sociology MCQs – Page 29

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

561. Mass-society theory suggests that______________?
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A. the content of the media is determined market forces

B. the subordinate classes are dominated by the ideology of the ruling class

C. the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers

D. audiences make selective interpretations of media messages

562. Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance ?
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A. equilibrium

B. status quo

C. magnetism

D. charisma

563. Feminist perspectives are distinctive in sociology because_______________?
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A. other theoretical perspectives have not researched women

B. men and women view the world in different ways

C. only women can write from a feminist perspective

D. they emphasize the centrality of gender in social analysis

564. Mary Kaldor (2006) argues that globalization processes lie at the heart of many new wars Which of the following is not an example of the increasing globalization of conflict ?
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A. the presence of diaspora volunteer fighters

B. the role of multinational United Nations peacekeeping troops

C. the involvement of international NGOs

D. the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics

565. The right to govern in England flows through the legislature to_____________?
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A. The cabinet

B. The court of law

C. The prime minister

D. None of them

566. New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible ?
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A. satellite communications

B. robotics

C. the digitization of data

D. fiber optics

E. the capability of computers

567. There are many legal limits that are attached to age a few examples are_____________?
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A. age of consent

B. drinking age

C. All of the above

D. voting age

568. Theories must be____________?
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A. testable

B. based on pre-existing facts

C. formulated prior to research

D. exclusively sociological

E. issue driven

569. Weber said that all knowledge is value-relevant, because____________?
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A. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values

B. Knowledge refers to people and their values

C. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable

D. sociologists like to put a value on different theories

570. Talcott Parsons,s structural functionalism attempted to tackle ?
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A. the problem of social order

B. the problem of social welfare

C. the problem of economic restructuring

D. the problem of class conflict

571. What is behavior towards a group or individual which treats them differently from other groups or individuals called ?
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A. racism

B. Prejudice

C. projection

D. discrimination

572. Society refers to a group of people_____________?
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A. Who share a common culture

B. Who share a defined territory

C. a& b both

D. Who have different cultures

573. What is the term used to describe the stages from ones birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?
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A. socioeconomic life cycle

B. vertical mobility

C. intergenerational mobility

D. none of the above

574. Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country ?
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A. Gross National Product

B. Gross National Income

C. Gross Domestic Product

D. Purchasing Power Parity

575. In pre-industrial societies solidarity was maintained due to____________?
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A. Religion

B. Sense of Community

C. both a & b

D. None of these

576. The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early internet users is an example of______________?
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A. charisma

B. virtual reality

C. equilibrium

D. argot

577. Which of the following statements about values is correct ?
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A. Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable

B. All of the above statements are correct

C. Values never change

D. Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one persons lifetime

578. Subcultures which oppose the dominant culture are_______________?
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A. Countercultures

B. New Cultures

C. cultural relativism

D. None of these

579. The salient features of Horticulturalist society are______________?
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A. Food surplus and division of labor

B. All of above

C. cultivation of crops

D. Dense populations

580. Older people living in housing for the elderly workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_______________?
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A. subcultures

B. argot

C. cultural universals

D. countercultures

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