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sociology Mcqs

961. A stratum of people of similar positions in the social status continuum are termed as_____________?
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A. Community

B. None of these

C. clan or tribe

D. Social class

962. What is social role ?
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A. an achieved occupational status

B. a persons overall social status within their family

C. socially defined expectations of people in a given social position

D. a social position that becomes a master status for the person occupying it

963. In their study of deviance control theory advocates ask ?
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A. How does structural strain contribute to deviance

B. why are people not deviant?

C. Why are people deviant?

D. How does labeling contribute to deviance?

964. Main source of social control is through ?
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A. Social norms and traditions

B. Law enforcing agencies

C. None of these

D. Clan System

965. The nuclear family means_____________?
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A. a two-generation unit of parents and their children

B. a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals

C. a network of relatives extended within or between generations

D. the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married

966. Which nation(s) has(have) witnessed a significant decline in voter turnout in recent elections ?
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A. all of the above

B. Japan

C. the United States

D. Great Britain

967. Selves without bodies don,t make much sense in human terms (Jenkins 1996) What is Jenkins alluding to in this quotation ?
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A. the need to bring biological knowledge into sociology

B. the need for a new science of sociobiology

C. the need to theorize the embodiment of the social self

D. the need for sociologists to understand the natural sciences

968. The application of rules and regulations in an unimaginative and mechanical fashion refers to_____________?
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A. trained incapacity

B. the iron law of oligarchy

C. Parkinsons law

D. the peter principle

969. Sociologists like Bordo (1993) have attributed the epidemic of anorexia in Western cultures to_____________?
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A. the new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control

B. a generally ascetic frugal lifestyle that can be taken to extremes

C. the social construction of mental illness through which normal patterns of behaviour are pathologized

D. traditional images of women as emotional domesticated and unassertive

970. When individuals work in groups they ?
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A. feel they must work harder to prove their value to the group

B. work harder than when they work alone

C. may engage in social loafing

D. may engage in intergroup relativism

971. According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
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A. a family form only found among st younger people

B. an experimental stage before marriage

C. an alternative to traditional marriage

D. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline

972. In open class society mobility is_____________?
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A. high

B. medium

C. low

D. None of these

973. The four principles of McDonaldization are_____________?
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A. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories

B. efficiency Big Mac large fries milkshake

C. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor

D. efficiency calculability uniformity automation

974. Through association with people who are meaningful to us we achieve a sense of security love acceptance companionship and personal worth This is a(n) ?
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A. expressive tie

B. instrumental bond

C. family tie

D. anticipatory bond

975. which of the following is NOT a feature of all socially stratified systems ?
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A. people share characteristics without necessarily identifying with each other

B. the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time

C. stratification occurs because of inequalities in assets or property

D. peoples life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking

976. Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ?
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A. Deviance exists independently of a cultures norms

B. Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life

C. none of the above

D. Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions

977. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the performance of major social institutions is generally efficient and desirable ?
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A. functionalist perspective

B. each of the above

C. interactionist perspective

D. conflict perspective

978. The form of capitalism that thrives in some developing countries is characterized by a high degree of____________?
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A. success

B. relative depression

C. solidarity

D. anomie

E. repression

979. When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and peoples movement between them they call this____________?
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A. social control

B. social stratification

C. social conflict

D. social solidarity

980. Which of the following in NOT a criterion for groupthink to emerge ?
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A. Members withhold dissent and exercise self- censorship

B. Members share an illusion of invulnerability

C. Members demand conformity and apply pressure to those who express doubts about a proposed course of action

D. Members share a common socioeconomic background

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