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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

941. when we shift from primary to secondary group we also shift from________________?
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A. Formal to informal control

B. Informal to formal

C. None of these

D. General to specialized

942. In primary groups social contacts are____________?
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A. informal

B. Social

C. None of these

D. formal

943. The term secondary deviation refers to________________?
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A. all of the above

B. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action

C. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it

D. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts

944. Which of the following describes a central change in contemporary life that has been identified by futurists ?
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A. all of the above

B. The United States is being restructured from an agrarian to an industrial society

C. High tech industries are becoming energy-and materials-intensive

D. Modern societies are increasingly shifting from a national to a global economy

945. Fred is a intelligent student Last year he was on the honor roll This year he began hanging out with friends who spend more time playing video games than studying they routinely earn C, s and D, s Over time Fred slowly stops doing his homework and turning in work for extra credit. He drops out of his honors classes and his grades drop out from mostly A, s to C, s Which theory of deviance best explains what has happened here ?
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A. differential association theory

B. Each of these theories explains the situation equally well

C. social control theory

D. structural strain theory

946. Social relations are directly proportional to_____________?
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A. None of these

B. Caste system

C. Social status

D. social Class

947. Ogburn distinguished three forms of the social effects of inventions One is Dispersion or multiple effects of a single mechanical invention for example ?
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A. Automobile

B. Radio

C. both a and b

D. None of these

948. ________ is the process by which a society moves from traditional to industrial social and economic arrangements?
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A. Development

B. Modernization

C. Social change

D. Evolution

949. Labeling theorists________________?
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A. contend that labeling people as deviant has no effect on their behavior

B. contend that in many cases those labeled deviant identity and pursue a career of deviance

C. focus on why individuals engage in deviant behavior

D. contend that some acts such as rape are inherently criminal

950. Among the approaches that seek to explain the causes of social movements which one states that revolutions are most likely to take place when a prolonged period of social and economic betterment is followed by a period of sharp reversal ?
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A. the deprivation approaches

B. none of the above

C. the resource mobilization approach

D. the capitalist collapse approach

951. Many people sincerely accept their goals and values, but their attitude is not in consistency with the requirements of their goals This hypothesis is called______________?
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A. The value-Stretch hypothesis

B. Differed Gratification pattern

C. artful presentation of self

D. None of these

952. In-groups and out-groups_______________?
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A. highlight the importance of family ties

B. can be thought of as we-groups and they -groups respectively

C. are almost always based on territory (e.g. a neighborhood or nation-state)

D. are easily bridged by those who wish to share the other groups identity

953. How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the Chicago School ?
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A. it is associated with political conflict between states and their citizens

B. all of the above

C. it can have far-reaching effects upon international relations

D. it is committed on a larger often global scale and is well organized

954. Informal organization________________?
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A. increases the hassle of red tape

B. develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations

C. consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization

D. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization

955. Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?
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A. Rumors are easy to verify

B. Rumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information

C. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

D. Rumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information

956. Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ?
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A. the trend towards later marriages

B. social resistance to cohabitation

C. an ageing population with a growing number of households made up of widows/widowers

D. the high rate of divorce

957. In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?
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A. all of the above

B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships

C. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%

D. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages

958. Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time ?
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A. polygamy

B. polyandry

C. monogamy

D. polygyny

959. Inter-generational mobility is______________?
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A. None of these

B. When next generation goes upward than previous one

C. When position changes within same generation

D. When the next generation remains same

960. Which of the following statements accurately describes the importance of groups in social life ?
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A. Support groups have been found to add an average of 18 months to the lives of women in advanced stages of cancer

B. The social support and feedback of others hinders us as we try to confront difficulties

C. The most effective strategy for undergraduate success is to abstain from group interaction because it slows down ones individual learning process

D. Accidents alcoholism psychiatric disorders tuberculosis and even death rates are higher among people who live with more than seven others in a group living situation

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