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

miscellaneous Mcqs
251. In a few cultures a women can have several husbands at one time This custom is called_________________?
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A. monogamy

B. polygyny

C. bigamy

D. polyandry
252. Lean production________________?
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A. combines the best features of craft and mass production

B. has as its goal perfection

C. All of the above

D. pushes responsibility down the organizational ladder

253. The difference between an average workers salary and that of the average CEO has_______________?
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A. gradually narrowed

B. greatly increased

C. slightly increased

D. remained stable

254. The Ku Klux Klan is an example of a(n)_________________?
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A. neo-Nazi movement

B. change-resistant movement

C. fascist movement

D. progressive movement

255. Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________?
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A. helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life

B. provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority

C. supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws

D. provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon
256. The cottage or putting-out system refers to_________________?
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A. the housing given factory workers

B. a type of architecture popular in Britain

C. The fact that in early industrialization work was done in the home

D. The way young people were put out to go work in factories

257. ocial change must be analyzed in terms of________________?
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A. stability and efficiency

B. if it is good for the people

C. statics and dynamics

D. backward and forward progress

258. Group marriage ________________?
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A. has been a consistent feature in Western societies

B. is widespread in several societies

C. has never been consistently or extensively practiced

D. is practiced among Australian aborigines

259. The identical twin who lost his penis in a tragic accident______________?
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A. preferred dolls to guns

B. acted as a female would

C. none of the above

D. accepted his female identity

260. A strong predictive factor of becoming an abusive parent is________________?
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A. to have felt the injustice of abuse

B. none of the above

C. to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents

D. to have come to believe that abuse is the way things are

261. A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________?
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A. respond to a common stimulus

B. are personally acquainted with each other

C. interact on a face-to-face basis

D. have the same thing in mind as to how to behave

262. Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
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A. Polygamy

B. Polyandry

C. Polygyny

D. Monogamy
263. Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?
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A. status systems

B. class systems

C. caste systems

D. estate systems
264. Political control_____________?
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A. is social control exerted by forces outside the individual

B. is acquired through socialization

C. is internalized cultural learning

D. takes the place of moral control in simple societies

265. Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?
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A. Latinos have a strong sense of community

B. they are well organized politically

C. they have a common culture

D. they try to use English instead of their native Spanish

266. Change may be experienced at which level ?
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A. High and low

B. Alpha beta and delta

C. Public and public opinion

D. Micro middle and macro
267. A number of celebrities in the entertainment world have been married five or six times They may be said to have had ?
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A. respect for polygamy

B. a faulty distribution of power in their marriages

C. the standard number of marriages in our society

D. a negative experience of married life

268. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?
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A. ingratiation

B. integration

C. innovation

D. recreation

269. The blended or reconstituted family________________?
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A. is considered the wave of the future

B. has its own set of problems

C. only a and b

D. is the best solution to a failing institution

270. Persons set apart for differential treatment include________________?
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A. those affected by physical and mental disabilities

B. the rich and famous

C. homosexuals

D. BOTH the disabled and those with same-sex preferences
271. The average CEOs salary in 2005 was______________?
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A. 250 times that of the average workers

B. 100 times that of the average workers

C. 50 times that of the average workers

D. 262 times that of the average workers
272. The Treaty of Westphalia established ?
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A. the principle that state religions were forbidden

B. secure borders between Germany and France

C. King Henry the VII as the Holy Roman Emperor

D. that the power of the state superseded the power of the Catholic church
273. Durkheim believed that religion__________________?
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A. was a radical force in society

B. had nothing to do with social life

C. exploited the masses

D. was a reflection of human society
274. Disengagement refers to_______________?
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A. a pleasant interlude for the elderly

B. aged persons abandoning their regular roles so that younger people may assume them

C. aged persons maintaining their regular social roles

D. a period before retirement

275. As of the late 1990s________________?
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A. blacks and whites had the same average income

B. at least 40 percent of blacks were squarely in the middle class

C. blacks and whites graduated from college at the same rate

D. black unemployment was the same as that of whites

276. The social class(es) least interested in church participation is (are)the_____________?
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A. upper-lower class

B. upper and lower classes

C. none of the above

D. lower-middle class

277. Entities such as the U.N and the European Economic Community (Common Market) are classed as_____________?
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A. ICUs

B. IGOs

C. LDCs

D. EEcs

278. Which is NOT an element of a social movement ?
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A. It involves no orientation toward action

B. It has a specific perspective and ideology

C. it has a strong sense of idealism and solidarity

D. It involves a significant number of people

279. Modern societies are grappling with the notion of_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. eliminating marriage altogether

C. allowing same-sex couples to marry

D. lowering the age at marriage

280. Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of__________________?
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A. the social impact of government on groups and individuals

B. work as a source of identity

C. law and administration

D. the moral effects of government policies

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