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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

441. s that are relevant to some respondents may irrelevant to others are known as______________?
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A. leading questions

B. contingency questions

C. Matrix questions

D. double barreled questions

442. One of the ethical problems with covert participant observation is______________?
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A. deceiving the respondents as to the reason for your presence

B. not being able to write comprehensive field notes or record conversations

C. subjecting the participants to physical harm

D. observing people outside of their natural setting

443. The process by which cultural traits spread from one group of society to another is called_____________?
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A. counter culture

B. cultural diffusion

C. cultural complexes

D. Folkways

444. An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the______________?
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A. conflict perspective

B. anomie theory of deviance

C. functionalist perspective

D. interactionist perspective

445. Prayer mat is_____________?
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A. None of these

B. material culture

C. Out of culture

D. Non-material culture

446. Bringing music and movies into Canada from another country would be a good example of __________ diffusion ?
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A. integrative

B. direct

C. adaptive

D. relativistic

E. indirect

447. Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ?
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A. the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics

B. modem societies are in transition towards a socialist model

C. all history is the history of class struggles

D. rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life

448. The acceptance of preventive medicine is an example of the process that Parsons called______________?
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A. adaptive upgrading

B. value generalization

C. differentiation

D. inclusion

449. The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________?
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A. George Murdock

B. William Graham Sumner

C. William F. Ogburn

D. Max Weber

450. According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because_____________?
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A. they are in pursuit of the perfect body fueled by images of beauty

B. they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control

C. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels

D. they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal

451. According to Marshall McLuhan which of the following is being created by the electronic media ?
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A. global village

B. global network

C. global cities

D. global flows

452. The term vested interests was coined by social economist______________?
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A. Auguste Comte

B. Talcott Parsons

C. Thorstein Veblen

D. William F. Oghurn

453. Alteration is the state of affairs in which_____________?
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A. None of these

B. the individual has no claim over the product that he has finished

C. the society has no norms and if there are any nobody follows them

D. the worker is least emotionally related to the product that he develops the co-workers and the work environment

454. Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
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A. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data

B. interpretations being applied to the results

C. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology

D. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research

455. Disengagement theory holds that it is functional for society if as people reach old age they_____________?
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A. take one new and demanding civic roles

B. take on less taxing and important roles

C. take on more active political roles

D. take on full-time paid employment

456. Embracing language and ethnic and cultural difference is thought to be a core Canadian value called______________?
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A. support for diversity

B. belief in equality and fairness

C. belief in consultation and dialogue

D. compassion and generosity

E. importance of accommodation and tolerance

457. Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Karl Marx

C. Margaret Mead

D. Max Weber

458. Which one of the following is the odd one out _______________ ?
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A. Howard Becker

B. Antonio Gramsci

C. George Herbert Mead

D. Erving Goffman

459. The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to_____________?
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A. replace it with a superior form of communication

B. repress it by promoting only the interests of elite groups

C. reproduce it by emphasizing face-to-face contact with peer groups

D. revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech

460. Comte,s term positivism refers to_____________?
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A. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them

B. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

C. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society

D. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena

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