sociology MCQs – Page 16

Practise multiple-choice questions from sociology for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

sociology Mcqs

301. Which of the following is not recognized as a level of society ?
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A. the global village

B. the office

C. the nation states

D. the household

302. The study of the interracial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of________________?
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A. observation research

B. an experiment

C. content analysis

D. a survey

303. The theory of relative deprivation is an example of what ______________?
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A. macro sociological theory

B. micro sociological theory

C. middle-range sociological theory

D. feminist sociological theory

304. In order to qualify as a random sample______________?
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A. at least 100 people must be selected

B. every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen

C. the researcher must pre-test the subjects

D. every sub-sample of the population must be represented

E. a phone book must be used to generate random names.

305. Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?
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A. interactionist perspective

B. conflict perspective

C. functionalist perspective

D. dramaturgical approach

306. The classic sociological study of two juvenile groups called the Saints and the Roughnecks was conducted by______________?
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A. Bentham

B. Merton

C. Turk

D. Lynch

E. Chambliss

307. In the division of Labor in Society Emile Durkheim presented the idea of______________?
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A. Physical and social solidarity

B. None of these

C. Mechanical and organic solidarity

D. physiological and mechanical solidarity

308. Society cannot be studied in the same way as the natural world because_______________?
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A. sociologists are not rational or critical enough in their approach

B. human behavior is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures

C. we cannot collect empirical data about social life

D. it is difficult for sociologists to gain access to a research laboratory

309. Which one of the following is an example of a third generation or true cybercrime ?
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A. The global trade in online pornography

B. theft of goods sold via online action websites

C. international drug dealing via email

D. the vandalizing of virtual environments

310. Which of the following in NOT associated with functionalism ?
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A. Robert Merton

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Talcott Parsons

D. Ralf Dahrendorf

311. Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ?
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A. Catholics had higher rates of suicide than protestants

B. Rates of suicide were higher in times of war than in times of peace

C. Individuals who were enmeshed in meaningful social bonds were less inclined to commit suicide

D. Rates of suicide were lower in times of economic stability

312. The Communist Manifesto was written by_______________?
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A. Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton

B. Friedrich Engels and karl Marx

C. George Herbert Mead and Jane Addams

D. Karl Marx and Georg Hegel

313. The traditional urbanization exhibits a concentration of human activities and settlements around the downtown areas when the residential area shifts outward this is called_____________?
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A. Postmodern city

B. Network city

C. All of the above

D. Suburbanization

314. White-collar crime is low in visibility because_____________?
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A. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime

B. it involves only small amounts of money

C. it goes undected in the context of everybody business transactions

D. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoise

315. When a person uses more than one substance to maintain his dependence is called_____________?
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A. mono abuse

B. poly drug abuse

C. multi use

D. None of these

316. Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?
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A. they are easy and quick to answer

B. the s is clearly worded

C. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent.

D. the answers are mutually exclusive

E. they cover the return postage

317. A rising suicide rate associated with normlessness and a lack of social regulation can be described as______________?
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A. altruistic suicide

B. anomic suicide

C. fatalistic suicide

D. egoistic suicide

318. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?
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A. correlation

B. elimination of spuriousness

C. theory

D. time order

E. internal consistency

319. According to Quinine, crimes of domination and repression are committed by ______________?
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A. People who aspire to the upper class

B. white collar businessmen

C. gang members

D. The ruling elite

E. the lower socio-economic strate

320. Durkheim defined social facts as___________?
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A. data collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct

B. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin

C. ideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world

D. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context

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