sociology Mcqs
1201. Which of the following nations has the lowest infant mortality rate ?
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A. Canada

B. Sweden

C. the United States

D. Mozambique

1202. According to the United States Department of Labor about _______ percent of downsized employees find new jabs ?
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A. 19

B. 75

C. 14

D. 28

1203. Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in____________?
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A. United States

B. Gambia

C. Japan

D. unknown

1204. Which perspective on environmental issues tends to adopt an agnostic stance towards the severity of the problem itself ?
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A. social constructionism

B. structural Marxism

C. ecofeminism

D. critical realism

1205. Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
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A. relations between men and women in the workplace

B. the allocation of men and women to different types of job

C. the belief that women control the private sphere

D. womens increasing labor market participation

1206. Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ?
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A. single-occupancy light truck

B. long-haul aero plane

C. high-occupancy city bus

D. high-speed coal-fired train

1207. It was estimated 148.72 million according to______________?
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A. 2003 census

B. 2005 census

C. 2004 census

D. None of these

1208. Totalitarianism ?
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A. can incorporate only in a socialist society

B. is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families

C. is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?

D. is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?

1209. Which political figure first called for a Untied States of Europe ?
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A. Winston Churchill

B. Charles De Gaulle

C. Harry S Truman

D. Adolf Hitler

1210. Modern day sociologists have applied Erikson,s model to_______________?
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A. early childhood

B. infancy

C. later life

D. young adulthood

E. adolescence

1211. Of the following nations life expectancy at birth is highest in______________?
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A. USA

B. Gambia

C. unknown

D. Japan
1212. Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line ?
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A. androlineal

B. homolineal

C. matrilineal

D. patrilineal
1213. Total inhabitants of an area at a given time is termed as_____________?
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A. Society

B. Population

C. community

D. None of these

1214. Which type of theorists would argue that relentless class conflict between capitalists and workers boom and bust economic cycles and intercorporate conflict place limits on the ability of the capitalist class to manipulate political institutions at will?
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A. instrumental conflict theorists

B. structural conflict theorists

C. dysfunctional conflict theorists

D. reactionary conflict theorists

1215. Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?
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A. Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role

B. Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group

C. all of the above

D. The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long-term illnesses

1216. Environmental issues were central to the work of_____________?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Max Weber

C. Emile Durkheim

D. None of these
1217. Which of the following perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Max Weber

D. Karl Marx

1218. Career and mobility patterns for men and women are_____________?
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A. all alike

B. Growing more nearly alike

C. Quite different

D. None of these

1219. What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ?
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A. the fall of communism

B. the end of history

C. the birth of nationalism

D. the rise of neoliberalism

1220. What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as ____________?
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A. ethnic cleansing

B. assimilation

C. apartheid

D. multiculturalism

1221. Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain ?
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A. liquid monogamy

B. reflexive monogamy

C. flexible monogamy

D. serial monogamy
1222. What is the idea that racism pervades all of societys structures in a systematic way called ____________?
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A. institutional racism

B. ethnocentrism

C. cultural racism

D. new racism

1223. A sect is organized around______________?
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A. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred

B. tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state

C. voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment

D. beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits

1224. Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Friedrich Engels

C. Margaret Mead

D. George Murdock

1225. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ?
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A. The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources

B. The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state

C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state

D. The state has existed throughout human history

1226. Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as_____________?
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A. selective perception

B. homogeneity

C. heterogeneity

D. self-selection

E. homogamy
1227. The _______ is the number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants in specific age group ?
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A. infant mortality rate

B. targeted mortality rate

C. age-specific death rate

D. crude death rate

1228. Which of these is not a criticism that critical realists make of social constructionist approaches to the environment ?
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A. social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues

B. social constructionism applies standard which demand new theorizing and approaches

C. social constructionism tells us more about social interactions than the relationship between society and the environment

D. social constructionism reminds us that all environmental issues have an important social aspect and context
1229. The ____ is the increase or decrease that results from immigration or emigration per 1000 member of the population in a given year ?
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A. growth rate

