sociology MCQs – Page 44

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
861. A system of stratification where positions are partly achieved, and mobility is common is one based on_____________?
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A. caste

B. slavery

C. status

D. class
862. Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line ?
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A. patrilineal

B. matrilineal

C. homolineal

D. androlineal

863. Who wrote The Metropolis and Mental Life (1903) ?
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A. Louise Wirth

B. Max Weber

C. Georg Simmel

D. Robert Park

864. Rate of mobility in modern societies is determined by (1) structural factor and (2) ?
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A. None of these

B. Social factors

C. Individual factors

D. Class factor

865. The term terrorism has its origins in_____________?
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A. Nazi Germany

B. the English Civil War

C. Revolutionary France

D. the Roman Empire

866. Diffusion is a _______ way process?
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A. one

B. None of these

C. three

D. two
867. Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by ____________?
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A. Albert Einstein

B. Benjamin Franklin

C. Harriet Martineau

D. Charles Darwin
868. You are a student at XYZ College and You have your sociology and history final exams on the same morning Your know that preparing for both exams at the same time is going to lead to lower grades in one or both of the exams The conflict that you are experiencing as you try to fulfill both of your responsibilities at the college is an example of_________________?
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A. role conflict

B. role exit

C. role dissonance

D. role strain
869. Change is nearly always____________?
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A. Ineffective

B. Costly

C. None of these

D. Priceless

870. All civilizations are in an endless cycle of three cultural systems this theory was presented by_____________?
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A. Oswald Spengler

B. Pitirim Sorokin

C. Arnold Toynbee

D. None of these

871. The essential function of punishment in society is_______________?
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A. None of these

B. reform

C. affirmation of moral standards

D. revenge

872. Which of these is a front region of social life ?
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A. a football ground dressing room

B. a clothing store payment counter

C. a restaurant kitchen

D. a nightclub toilet

873. ________ usually last longer are better organized more goal-oriented and have a longer lasting impact than fads or crazes ?
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A. Conventions

B. Protests

C. Social movements

D. Hysterias

E. Developments

874. White-collar and corporate crimes______________?
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A. usually result in severe punishment for those who are caught

B. are committed by relatively affluent people often in the course of business activities

C. are not very costly compared to the dollar cost of other crimes

D. are crimes the average person is less likely to experience than street crime

875. White-collar crime is low in visibility because______________?
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A. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime

B. it involves only small amounts of money

C. it goes undetected in the context of everyday business transactions

D. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoisie

876. Which of the following is NOT part of the criminal justice system ?
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A. military

B. police

C. courts

D. prisons

877. The four principles of McDonaldization are________________?
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A. efficiency Big Mac large fries milkshake

B. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor

C. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories

D. efficiency calculability uniformity automation
878. Deviant is an agent of___________?
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A. None of these

B. neutrality

C. no change

D. Change
879. Lombroso claimed that_____________?
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A. criminals were socialized underworld of crime

B. biological failings drove some people into crime

C. women were less likely to be arrested than men

D. no act is intrinsically deviant

880. Which of the following is an achieved status ?
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A. Native American

B. bank robber

C. senior citizen

D. member of the female sex