miscellaneous MCQs – Page 33

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
641. Some of the advantages of a market economy include ?
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A. economic output is distributed to those who can pay the price

B. all participants get some satisfaction

C. scarce resources are put into goods that are in demand

D. all of the above
642. The rate of change for most of human history has been________________?
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A. unchanged

B. rapid since the beginning of history

C. slow because people are creatures of habit

D. slow until the Industrial Revolution then rapid
643. Psychosomatic illness entails____________?
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A. bodily ailments creating mental disorder

B. all of the above

C. purely imaginary physical problems

D. anxiety or emotional tension producing physical symptoms
644. If a janitor got a job as a security guard because it was closer to home he would be experiencing_______________?
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A. inter structural mobility

B. horizontal mobility

C. vertical mobility

D. intragenerational mobility

645. Another name for cultural transmission theory is______________?
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A. differential association theory

B. labeling theory

C. innovation

D. anomie

646. Which of the following is a criticism of Marxist theory ?
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A. inequality is a motivating force for people to rise in the stratification system

B. Everyone is talented equally

C. Democracy delivers equality better than Marxism does

D. Marxism tries to explain all social problems
647. Max Weber believed that_______________?
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A. societies should have at least three classes

B. property was the only determinant of class

C. class is closely related to life chances

D. class was based on exploitation of the masses

648. In C.Wright Mill,s view what group constitutes an elite ?
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A. The corporate rich only

B. High ranking military officers only

C. The military-industrial-governmental complex

D. Church leaders and educators

649. The study and comparative analysis of preliterate societies is one of the chief concerns of______________?
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A. anthropology

B. sociology

C. psychology

D. history

650. Americans proclaim the need for honesty but cheat on their tax returns This situation indicates that_____________?
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A. the overt culture is consistent

B. there is no covert culture in the United States

C. Americans often follow a covert culture in actual behavior

D. people are only human

651. Political parties link_____________?
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A. extremists to government

B. PACs to Congress

C. heterogeneous groups to coalitions

D. all of the above

652. According to the cultural transmission theory deviance is learned through________________?
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A. genetic inheritance

B. all of the above

C. close association with deviants

D. being labeled as deviant

653. Types of survey data include_______________?
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A. personal interviews

B. previously gathered statistical information

C. all of the above

D. naires

654. Studies of delinquent gangs indicate that____________?
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A. gangs are useful for society

B. gangs have no norms

C. none of the above

D. gang norms are substituted for societys norms in some cases
655. Democratic capitalism means that________________?
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A. the economy is regulated through legislation and taxation

B. all property belongs to the government

C. the individual is free to do anything as long as he/she has money

D. losers totally destroyed

656. The Superego of Freud,s theory is similar to Mead,s ?
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A. libido

B. generalized other

C. l

D. me

657. A totalitarian regime______________?
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A. exhibits a centralized control of the economy

B. controls the mass media

C. all of the above

D. contains secret police

658. The concept of deviance refers to________________?
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A. going in the wrong direction

B. departure from social norms

C. bad manners

D. reversing one,s opinion

659. A modified version of elitist theory holds that_______________?
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A. elites vary in their degree of openness

B. elite members identify with middle-class values

C. the masses can on occasion influence the elite

D. all of the above
660. Communism emerged as an ideology in reaction to conditions following____________?
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A. starvation in Ireland

B. the Industrial Revolution

C. the French Revolution

D. the Protestant Reformation