B. net migration rate

C. emigration rate

D. immigration rate

1230. In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?
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A. no longer relevant to sociology

B. disorganized social relations in a postmodern world

C. highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices

D. virtual communities in cyberspace

1231. Education of women is the most important step in_____________?
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A. Eradicating poverty

B. coping illiteracy

C. Controlling Population

D. None of these

1232. Which one of these statements is correct _______________?
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A. global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earths surface

B. global warming is a problem caused mainly by unregulated industrialization in the developing countries

C. global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon

D. global warming is simply another term for the greenhouse effect

1233. Which of the following are NOT factors involved in whether or not people define a situation as crowded ?
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A. duration and predictability

B. intensification of peoples definition of the situation

C. frame of mind and environmental setting

D. the sex and race of individuals present
1234. In reviewing capitalism worldwide following the downfall of communism in the Soviet Union some observers suggest that_____________?
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A. Russia Eastern Europe Latin America and Asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the United States

B. capitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations

C. in dynamic Asian nations (e.g. Japan Singapore Hong Kong South Korea and Taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a government-business symbiosis different from that in Europe and the United States

D. the performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the government-business /state capitalism/communal capitalism economic arrangement

1235. Representative democracy is best described as system ?
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A. where those elected simply represent the views of the electors

B. which ensures political equality and protects liberty

C. where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole

D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them

1236. Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ?
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A. beanpole families

B. reconstituted families

C. cohabiting families

D. horizontal families

1237. Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ?
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A. corporate corruption through interlocking directorates

B. lobbying campaign financing and corruption

C. socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms

D. class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict

1238. The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________?
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A. people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings

B. despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values

C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private

D. the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives

1239. The Bretton Woods institutions are______________?
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A. The United Nations and the World Trade Organization

B. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank

C. The International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization

D. The international Monetary Fund and the World Bank
1240. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption ?
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A. interactionist perspective

B. labelling theory

C. conflict perspective

D. functionalist perspective
1241. Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ?
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A. increase in the number of men with a college education

B. all of the above

C. shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries

D. increasing birth-rate

1242. Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society ?
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A. functionalist perspective

B. conflict perspective

C. each of the above

D. interactionist perspective

1243. Research on the family life course indicates that_____________?
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A. the psychological well-being of parents is a little better than that of childless couples

B. the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child

C. women with a first child are more likely than women without a child to report that their husbands do not pay enough attention to them

D. most couples consider parenthood a crisis

1244. Demographic Transition exhibits_____________?
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A. High death rate and low birth rate in its first phase

B. None of these

C. High birth rate and low death rate in its first phase

D. High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase
1245. According to United nations estimates by 2025 the worlds average life expectancy will have reached_________________?
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A. 71

B. 46

C. 54

D. 80

1246. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West ?
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A. marriage is seen in terms of personal satisfaction

B. increased acceptance of same-sex relationships

C. a reduction in the stigma attached to divorce

D. women have become less economically dependent

1247. The conflict perspective would note that____________?
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A. Physicians serve as gatekeepers for the sick role either verifying a patients condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered

B. Patients play an active role in health care by failing to follow a physicians advice

C. The designation healthy or ill generally involves social definition by others

D. Multinational corporations based in industrialized countries have reaped significant profits by dumping unapproved drugs on unsuspecting Third World countries
1248. Which of the following is a leading exponent of the view that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful ?
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A. Edwin Sutherland

B. Stanley Milgram

C. Richard Quinney

D. William Chambliss

1249. Which of the following factors is associated with the high divorce rate in the United States ?
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A. all of the above

B. the liberalization of divorce laws

C. the increase in family incomes

D. divorce is easier to work out since contemporary families have fewer children than earlier families

1250. Economic growth will keep pace with population growth only if there is_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Improved technology

C. Motivation to achieve

D. Available acreage