sociology MCQs – Page 6

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
101. In the library Louanne observes a woman sitting at a table by herself A man comes up and sits at the other end of the table the woman frowns and shakes her head no The man gets up and moves to another table Lounne concludes that the woman did not want to share a study table The theoretical perspective Louanne is using is_______________?
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A. the functionalist perspective

B. the conflict perspective

C. the interactionist perspective

D. none of the above

102. A survey should avoid asking_____________?
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A. fixed-choice questions s

B. leading questions

C. funneled questions s

D. short questions s

103. Sociology can be considered a social science because________________?
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A. all of the above

B. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence

C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists

D. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
104. Scientific or positive phase is the____________?
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A. None of these

B. Second Phase

C. First phase

D. Last Phase
105. In western world urbanization has accompanied________________?
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A. Progress

B. Industrialization

C. Trade

D. None of these

106. Punishments, or negative sanctions, are especially important at the _______ level?
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A. societal

B. formal

C. adolescent

D. informal

E. traditional

107. Social Control theory attempts to explain_____________?
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A. white-collar crime

B. conformity

C. Psychologically-based crime

D. corporate crime

E. lower-class crime

108. Sociology is concerned with_______________?
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A. random human actions

B. all of the above

C. the behavior of an individual

D. patterns of human behavior
109. Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because_______________?
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A. it investigates workings of society that are different from official accounts

B. it makes use of covert research methods

C. it takes place outside the university campus

D. the investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating

110. According to durkheim the greater rates of suicide in protestants were due to more emphasis on____________?
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A. Economic problem

B. none of these

C. Social Conesion

D. Individualism
111. In laboratory experiments the sociological research is done while people are_______________?
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A. brought into laboratory

B. Kept in their homes and observed

C. are not told about experiment

D. None of these

112. Those who cannot compete have on right for higher learning and must be refused accordingly who believed in the above thesis ?
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A. Spencer

B. Auguste Comte

C. None of these

D. Karl Max

113. Sometimes the scientist personally participates in some experiment to observe it fully It is Known as_____________?
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A. None of these

B. Participant-observer studies

C. Observational studies

D. Personal studies

114. Ibne Khaldun was born in______________?
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A. North Asia

B. North Africa

C. North America

D. None of these

115. A researcher was able to prove that, on average as age increases eyesight declines In research terminology this is called a (n) ?
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A. variation

B. measure of central tendency

C. spurious relationship

D. observation

E. correlation
116. According to Emily Durkheim the mechanic solidarity is based on______________?
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A. divine of labor and specialization

B. Blood relation and neighborhood

C. the contribution individuals make to each other

D. None of these

117. In survey research the group of respondents targeted for the naire is called _________________?
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A. population

B. respondents

C. sample

D. focus group

118. What is the initial element of sociological research ?
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A. carry out a research design

B. review the evidence

C. define the research problem

D. create a research design

119. Which branch of science according to comte would ultimately include all other sciences_____________?
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A. Biology

B. Sociology

C. History

D. Economics

120. Robert Mertons contributions to sociology include____________________?
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A. successfully combining theory and research

B. an analysis of deviant behavior that focuses on societal goals and means

C. all of the above

D. an attempt to bring macro-and micro level analyses together