sociology MCQs – Page 38

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
741. According to Wright some class locations are contradictory because _______________?
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A. they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify

B. they share features of the positions above and below them

C. their holders do not believe in the notion of class

D. there is disagreement about how to interpret them

742. 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

743. Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
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A. all of the above

B. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another

C. In some instances behavior that appears to violate society,s norms the norms of a particular group

D. People do not follow norms in all situations In some cases they evade

744. Critics of the culture of poverty thesis point out that________________?
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A. the theory is too cultural and fails to take into account psychological implications

B. the poor have had their access to achievement blocked by the social order

C. the poor simply do not want the same things that other members of society want

D. not enough research has been done to come to any meaningful conclusion

745. Economic standing includes______________?
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A. wealth that which people own (have)

B. job security

C. both a and b

D. none of the above

746. How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ?
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A. developing countries

B. peripheral countries

C. newly industrializing countries

D. globalizing countries

747. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a post-industrial society ?
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A. Changes are accompanied by the knowledge explosion based on the creation processing and distribution of knowledge

B. Many processes in the work place are automated

C. Increasing numbers of workers are employed in the service sector

D. Economic self-sufficiency is displaced by complex divisions of labour exchange relationships and national and international market systems
748. Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal, and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions ?
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A. labelling perspective

B. conflict perspective

C. interactionist perspective

D. functionalist perspective
749. A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of_________________?
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A. upward intergenerational mobility

B. downward intergenerational mobility

C. downward intergenerational mobility

D. upward intergenerational mobility

750. Horticulture and agriculture developed_____________?
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A. 10,000 to 80,00, B.C.E

B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C

C. None of these

D. 100 to 800 B.C.E

751. The capitalist class of the mid-twentieth century were said to join the upper class because them___________?
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A. owned companies and financial assets that generated wealth through corporations

B. had direct personal ownerships of land and businesses as physical assets

C. emulated the lifestyle and cultural values of the traditional aristocracy

D. Participated in the same leisure pursuits and events of the social calendar

752. A preference for foreign culture and products is called________________?
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A. Xenocentrism

B. Cultural Adjustment

C. None of these

D. Ethnocentrism

753. The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called____________?
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A. fertility

B. femininity

C. facticity

D. fecundity
754. Each social class is a subculture with a system of______________?
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A. Set of values

B. Behavior

C. All of above

D. Way of life

755. In which sector do two-thirds of the worlds working children perform their labor ?
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A. services

B. Wholesale and retail

C. agriculture

D. manufacturing

756. A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ?
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A. Social class

B. estates

C. slavery

D. caste

757. Interventionist Perspective emphasizes that________________?
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A. All of the above

B. People perceive the world mostly subjectively

C. All reality is not subjective

D. People interact mainly through symbols

758. All the perspectives are______________?
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A. basically, the analysis of society from different angles

B. complementary each other

C. quite opposing to each other

D. B and C
759. The term Sociology was first coined by____________?
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A. Max Weber

B. None of these

C. August Comte

D. Karl Marx

760. Principles of Sociology was written in 1876 by______________?
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A. August Comte

B. Herbert Spencer

C. Max Weber

D. None of these