C. foreign policy

D. international law

933. Today most workers in the United States are employed in the_________________?
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A. quaternary sector

B. secondary sector

C. tertiary sector

D. primary sector

934. Personality must be considered as________________?
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A. more a function of heredity than anything else

B. role demands

C. a result of biology alone

D. interplay between environment and learned behavior
935. A mother who says If you hang out with bums you will become a bum favors which theory of deviance ?
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A. Labeling theory

B. Differential association

C. Anomie

D. Gang imitation theory

936. According to the text the following people were/are deviant ?
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A. Mozart

B. The Hell,s Angels

C. People with high IQs

D. Joan of Arc

937. Manipulation of taxation and spending levels is______________?
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A. monetary policy

B. fiscal policy

C. incomes

D. revenue policy

938. Ideologies____________?
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A. direct people to act in a certain way

B. always abhor fanaticism

C. never distort the truth

D. refer to the study of ideas

939. Descriptive statistics_______________?
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A. allow researchers to test hypotheses

B. convey information about central tendency

C. convey information about atypical behavior

D. permit researchers to generalize from samples

940. A major criticism of Fred,s theory is__________________?
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A. his overemphasis on adulthood

B. none his theory is widely accepted

C. his overemphasis on early childhood

D. his stress on the spiritual facet of personality

941. The marginal productivity of labor_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. is a political as well as economic issue

C. concerns wage rates and labor supply

D. is complicated by overlapping labor markets

942. The favorable evaluation of presidents is based on______________?
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A. strict adherence to the written Constitution

B. dynamic political leadership

C. the caretaker role

D. the teflon principle

944. An individual learns to be a human being by______________?
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A. in our society watching television

B. cosmic influences

C. instincts

D. socialization
945. In theory communism calls for______________?
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A. abolition of private property

B. the creation of a new ruling class

C. intense nationalism

D. military expansionism

946. A group way of life lends itself to disorder because_________________?
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A. humans are solitary creatures

B. human behavior is unpredictable

C. individuals differ in temperament goals and desires

D. the world is based on randomness

947. Which is NOT a socioeconomic goal _______________?
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A. High and equitably distributed income

B. Full employment

C. Low prime interest rate

D. Reasonable price stability

948. When the American Cigar Co buys a pizza chain the process is called________________?
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A. takeover attempt

B. diversification

C. planned obsolescence

D. monopoly

949. Soft money is_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. money promised for campaigns

C. money used to purchase air time

D. money given after the election

950. A medical model of deviance assumes that it is caused by_________________?
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A. illness

B. abnormality

C. all of the above

D. mental defects