sociology MCQs – Page 53

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1041. When a subordinate person breaks the tacit rules of everyday interaction this is called what ?
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A. interactional vandalism

B. a response cries

C. impression management

D. unfocused interaction

1042. Personality is formed in_______________?
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A. Primary group

B. Secondary group

C. Both groups

D. None of these

1043. Addition of new words in a language is a______________?
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A. Cultural Change

B. None of these

C. Language Change

D. Social Change

1044. A persons overall position in society is called_______________?
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A. master status

B. status set

C. ascribed status

D. achieved status

1045. What is the compulsion of proximity ?
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A. the ability to read peoples body language

B. the need to meet each other face to face

C. the dominance of spoken language in interactions

D. the desire for intimacy in personal relationships

1046. Change is the only ______ in the universe?
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A. Constant

B. Variable

C. None of these

D. Problem

1047. Which of the following theorists argued that conflict is a normal and desirable aspect of social change ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. each of above

C. Emile Durkheim

D. Karl Marx
1048. The value-added model of collective behavior ?
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A. is of little use in understanding the complexity of collective behavior.

B. presents three preconditions for collective behavior

C. states that each determinant expands the range of potential final outcomes

D. none of the above
1049. Social occasions in which individuals act out formal roles are called_____________?
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A. public regions

B. social regions

C. front regions

D. back regions

1050. The act of moving from one social class to another is termed as_____________?
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A. None of these

B. social groups

C. social mobility

D. Social class

1051. Scientific theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in naturalistic terms Which of the following ideas was not considered ?
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A. height

B. genetics

C. brain size

D. evolution

1052. Chinese social control is done mainly through group pressure Every individual is a member of a small group called_____________?
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A. Nessar

B. Communis

C. None of these

D. Danwie
1053. The social construction of childhood can be traced back to_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. the introduction of compulsory education

C. increasingly emotional ties between parents and children

D. new consumer goods for children such as clothes toys and books

1054. Which of the following is not recognized as a level of society ?
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A. the nation states

B. the global village

C. the office

D. the household

1055. Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ?
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A. beanpole families

B. cohabiting families

C. reconstituted families

D. horizontal families

1056. In larger groups each person has_____________?
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A. more points of view to absorb

B. a more elaborate structure within which to function

C. less time to speak

D. all of the above
1057. When so much attention is focused on group survival the group often experiences __________ which is a loss of focus regarding its original intent?
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A. hysteria

B. cultural lag

C. anomie

D. immanence

E. goal displacement
1058. New-style terrorism differs from the old-style in that______________?
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A. it concerns local territorial disputes

B. it has ambitions that are global in scope

C. it is less predictable than previous manifestations

D. it is rooted in religious ideologies

1059. Women have been excluded from the public sphere because_____________?
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A. industrial capitalism separated the middle-class home from the workplace

B. it is difficult to succeed in malestream politics without compromising their femininity

C. all of the above

D. those who enter paid employments have been sidelined into particular fields

1060. Japanese industry progressed because its workers managers and stockholders share a common interest This group sentiment is best illustrated by____________?
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A. None of these

B. Interactionism

C. Functionalist approach

D. Conflict theorists