sociology MCQs – Page 54

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1061. Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class ?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Margaret Mead

C. Talcott Parsons

D. Max Weber

1062. Functionalists accept Change as a _____________?
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A. Function

B. Change

C. None of these

D. Constant
1063. Which of these is not part of Judith Butlers theory of gender identity ?
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A. gender is performative

B. people, s biological sex underpins their gendered identity

C. gender is about what we do not who we are

D. there is no essential or biological basis to gender

1064. Social constructionism studies the processes which create and sustain ?
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A. social inequality

B. social structures

C. social reality

D. social space

1065. Primary groups are judged by them______________?
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A. none of these

B. task

C. efficiency

D. emotional Satisfaction
1066. According to the World Health Organization which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries ?
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A. poor housing

B. poor diet

C. poor sanitation

D. poor education
1067. Conflict theorists contend that_______________?
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A. bureaucracies result from the centralizing tendencies of socialism and help to redistribute wealth and power

B. factories are organized and operate independently of market pressures

C. organizational goals reflect the priorities of those who occupy the top positions

D. bureaucracies are arenas for cooperation in which the dominant social values of justice and equality take precedence

1068. Sutherlands study of the professional thief suggested that_______________?
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A. people are socialized into a life of crime by associating with others who define it in positive terms

B. the majority of crime is committed by middle class people in professional occupations

C. those who were arrested and charged with theft did not define themselves as thieves

D. the most dangerous criminals on the street were those who were highly skilled thieves

1069. Which of the following statements is true of reference groups ?
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A. They are membership groups

B. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations

C. Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation

D. They provide comparative but not normative functions

1070. Over all, new management strategies over the past decade have emphasized all of the following except____________?
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A. less hierarchy and less authoritarianism

B. larger work groups

C. self-managed teams

D. more worker participation in decision making

1071. The Mafia is an example of_______________?
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A. organized crime

B. white collar crime

C. global terrorism

D. non-criminal deviance

1072. A new combination or a new use of existing knowledge is termed as______________?
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A. None of these

B. discovery

C. Invention

D. Social Change

1073. A great deal of leadership and authority rests upon the skillful manipulation of the group as a___________?
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A. None of these

B. Source of power

C. Source of help

D. control device
1074. In a democracy ?
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A. the procedures for changing government officials may change with each administration

B. the government tolerates little opposition

C. the people govern directly

D. the powers of government derive from the consent of the governed
1075. In 1971 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for women ?
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A. 28.4

B. 25.52

C. 23.1

D. 22.6
1076. The scientific study of aging is called______________?
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A. gerontology

B. global greying

C. the maturational method

D. maturational reform

E. gerontocracy

1077. Which term describes the process whereby religion loses its influence over various spheres of social life ?
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A. secularization

B. evangelicalism

C. fundamentalism

D. alienation

1078. Power legitimated by the sanctity of age-old customs is called ________ authority ?
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A. characteristic

B. traditional

C. charismatic

D. legal-rational

1079. Peer involvement in adolescence is generally thought to be______________?
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A. overly-superficial

B. over-rated

C. negative

D. positive

1080. Blended families are also known as_____________?
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A. family structures

B. Brady Bunch families

C. families of orientation

D. reconstituted families

E. bi-lateral families