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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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

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1181. The growth rate is the difference between______________?
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A. births and deaths

B. immigration and emigration rates.

C. none of the above

D. fertility and fecundity

1182. In What year did the 15 constituent republics of the USSR declare independence thereby ending the Soviet Union as a functioning state ?
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A. 1998

B. 1991

C. 1989

D. 2001

1183. The term informal economy is used to describe_____________?
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A. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment

B. work where no money changes hands

C. the activities of small businesses

D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures

1184. Which of the following is an accurate statement about segregation ?
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A. Segregation is the encroachment by one group on an area occupied by another group

B. Segregation is the process by which natural areas are formed by the clustering of individuals or groups on the basis of common traits or activities

C. Segregation in always an involuntary process

D. Segregation can be prevented by the practice of redlining

1185. In a study of styles of grand parenting sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg Jr concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to ___________?
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A. function as specialists in recreational care-giving

B. never see their grandchildren

C. carry on a ritualistic(primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren

D. be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them

1186. In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?
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A. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

B. academic climate change researchers

C. the media

D. fossil fuel corporations

1187. Mobility of women was usually decided in the past through ?
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A. Status of women in society

B. Status of their husbands

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

1188. Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have aroused considerable indignation among many citizens in Western nations. Such measures have included_____________?
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A. Brazils refusal to grant a divorce to couples with children

B. Frances elimination of tax deductions for families with more than two children.

C. Italys practice of punishing couples who have two or more children.

D. chinas practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion.

1189. ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility?
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A. Broad

B. closed

C. Open

D. None of these

1190. How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ?
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A. socialization

B. social psychology

C. psychometrics

D. sociobiology

E. social interaction

1191. Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of power _____________?
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A. the ability to manipulate others desires

B. the ability to appeal to legal-rational authority

C. the ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation

D. the ability to control the issues discussed

1192. The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called______________?
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A. banana time

B. downsizing

C. deindustrialization

D. post industrialization

1193. While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labor specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of_____________?
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A. ethnic minorities

B. racial minorities

C. all of the above

D. women

1194. The population of the world is expected to double in the next________?
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A. 35 years

B. None of these

C. 75 years

D. 100 years

1195. What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ____________?
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A. elitist

B. selective

C. comprehensive

D. meritocratic

1196. Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare capitalism ?
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A. social democratic socialist communist

B. social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist

C. social democratic corporatist liberal

D. none of above

1197. The compulsion of proximity describes____________?
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A. traveling to see foreign locations for holidays

B. seeking experience of intimacy on the Internet

C. creating feelings of security in on-line settings

D. wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible

1198. The rise of new social movements indicates that______________?
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A. personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests

B. people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns

C. all of the above

D. consumer identities are more important than class identities

1199. Which of these can sociology not help us with ?
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A. understanding how environmental problems are distributed

B. evaluating policies for tackling environmental problems

C. understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment

D. predicting likely weather patterns in the future

1200. The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists?
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A. the I

B. personality

C. the me

D. ego

E. self

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