sociology MCQs – Page 35

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
681. According to Weber the driving force of society was_____________?
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A. rationality

B. Cultural pursuits

C. Increased development

D. None of these

682. Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order _______________?
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A. Switzerland Sweden Norway Portugal

B. Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal

C. Switzerland Norway Portugal Sweden

D. Portugal Switzerland Norway Sweden

683. Evolutionary Perspective is based on the work of_______________?
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A. None of these

B. All of above

C. Comte and Spencer

D. Marx and Weber

684. The item alien to the concept of mass is______________?
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A. None of these

B. anonymity

C. vastness

D. responsibility

685. Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?
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A. horizontal mobility

B. transgenerational mobility

C. vertical mobility

D. geographic mobility

686. According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ?
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A. globalization

B. diversification

C. deceleration

D. feminization

687. Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ?
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A. a young population

B. education

C. careful policy planning

D. good healthcare system
688. Which of these statements does not reflect the conventional position in class analysis ?
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A. womens pay is often essential to the familys economic position

B. womens paid work is not as significant as that of men

C. women should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners

D. class inequalities govern gender stratification

689. What is the approach to ethnic integration which requires immigrants to adopt the culture and values of the majority called ?
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A. cultural pluralism

B. assimilation

C. melting pot

D. multiculturalism

690. A social stratum is________________?
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A. a methodological tool used to identify a persons social class

B. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes

C. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances

D. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy

691. The Main aspect of Conflict Perspective is_____________?
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A. None of these

B. Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history

C. Religion is a driving force in society

D. Equilibrium drives the society

692. Stratified sample falls under______________?
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A. None of these

B. non-probability sampling design

C. multi-stage sample design

D. probability sampling design
693. How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ?
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A. 771 million to 7.1 billion

B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion

C. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion

D. 771 million to 8.2 billion

694. The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is know as_______________?
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A. Malthusianism

B. official statistics

C. demography

D. forecasting

695. Material Culture consists of_______________?
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A. physical objects

B. Non-physical objects

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

696. Communism is a form of government in which _____________?
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A. None of these

B. Means of production are owned by the community

C. by the representatives of proletariat

D. by the capitalist

697. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the relationship between females and males has been one of unequal power with men in a dominant position over women ?
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A. dramaturgical perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. conflict perspective

D. interactionist perspective

698. The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________?
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A. There are set of rules and values shared by all

B. All of above

C. A society is an organized network

D. All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner

699. Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them_____________?
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A. own meanings and values

B. artistic and literary production

C. family and kin relationships

D. religious and spiritual beliefs

700. Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?
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A. none of the above

B. Walt Rostow

C. Immanuel Waller-stein

D. Amartya Sen