sociology Mcqs
1155. Urban gentrification is an example of____________?
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A. invasion

B. segregation

C. redlining

D. none of these

1157. According to Weeks et al which ONE of the following is a characteristic of gay and lesbian partnerships ?
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A. limited relational commitment

B. fixed domestic roles

C. shared emotional labor

D. significant power imbalance

1158. The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that_____________?
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A. the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology

B. there are no social functions of inequality, so it should be eradicated

C. high rewards and incentives ensure that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions

D. inequality is inevitable, and we are born into poverty or wealth

1160. Which of the following is a nation without a state ?
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A. Tibet

B. Kurds

C. none of them

D. both of above

1161. Social mobility may be experienced by______________?
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A. Only by individuals

B. By individual or by entire group

C. None of these

D. Only by groups

1162. How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques ?
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A. the genes used cannot spread into the wider environment

B. they involve transplanting genes from one organism to another

C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free

D. they have been accepted by consumers in all countries

1164. Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical religions ?
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A. Taoism

B. Hinduism

C. Confucianism

D. Buddhism

1165. In a patriarchal family the major decisions are taken be the____________?
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A. the male head of the family who wields all the powers

B. Old men and women

C. the male or female head of the family

D. None of these

1166. Polygyny______________?
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A. is generally available to all men in societies where it is permitted

B. tend to be favored where large families are advantageous and women make substantial contributions to subsistence

C. is the preferred type of marriage in more than 40 per cent of societies?

D. usually involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers wives

1167. Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when ?
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A. a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology

B. people came to believe more in science and technology

C. church attendance dropped below 15%

D. a new trend of moral individualism became established

1168. Gambling public drunkenness prostitution and smoking marijuana are often considered ?
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A. victimless crimes

B. violent crimes against people

C. white-collar crimes

D. organized crime

1169. Murray though that the underclass consisted of people who______________?
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A. lived morally unsound lives of crime and squalor

B. all of the above

C. were too reliant upon welfare benefits

D. formed an inferior race with low levels of intelligence

1170. According to Marx_____________?
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A. an economic crisis in the capitalist system would force factory owners into the ranks of the unemployed

B. an excess of the working-class population depends on the availability of employment opportunities not on fixed supply of food.

C. self-control would restrain population growth.

D. the problems associated with population growth are a function of the scarcity of wealth

1171. According to Malthus____________?
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A. people could use moral restraint to reduce the birth rate.

B. famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome.

C. agricultural production increases in a geometric fashion.

D. human populations tend to increase more slowly than their ability to increase the food supply.

1173. Critics of the concept of relative poverty argue that_______________?
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A. it is wrong to make comparisons between countries

B. the government should be raising benefit levels

C. in modern affluent societies no one is truly poor

D. it concentrates too much on kinship ties

1174. Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its________________?
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A. overall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century

B. life expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age

C. all of the above

D. immigration rate is expected to remain high

1175. A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?
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A. Social background

B. Social Order

C. None of these

D. Social stratification

1176. The general fertility rate fell between 1964 and 2000 because of_______________?
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A. errors in the measurement of birth rates and production of statistics

B. increases in the age of marriage and the age at which childbearing begins

C. the risk diseases caused by poverty poor housing and bad sanitation

D. there being fewer women of childbearing age than there were in the first half of the century

1177. The crude birth rate______________?
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A. enables researchers to see important difference among races. ethnic groups, classes, age groups, and other categories with in the population

B. is the annual number of live births per 1000-woman age 15-44?

C. Is the potential number of children that could be born if every woman of childbearing age bore all the children she possibly could?

D. is the number of live births per 1000 members of a population in a given year
1178. According to Freud______________?
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A. man is inherently evil

B. man is driven by biological needs

C. man feels the need to dominate others

D. man seeks consensus and harmony

E. man lacks a constraining force

1179. According to Gerald Suttles a gated community would be an example of a(n)_____________?
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A. edge city

B. defended neighborhood

C. urban enclave

D. ethnic village

1180. Our demographic situation provides us with an extraordinary opportunity we can_____________?
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A. educate and use this resource

B. Send educated abroad

C. both a and b

D. None of these

1181. The growth rate is the difference between______________?
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A. births and deaths

B. immigration and emigration rates.

C. none of the above

D. fertility and fecundity

1183. The term informal economy is used to describe_____________?
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A. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

B. work where no money changes hands

C. the activities of small businesses

D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures

1184. Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation ?
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A. Segregation is the encroachment by one group on an area occupied by another group

B. Segregation is the process by which natural areas are formed by the clustering of individuals or groups on the basis of common traits or activities

C. Segregation in always an involuntary process

D. Segregation can be prevented by the practice of redlining

1185. In a study of styles of grand parenting sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg Jr concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to ___________?
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A. function as specialists in recreational care-giving

B. never see their grandchildren

C. carry on a ritualistic(primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren

D. be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them

1186. In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?
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A. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

B. academic climate change researchers

C. the media

D. fossil fuel corporations
1187. Mobility of women was usually decided in the past through ?
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A. Status of women in society

B. Status of their husbands

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

1188. Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included_____________?
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A. Brazils refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children

B. Frances elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.

C. Italys practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.

D. chinas practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.
1190. How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ?
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A. socialization

B. social psychology

C. psychometrics

D. sociobiology

E. social interaction
1191. Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of power _____________?
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A. the ability to manipulate others desires

B. the ability to appeal to legal-rational authority

C. the ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation

D. the ability to control the issues discussed

1196. Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare capitalism ?
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A. social democratic socialist communist

B. social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist

C. social democratic corporatist liberal

D. none of above

1197. The compulsion of proximity describes____________?
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A. traveling to see foreign locations for holidays

B. seeking experience of intimacy on the Internet

C. creating feelings of security in on-line settings

D. wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible
1198. The rise of new social movements indicates that______________?
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A. personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests

B. people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns

C. all of the above

D. consumer identities are more important than class identities

1199. Which of these can sociology not help us with ?
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A. understanding how environmental problems are distributed

B. evaluating policies for tackling environmental problems

C. understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment

D. predicting likely weather patterns in the future