sociology MCQs – Page 20

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

381. Language is usually considered to be_______________?
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A. a flexible system of symbols

B. a cultural universal

C. essential for cultural integration

D. a key cultural marker

E. a cultural barrier

382. The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_______________?
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A. public opinion

B. rumors

C. crowds

D. social movements

383. In order to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population a survey must be based on precise___________?
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A. experiments

B. representative sampling

C. surveys

D. hypotheses

384. Critics of the spread of Western cultural products across the globe argue that a cultural empire has been created What term do they use to describe this ____________?
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A. media imperialism

B. media penetration

C. media saturation

D. media globalization

385. Songs languages and orchestral performances are examples of______________?
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A. nonmaterial culture

B. mores

C. material culture

D. proprietary culture

386. The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be_______________?
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A. Canada

B. the United States

C. Europe

D. Australia

387. Western countries have a larger percentage of aged that is_____________?
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A. None of these

B. 20%

C. 12%

D. 19.4%

388. A subculture ?
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A. is a set of patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies?

B. uses a value-free approach that views people from the perspective of their own culture

C. is always at odds with the ways of the larger society

D. includes members of a group that participate in the main culture while sharing another culture

389. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. interactionist perspective

D. dramaturgical perspective

390. A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n)_____________?
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A. research design

B. experiment

C. scientific method

D. sample

391. The validity of laboratory experiment is doubtful in sociology because the people being observed are_____________?
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A. behave naturally

B. unconscious

C. conscious and behave artificially

D. None of these

392. Structural functionalism draws its inspiration primarily from the ideas of___________?
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A. weber

B. Marx

C. All of these

D. Durkheim

393. The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist ?
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A. Margaret Mead

B. William F Ogburn

C. George Murdock

D. Max Weber

394. The division of labor among physicians into obstetricians internists surgeons and so forth is an example of the process that Talcott Parsons called_______________?
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A. differentiation

B. adaptive upgrading

C. value generalization

D. inclusion

395. Which sociological theory emphasizes the meanings that people attach to various aspects of reality ?
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A. Feminism

B. Radical

C. Conflict

D. Symbolic Interactionism

E. Structural Functionalism

396. Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of households below 60 per cent of median income ?
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A. Whites

B. Bangladeshis

C. Indians

D. Black Caribbeans

397. The term sociological imagination was first coined by_____________?
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A. Berger

B. Lemert

C. Durkheim

D. Mills

E. Blumer

398. Sociological research frequently focuses on______________?
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A. globalization

B. disadvantaged groups

C. religious integration

D. suicide

E. immigration

399. Impressionistic studies are____________?
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A. uncontrolled

B. None of these

C. less controlled

D. fully controlled

400. Constructionist studies of old age view it as_______________?
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A. a medical condition

B. a social category

C. a period of life

D. a state of mind

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