sociology MCQs – Page 32

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
621. The demographic transition refers to______________?
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A. an increase in the death rate

B. a change in the ratio of births to deaths

C. an exponential growth in population

D. an increase in the birth rate

622. Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________?
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A. Systematic and recorded

B. Precision and objectivity

C. All of the above

D. Accuracy

623. Marx swa capitalism leading to____________?
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A. Equality in society

B. Increasingly unhappy individuals

C. None of these

D. Increasingly happy individuals

624. According to peter Saunders in modem societies stratification depends on___________?
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A. Cultural groups

B. Ethnic groups

C. Social and economic classes

D. None of these

625. The caste system is generally associated with______________?
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A. Hinduism

B. Buddhism

C. Islam

D. Judaism

626. The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?
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A. too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness

B. an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations

C. often involved in white collar work

D. all of the above
627. A counter culture_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Has to be against the existing ethos/values

C. May not be against the existing culture ethos/values

D. if different from the exiting culture may never survive

628. The main cause of unhappiness in the working class according to Marx is______________?
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A. Alienation from the results of production

B. Job insecurity

C. low wages

D. None of these

629. Mass-society theory suggests that_______________?
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A. the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers

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

C. the content of the media is determined by market forces

D. audiences make selective interpretations of media messages

630. The Bretton Woods institutions are_______________?
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A. The United Nations and the World Trade Organization

B. The international Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization

C. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank

D. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
631. What term is used to describe the movement of individuals up or down the social scale during the course of their working lives ?
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A. intergenerational mobility

B. open mobility

C. intragenerational mobility

D. lateral mobility

632. Martha and Susan work at the local factory ten hours a day five days a week They make the minimum wage with no overtime pay insurance or benefits One day they discuss their situations over lunch and express frustration over the fact that they never seem to make enough money to get ahead By the end of the conversation they have motivated each other to volunteer to work on Sundays They figure that if they work just a little harder they will make enough money to increase their social status Marx would say these women are demonstrating ?
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A. false consciousness

B. capitalist enthusiasm

C. the dedication necessary to get ahead in life

D. class consciousness

633. One strength of ethnography is tha______________?
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A. the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator

B. it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods

C. it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities

D. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension

634. Everything which is socially learned and shared is called______________?
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A. society

B. None of these

C. behavior

D. Culture
635. The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of_____________?
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A. Max Weber

B. Karl Marx

C. Erving Goffman

D. Emile Durkheim

636. The term hegemony refers to_____________?
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A. a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences

B. a dominant ideology that legitimates economic political

C. a mode of payment given for outstanding topiary

D. the tendency for the working class not to realize their own interests

637. In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________?
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A. cultural relativism

B. ethnocentrism

C. cultural integration

D. culture shock

638. Which of the following is NOT an INGO ?
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A. Amnesty International

B. international Telegraph Union

C. Greenpeace

D. The Red Cross

639. The interventionist Perspective studies_______________?
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A. People and their interactions

B. State

C. Society

D. None of these

640. The difference between horticulture and agriculture is________________?
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A. Horticulture only depends on humans for cultivation

B. a and c both

C. Agriculture employs machinery but horticulture not

D. Horticulture employs machinery and other tools