sociology MCQs – Page 55

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1081. The looking-glass self essentially explains ?
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A. our reflections on our own personal shortcomings

B. our sense of knowledge from all of the agents of socialization

C. our sense of individuality

D. our self-concept both positive and negative

E. our imagination of how others see us
1082. Absolute poverty refers to a set standard which is consistent over time and______________?
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A. for a decade

B. in a county

C. between countries

D. None of these

1083. Robert Park and Ernest Burgess are associated with________________?
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A. Urban ecology

B. the linear-development model

C. the conflict perspective

D. the functionalist perspective
1084. The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by______________?
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A. C.D Harris and Edward L. Ulman

B. Homer Hoyt

C. Ferdinand Tonnies

D. Ernest Burgess

1085. The first stage of the demographic transition is called the_____________?
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A. post transition stage initiation stage

B. transition stage

C. initiation stage

D. pretransition stage
1086. Which of the following is not a new social movement ?
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A. environmental movement

B. anti-nuclear movement

C. labor movement

D. resource mobilization theory

1087. What is the systematic elimination of one ethnic group at the hands of another called ?
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A. scapegoating

B. ethnic cleansing

C. institutional racism

D. genocide
1088. Which is the most recently established of the great world religions ?
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A. Judaism

B. Hinduism

C. Christianity

D. Islam
1089. Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
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A. interactionist perspective

B. conflict perspective

C. functionalist perspective

D. each of the above

1090. Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of its members in the bottom income quintile ?
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A. Pakistan /Bangladeshis

B. Indians

C. Whites

D. Black Caribbean

1091. Which of the following is a polytheistic religion ?
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A. Islam

B. Christianity

C. Hinduism

D. Judaism

1092. What term describes ties between individuals established through marriage or blood ?
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A. network

B. family

C. tribe

D. kinship
1093. A Group of people affiliated by consanguinity affinity and co-residence is______________?
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A. Family

B. Neighborhood

C. Class

D. None of these

1094. The global spread of democracy is probably the most striking trend in geopolitics but in the established Western democracies what has now become a source of major concern ?
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A. the decline in voter turnout

B. the expanding number of small political parties

C. security problems with-e-voting

D. electoral fraud

1095. A group whose members are related by ancestry marriage or adoption is a(n) ?
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A. kinship group

B. none of the above

C. family

D. institution

1096. Care for the elderly_____________?
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A. falls mostly on the eldest son

B. is provided by the family in 40 percent of cases

C. is provided by the sandwich generation

D. none of the above

1097. GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?
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A. they involve transplanting genes between different organisms

B. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday

C. they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding

D. they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields

1098. Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?
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A. Emile Durkheim

B. William Chambliss

C. Richard Quinney

D. Stanley Milgram

1099. Multinational corporations______________?
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A. play an increasingly important role in the structuring of the division of labor in the world economy

B. may need to avoid alienating non-American workers and customers

C. maintain strong national identities in spite of operating abroad

D. provide preferential treatment for American employees

1100. 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. polyandry

B. polygamy

C. monogamy

D. polygyny