sociology Mcqs
252. Sociology emerged in________________?
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A. Mid seventeenth Century

B. None of these

C. In Eighteenth Century

D. In early 19th Century
253. The Mafia is an example of____________?
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A. White collar crime

B. none-criminal deviance

C. global terrorism

D. organized crime
254. Which of the following was not identified as a major research design ?
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A. surveys

B. experiments

C. field research

D. ethnography

E. secondary research

255. Science aims to be both______________?
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A. valid and reliable

B. philosophical and progressive

C. complex and against commonsense

D. experimental and statistical

256. Urbanism is the study of________________?
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A. Cities

B. None of these

C. human communities rural areas

D. Transition

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

B. mean

C. range

D. median

258. The Communist Manifesto was written by____________?
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A. Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx

B. Karl Marx and Georg Hegel

C. Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton

D. George Herbert Mead and Jane Addams

259. The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?
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A. ideas

B. indices

C. variables

D. theories

E. populations

261. The natural law approach is essentially concerned with__________________?
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A. family law

B. the protection of universal human rights

C. limiting the powers of government

D. civil law or torts

E. limiting the powers of wealthy businessmen

262. According to Durkheim social facts are________________?
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A. only things that have been shown to be true

B. social insights into collective behavior

C. ways of behaving that are external to individuals

D. information captured by official statistics

263. An experiment can be defined as_______________?
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A. an attempt to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions

B. a piece of research trying out new methods

C. an attempt to deceive participants about the researchs true purpose

D. a piece of research conducted in a laboratory

265. In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________?
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A. testing out new research methods to see which one works best

B. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study

C. interpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms

D. isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
266. Comets final stage was______________?
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A. None of these

B. Metaphysical Stage

C. Theological stage

D. Scientific Stage
268. Standard deviation in statistics is the measure that indicates in the essence of______________?
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A. Central tendency

B. spread of the sample means/values

C. Both A an B

D. None of these

273. Comte gave the law of_______________?
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A. Two phases

B. All of above

C. Four phases

D. three phases
274. A double barreled has the potential of having______________?
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A. two respectable responses/answers

B. two answers but incompatible with each other

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

275. Secularization involves the two related ideas of__________________?
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A. disappointment and disproportion

B. distribution and distillation

C. disengagement and disenchantment

D. disbelief and disintegration

276. Students at Bailey University staged a sit-in to protest the Universitys decision to cancel its longstanding policy of exempting graduating seniors from final exams Which strongest framework for analyzing this situation?
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A. Functionalist because teaching college students to protest is a manifest function of education

B. Conflict, because this is an example of a power struggle between two groups with conflicting ideas an interest

C. none of the above

D. Interactionist because the University and the students didnt share the same understanding about final exams

277. Max Weber_______________?
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A. recognized that it is impossible for scholars to prevent their personal values from influencing their work

B. emphasized that under no conditions could a researcher allow his or her personal feelings to influence the interpretation of data

C. all of the above

D. stressed that researchers had to maintain the confidentiality of their subjects

278. Auguste Comte was a_______________?
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A. American

B. None of these

C. British

D. French thinker
279. Which one of the following statements is not part of the Code of Ethics developed by the American Sociological Association? Researchers must_______________?
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A. acknowledge research collaboration and assistance

B. preserve the confidentiality of their subjects

C. make all research notes available for public scrutiny

D. protect their subjects from personal harm

280. Sociology is study of________________?
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A. Human political life

B. None of these

C. Human social life

D. Human economic life

281. The social world is_______________?
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A. Stagnant

B. Changing

C. Both a & b

D. None of these

282. In sociology_______________?
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A. theory can be developed independent of research

B. the relationship between theory and research is cyclical

C. research is dictated by the theoretical perspective

D. theory always precedes research

E. research always precedes theory

284. What major contribution did W.E.B DuBois make to sociology ?
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A. He conducted research on the upper classes of Philadelphia

B. He developed a theoretical understanding of racial inequality

C. None of the above

D. He chaired the first Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago

285. Individual learns socialization______________?
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A. throughout the life

B. None of these

C. in childhood

D. in infancy

286. The first step in any sociological research project is to_________________?
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A. review previous research

B. define the problem

C. collect data

D. formulate a hypothesis

288. If a deviant act is normalized it is______________?
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A. recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior

B. seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character

C. attributed to the persons genetic or anatomical make up

D. the first step in establishing a deviant career

289. William F Whytes study of a low-income Italian neighborhood in Boston was a classic example of_____________?
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A. participant observation research

B. a survey

C. content analysis

D. an experiment

290. One strength of ethnography is that______________?
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A. it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities

B. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension

C. it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods

D. the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator

291. Sociology comes from a Latin word Socius means______________?
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A. Friend

B. Neighbor

C. None of these

D. Associate
294. What is Howard Beckers famous definition of deviance ?
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A. deviant behavior is that labelled by the perpetrators

B. deviant behavior is behavior that people so label

C. deviant behavior is that which causes public offence

D. deviant behavior is behavior that is labelled so by the law

295. The concepts of protestant and Bourgeois were presented by_______________?
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A. Emile Durkheim

B. Talcat parson

C. Max Weber

D. Karl Marx
296. Reading a number of books and journals regarding crime in Canada is a good example of______________?
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A. non-participant observation

B. secondary research

C. qualitative research

D. ethnography

E. field research

297. Bias in research practice refers to_____________?
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A. interpretations being applied to the results

B. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data

C. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology

D. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
298. Biological positivists have tended to focus on what type of crime ?
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A. white collar

B. juvenile

C. Violent

D. drug-related

299. What did Auguste Comte mean by positivism in sociology ?
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A. sociology should make use of statistical evidence

B. sociology should be optimistic about human achievements

C. sociology should adopt the same methods as the natural sciences

D. sociological research must contribute to a governments social policy

300. Which of these is NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?
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A. they are often undertaken by specialist agencies

B. the data is easy to quantify and analyses

C. they offer an appearance of precision

D. large numbers of people can be studied