sociology Mcqs
952. In-groups and out-groups_______________?
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A. highlight the importance of family ties

B. can be thought of as we-groups and they -groups respectively

C. are almost always based on territory (e.g. a neighborhood or nation-state)

D. are easily bridged by those who wish to share the other groups identity

953. How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?
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A. it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens

B. all of the above

C. it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations

D. it is committed on a larger often global scale and is well organized

954. Informal organization________________?
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A. increases the hassle of red tape

B. develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations

C. consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization

D. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization

955. Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?
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A. Rumors are easy to verify

B. Rumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information

C. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

D. Rumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information

956. Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ?
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A. the trend towards later marriages

B. social resistance to cohabitation

C. an ageing population with a growing number of households made up of widows/widowers

D. the high rate of divorce

957. In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?
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A. all of the above

B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships

C. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%

D. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages

959. Inter-generational mobility is______________?
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A. None of these

B. When next generation goes upward than previous one

C. When position changes within same generation

D. When the next generation remains same

960. Which of the following statements accurately describes the importance of groups in social life ?
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A. Support groups have been found to add an average of 18 months to the lives of women in advanced stages of cancer

B. The social support and feedback of others hinders us as we try to confront difficulties

C. The most effective strategy for undergraduate success is to abstain from group interaction because it slows down ones individual learning process

D. Accidents alcoholism psychiatric disorders tuberculosis and even death rates are higher among people who live with more than seven others in a group living situation

962. What is social role ?
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A. an achieved occupational status

B. a persons overall social status within their family

C. socially defined expectations of people in a given social position

D. a social position that becomes a master status for the person occupying it

963. In their study of deviance control theory advocates ask ?
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A. How does structural strain contribute to deviance

B. why are people not deviant?

C. Why are people deviant?

D. How does labeling contribute to deviance?

964. Main source of social control is through ?
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A. Social norms and traditions

B. Law enforcing agencies

C. None of these

D. Clan System

965. The nuclear family means_____________?
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A. a two-generation unit of parents and their children

B. a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals

C. a network of relatives extended within or between generations

D. the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married

967. Selves without bodies don,t make much sense in human terms (Jenkins 1996) What is Jenkins alluding to in this quotation ?
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A. the need to bring biological knowledge into sociology

B. the need for a new science of sociobiology

C. the need to theorize the embodiment of the social self

D. the need for sociologists to understand the natural sciences

968. The application of rules and regulations in an unimaginative and mechanical fashion refers to_____________?
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A. trained incapacity

B. the iron law of oligarchy

C. Parkinsons law

D. the peter principle

969. Sociologists like Bordo (1993) have attributed the epidemic of anorexia in Western cultures to_____________?
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A. the new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control

B. a generally ascetic frugal lifestyle that can be taken to extremes

C. the social construction of mental illness through which normal patterns of behaviour are pathologized

D. traditional images of women as emotional domesticated and unassertive

970. When individuals work in groups they ?
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A. feel they must work harder to prove their value to the group

B. work harder than when they work alone

C. may engage in social loafing

D. may engage in intergroup relativism

971. According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
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A. a family form only found among st younger people

B. an experimental stage before marriage

C. an alternative to traditional marriage

D. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline

972. In open class society mobility is_____________?
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A. high

B. medium

C. low

D. None of these

973. The four principles of McDonaldization are_____________?
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A. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories

B. efficiency Big Mac large fries milkshake

C. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor

D. efficiency calculability uniformity automation
975. which of the following is NOT a feature of all socially stratified systems ?
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A. people share characteristics without necessarily identifying with each other

B. the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time

C. stratification occurs because of inequalities in assets or property

D. peoples life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking
976. Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ?
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A. Deviance exists independently of a cultures norms

B. Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life

C. none of the above

D. Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions
977. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the performance of major social institutions is generally efficient and desirable ?
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A. functionalist perspective

B. each of the above

C. interactionist perspective

D. conflict perspective

980. Which of the following in NOT a criterion for groupthink to emerge ?
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A. Members withhold dissent and exercise self- censorship

B. Members share an illusion of invulnerability

C. Members demand conformity and apply pressure to those who express doubts about a proposed course of action

D. Members share a common socioeconomic background
985. Mobility taking place in personal terms within the lifespan of the same person is called______________?
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A. Inter-generational mobility

B. Intra-generational mobility

C. Structural mobility

D. None of these

987. Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of the computer revolution in the United States ?
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A. a centralized accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers

B. a plateauing of the amount of automation the workplace

C. an increased involvement in society by people with disabilities

D. a restriction in the amount of information available to the general public

988. The dual economy mobility aids barriers and occupational structure are_____________?
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A. individual factor

B. Structural factor

C. Both a & b

D. None of these

990. A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?
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A. Richard Quinney

B. Edwin Sutherland

C. Emile Durkheim

D. Stanley Milgram

992. Which of the following is considered a white-collar crime ?
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A. each of the above

B. bribery

C. income tax evasion

D. consumer fraud

993. Which of the following is an ascribed status ?
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A. each of the above

B. long-distance runner

C. doctor

D. daughter
995. The determinants of social class are______________?
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A. All of above

B. Education and occupation

C. Money

D. Birth

996. How do fashions differ from fads ?
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A. Fashions are long-lived fads are short-lived

B. Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population

C. Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria

D. Fashions are norms fads are not

997. According to contagion theory the mob mind develops through_____________?
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A. fashions fads and crazes

B. imitation suggestibility and circular reaction

C. precipitating factors structural strain and structural conduciveness

D. norms of the status quo emergent norms and new norms

998. Crowds have three characteristics in common Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics ?
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A. suggestibility

B. deindividualization

C. transformation

D. invulnerability

999. We internalize the norms of our culture and come to share values goals sentiments through ?
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A. Families

B. None of these

C. Group activities

D. Individual activities

1000. The compulsion of proximity describes_______________?
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A. creating feelings of security in on-line settings

B. seeking experience of intimacy on the internet

C. travelling to see foreign locations for holidays

D. wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible