sociology MCQs – Page 5

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
81. What is meant by reflexivity in sociological research ?
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A. research findings empower the general public making them more confident

B. research funders have control over research findings and who has access

C. research findings feed back into society and as a result may change it

D. sociologists learn more about the society they live in

82. In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with________________?
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A. suicide rates and how they varied from country to country

B. means people used to take their own lives

C. personalities of individual suicide victims

D. effects of suicide on the families of victims

83. In most instances how well a student does on a test is determined by how much the student studies for it in this example studying for an exam is a(n)_____________?
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A. sample

B. dependent variable

C. independent variable

D. correlation

84. Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher_________________?
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A. examines the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every twentieth name in the city,s telephone book

B. administers a naira to every fifth woman who enters a business office

C. None of the above

D. studies the attitudes of Democratic voters by choosing every tenth name found on a city,s list of registered Democrats

85. Sociology is introduced as an academic discipline by______________?
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A. Ibn-e-Khaldun

B. Herber Spencer

C. Auguste Comte

D. George Simmel

86. In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with_______________?
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A. effects of suicide on the families of victims

B. personalities of individual suicide victims

C. means people used to take their own lives

D. suicide rates and how they varied from county to country
87. _______________ Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example ?
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A. white-collar crime

B. victimless crime

C. corporate crime

D. organized crime

88. The key concept in labelling theory is that of____________________?
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A. motivation

B. stigma

C. aspiration

D. commitment

E. acceptance

89. The first stage, according to Comte was_______________?
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A. Metaphysical

B. Theological

C. Scientific stage

D. None of these

90. Which one of these is a measure of dispersion ?
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A. parameter

B. range

C. median

D. mean

91. Social sciences comprise the application of scientific method to______________?
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A. laboratory experiments

B. None of these

C. field experiment

D. human aspect of the world
92. In order for a variable to be measured, a researcher must provide a (n) ?
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A. hypothesis

B. theory

C. quantitative theorem

D. scale

E. operational definition
93. Which of these is most closely associated with Marx,s thinking ?
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A. consensus

B. integration

C. conflict

D. social facts

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

B. target hardening

C. deterrent sentencing

D. zero tolerance
95. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschis Social Control theory ?
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A. commitment

B. attachment

C. belief

D. involvement

E. religiosity
96. A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________?
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A. some respondents are paranoid

B. the cost of the stamps

C. the response rates

D. the inability to follow-up

E. the mail is slow

97. Sociology has been said to be the product of______________?
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A. the Chinese and Agricultural Revolutions

B. the American and Democratic Revolutions

C. the Russian and Scientific Revolutions

D. the French and Industrial Revolutions
98. Max Weber,s work made use of ideal types What are they ?
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A. the most commonly found type of social organization

B. conceptual or analytical models of social phenomena

C. models of society based on up to date statistical evidence

D. philosophical models of an ideal human society

99. It is useful to have a diversity of theories in sociology because_________________?
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A. it removes the need to assess a theory according the empirical evidence

B. human behavior is so complicated that no single theory would be adequate

C. innumerable theories have been developed in the many fields of sociology

D. sociologists can choose the theory that best fits the data they have collected

100. According to Strain theory, retreatants are likely to engage in what type of deviant activity ?
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A. robbery

B. Sexual assault

C. drug abuse

D. counterfeiting

E. terrorism