sociology MCQs – Page 43

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

841. During the Second World War Christians living in Nazi Germany had to choose between trying to protect Jewish friends and associates and turning them in to the authorities This is an example of____________?
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A. functional prerequisites

B. cultural universalism

C. role conflict

D. role strain

842. Functionalists view social control as_______________?
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A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others

B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival

C. a source of social chaos

D. both b and c

843. Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?
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A. restorative justice

B. deterrent sentencing

C. zero tolerance

D. target hardening

844. The societies which strictly follow caste systems the people mostly adopt the occupations of their ancestors and live on the same statuses such society is_____________?
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A. Closed society

B. Caste society

C. None of these

D. Open society

845. _________ refers to the fundamental alterations in the patterns of culture structure and social behavior over time ?
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A. social change

B. cultural lag

C. diffusion

D. modernization

846. Patterns of drug use in Britain reveal that____________?
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A. despite a series of moral panics, the use of illegal drugs is very rare

B. teenage girls are more likely to experiment with hard drugs than teenage boys

C. the most commonly used recreational drug is Ecstasy

D. it has increased and is no longer confined to a hedonistic youth subculture

847. The work of Smart suggested that_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. womens sexual delinquency was more likely to be normalized than mens

C. womens criminal behavior tended to reflect traditional gender roles

D. the rates of violent crime were similar for men and women

848. Which one of the following does Wilkinson identify as the main determinant of relative health in a society ?
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A. lifestyle choices

B. social integration

C. work patterns

D. social inequality

849. The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________?
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A. anomie

B. deviance

C. none of the above

D. social disorganization

850. The native people of Tasmania a large island just south of Australia are now extinct because they failed to______________?
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A. preserve order

B. replace personnel

C. provide and maintain a sense of purpose

D. teach new recruits

851. Which of the following statements is not correct ?
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A. Negotiation is a cultural universal

B. Negotiation is a macro-level process that does not usually involve interactions between small groups such as families

C. Most elements of social structure are not static and are therefore subject to change through bargaining and exchanging (negotiation)

D. Sociologists use the term negotiated order to underscore the fact that social order is continually being constructed and altered through negotiation

852. Marx saw conflict between ________ as the primary source of social change ?
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A. nations

B. ethnic groups

C. religions

D. classes

853. _____________ is the term commonly used to describe the early days of a social movement characterized by a general mood of discontent ?
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A. Decline

B. Incipience

C. Coalescence

D. Arousal

E. Bureaucratization

854. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?
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