miscellaneous MCQs – Page 24

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
461. Which of the following is a social order crime?
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A. Public drunkenness

B. Premeditated murder

C. Rape

D. Burglary

462. Most researchers today use only two approaches to determine social class They are the_______________?
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A. occupational prestige and socioeconomic status(SES)

B. reputational approach

C. subjective approach

D. life style approach

463. For many second and third generation immigrants ethnic background is less a focus of identity than______________?
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A. religion

B. residence

C. race

D. social class

464. The jobs of the future will include______________?
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A. All but A

B. steel workers

C. routine services

D. personal services

465. When considering the role of morality in foreign policy analysts observe that_____________?
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A. the different nations of the world have the same values when it comes to treaties

B. none of the above

C. each nation has different standards as to what is proper behavior and values

D. there are no restrictions in reaching agreements with other nations

466. The instrumental role was traditionally assigned to______________?
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A. females

B. males

C. the old

D. children

467. Where one stands in the social hierarchy is intimately related to________________?
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A. only B and C

B. how one performs one,s job

C. how much stress one experiences

D. how long one lives

468. Which of the following is NOT true of minority groups ?
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A. They are aware of a common group identity

B. They are not aware of their minority status

C. They are recognizable by their visible ascribed traits or cultural customs

D. They are subject to differential treatment

469. When a business has multiple absentee owners with limited liability it is a_____________?
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A. trust

B. proprietorship

C. partnership

D. corporation
470. The Federal Reserve Bank regulates the money supply by__________________?
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A. buying and selling government securities

B. the discount rate it charges member banks

C. establishing minimum reserve requirements of member banks

D. all of the above
471. Crimes that are tolerated more than others because they seldom include violence include_______________?
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A. data rape

B. all but B

C. copyright infringement

D. price fixing

472. Both fiscal and monetary policies focus on____________________?
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A. the supply side of the market

B. the demand side of the market

C. both sides of the market

D. the global market

473. Some of the restrictions as work in a market include________________?
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A. income for labor

B. prices of goods and services

C. prices of resources for firms

D. all of the above

474. Terrorist groups differ from liberation organizations in that_______________?
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A. they do not organize the masses on a large scale

B. they tend to hide in rural areas

C. their leaders are well known

D. only terrorists take credit for bombing museums

475. Craftsmen foremen secretarys office workers belong to the________________?
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A. middle-middle class

B. upper-middle class

C. working class

D. new class

476. Today physicians the clergy and lawyers have difficulty dealing with test tube babies and surrogate motherhood We could say that they are grappling with_________________?
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A. cultural lag

B. cultural change

C. cultural conflict

D. cultural advancement

477. The shift toward tertiary sector jobs has_______________?
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A. All of these

B. eliminated hardcore unemployment

C. established a general trend toward the professionalization of everyone

D. reduced the need for unskilled or semi-skilled workers
478. When cars are offered at low prices but people still do not buy them the situation is one in which______________?
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A. demand is inelastic

B. demand is elastic

C. exchange takes place

D. there is aggregate demand

479. What is the basis of racist ideology ?
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A. An invention of European colonial governments

B. Social Darwinism applied to religious beliefs

C. The New Testament

D. An inaccurate interpretation and social application of Darwin,s theory of evolution
480. Criticisms of structural functionalism include_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. who says that a football player is more important than a college professor?

C. is a stable society better than an unequal society?

D. sons of talented persons are privileged even if they themselves lack talent