sociology Mcqs
651. The practice of legally enforced marriage within caste is called____________?
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A. exegesis

B. endogamy

C. exclusion

D. endogeny
652. The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist Theory teaches that_______________?
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A. the best social theory was developed in Prague

B. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods

C. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses

D. knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
653. Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________?
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A. Patterns of Change and development

B. Causes of social change

C. None of these

D. both of these

654. Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ?
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A. agrarian society

B. pastoral society

C. industrial society

D. ancient society

655. Which of the following is true regarding culture ?
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A. none of the above

B. Culture is passed down generation to generation

C. Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations

D. Culture is genetic

656. Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ?
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A. ancient society

B. agrarian society

C. Industrial society

D. pastoral society

657. Which of the following is NOT associated with functionalism ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Ralf Dahrendorf

D. Robert Merton

658. Science is based on_______________?
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A. Individual experiences

B. None of these

C. Mere observation

D. Verifiable evidence
659. Great civilizations of world developed in________________?
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A. Mountainous Areas

B. Lowlands of great river basins

C. None of these

D. Great deserts

660. In Mertons terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________?
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A. innovator

B. rebel

C. retreatism

D. ritualist
661. Which of these groups of countries had the least telephone mainlines per 1,000 people in 1999 ?
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A. East Asia

B. South Asia

C. Arab States

D. Latin America
662. According to Max Weber the ideal type refers to______________?
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A. the best possible outcome available

B. a perspective emphasizing the primacy of ideas

C. the social agenda of political idealists

D. a model based on certain features of a phenomenon
663. First Industrial Revolution took place______________?
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A. in Europe during 18th and 19th centuries

B. None of these

C. in America in 20<sup>th</sup> century

D. in Asia in 17<sup>th</sup> century

664. Main types of agriculture are_______________?
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A. Industrial agriculture

B. Subsistence agriculture

C. both a and b

D. None of the above

665. What proportion of the worlds annual wealth output is concentrated in high-income countries ?
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A. 50%

B. 25%

C. 75%

D. 15%

666. Social inequality is a structured aspect of contemporary life That means that___________?
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A. none of the above is true

B. inequality occurs in a random fashion

C. inequalities are passed from generation to generation

D. inequality is regulated by the government

667. Which sociological perspective makes the distinction between instrumental and expressive roles ?
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A. function perspective

B. labeling theory

C. interactionist perspective

D. conflict perspective

668. Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position ?
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A. each of the above

B. conflict perspective

C. functionalist perspective

D. interactionist perspective

669. What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ?
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A. 15%

B. 22%

C. 35%

D. 50%

670. The communism developed in USSR and china is_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Same as Marx envisioned

C. is different from Marxian view

D. opposite to Marxian view
671. Wallersteins world-systems theory is inspired by______________?
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A. Functionalism

B. Post structuralism

C. interaction ism

D. Marxism
672. According to Wright some class locations are contradictory because______________?
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A. they share features of the positions above and below them

B. their holders do not believe in the notion of class

C. they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify

D. there is disagreement about how to interpret them

673. Conflict Perspective was revived in 20th Century by_______________?
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A. Meads

B. B & C

C. Lewis Coser

D. C.Wright Mills

674. The smallest unit of a culture is_____________?
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A. Trait

B. Laws

C. None of these

D. Complex

675. What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ______________?
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A. ethnic cleansing

B. scapegoating

C. genocide

D. institutional racism

676. Agriculture and horticulture was developed in______________?
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A. Southeast Asia

B. Fertile crescent Region of Middle East

C. Central and South America

D. East Asia

677. The embourgeoisement thesis suggests that_____________?
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A. the class structure has fragmented and there are no longer any distinct social classes

B. capitalists are being replaced by salaried managers with bureaucratic authority

C. white collar occupations are being deskilled by the introduction of new technologies into the workplace

D. the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life
678. Ethnocentrims means_____________?
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A. no other society is like yours and your society is superior to the others

B. Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned

C. Evaluating other cultures with the yardstick of your own values

D. None of these

679. In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth ?
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A. agrarian societies

B. pastoral societies

C. industrial societies

D. hunter-gatherer societies
680. According to the World Bank Which of these is a middle-income country ?
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A. Indonesia

B. Vietnam

C. India

D. China
681. According to Weber the driving force of society was_____________?
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A. rationality

B. Cultural pursuits

C. Increased development

D. None of these

682. Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order _______________?
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A. Switzerland Sweden Norway Portugal

B. Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal

C. Switzerland Norway Portugal Sweden

D. Portugal Switzerland Norway Sweden

683. Evolutionary Perspective is based on the work of_______________?
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A. None of these

B. All of above

C. Comte and Spencer

D. Marx and Weber

684. The item alien to the concept of mass is______________?
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A. None of these

B. anonymity

C. vastness

D. responsibility

685. Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?
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A. horizontal mobility

B. transgenerational mobility

C. vertical mobility

D. geographic mobility

686. According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ?
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A. globalization

B. diversification

C. deceleration

D. feminization

687. Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ?
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A. a young population

B. education

C. careful policy planning

D. good healthcare system
688. Which of these statements does not reflect the conventional position in class analysis ?
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A. womens pay is often essential to the familys economic position

B. womens paid work is not as significant as that of men

C. women should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners

D. class inequalities govern gender stratification

689. What is the approach to ethnic integration which requires immigrants to adopt the culture and values of the majority called ?
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A. cultural pluralism

B. assimilation

C. melting pot

D. multiculturalism

690. A social stratum is________________?
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A. a methodological tool used to identify a persons social class

B. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes

C. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances

D. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy

691. The Main aspect of Conflict Perspective is_____________?
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A. None of these

B. Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history

C. Religion is a driving force in society

D. Equilibrium drives the society

692. Stratified sample falls under______________?
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A. None of these

B. non-probability sampling design

C. multi-stage sample design

D. probability sampling design
693. How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ?
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A. 771 million to 7.1 billion

B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion

C. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion

D. 771 million to 8.2 billion

694. The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is know as_______________?
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A. Malthusianism

B. official statistics

C. demography

D. forecasting

695. Material Culture consists of_______________?
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A. physical objects

B. Non-physical objects

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

696. Communism is a form of government in which _____________?
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A. None of these

B. Means of production are owned by the community

C. by the representatives of proletariat

D. by the capitalist

697. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the relationship between females and males has been one of unequal power with men in a dominant position over women ?
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A. dramaturgical perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. conflict perspective

D. interactionist perspective

698. The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________?
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A. There are set of rules and values shared by all

B. All of above

C. A society is an organized network

D. All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner

699. Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them_____________?
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A. own meanings and values

B. artistic and literary production

C. family and kin relationships

D. religious and spiritual beliefs

700. Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?
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A. none of the above

B. Walt Rostow

C. Immanuel Waller-stein

D. Amartya Sen