sociology MCQs – Page 62

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1221. Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain ?
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A. liquid monogamy

B. reflexive monogamy

C. flexible monogamy

D. serial monogamy

1222. What is the idea that racism pervades all of societys structures in a systematic way called ____________?
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A. institutional racism

B. ethnocentrism

C. cultural racism

D. new racism

1223. A sect is organized around______________?
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A. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred

B. tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state

C. voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment

D. beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits

1224. Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
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A. Talcott Parsons

B. Friedrich Engels

C. Margaret Mead

D. George Murdock

1225. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ?
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A. The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources

B. The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state

C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state

D. The state has existed throughout human history

1226. Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as_____________?
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A. selective perception

B. homogeneity

C. heterogeneity

D. self-selection

E. homogamy

1227. The _______ is the number of deaths per 1000 inhabitants in specific age group ?
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A. infant mortality rate

B. targeted mortality rate

C. age-specific death rate

D. crude death rate

1228. Which of these is not a criticism that critical realists make of social constructionist approaches to the environment ?
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A. social constructionism remains agnostic about the scientific reality of environmental issues

B. social constructionism applies standard which demand new theorizing and approaches

C. social constructionism tells us more about social interactions than the relationship between society and the environment

D. social constructionism reminds us that all environmental issues have an important social aspect and context

1229. The ____ is the increase or decrease that results from immigration or emigration per 1000 member of the population in a given year ?
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A. growth rate

B. net migration rate

C. emigration rate

D. immigration rate

1230. In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?
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A. no longer relevant to sociology

B. disorganized social relations in a postmodern world

C. highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices

D. virtual communities in cyberspace

1231. Education of women is the most important step in_____________?
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A. Eradicating poverty

B. coping illiteracy

C. Controlling Population

D. None of these

1232. Which one of these statements is correct _______________?
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A. global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earths surface

B. global warming is a problem caused mainly by unregulated industrialization in the developing countries

C. global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon

D. global warming is simply another term for the greenhouse effect

1233. Which of the following are NOT factors involved in whether or not people define a situation as crowded ?
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A. duration and predictability

B. intensification of peoples definition of the situation

C. frame of mind and environmental setting

D. the sex and race of individuals present

1234. In reviewing capitalism worldwide following the downfall of communism in the Soviet Union some observers suggest that_____________?
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A. Russia Eastern Europe Latin America and Asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the United States

B. capitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations

C. in dynamic Asian nations (e.g. Japan Singapore Hong Kong South Korea and Taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a government-business symbiosis different from that in Europe and the United States

D. the performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the government-business /state capitalism/communal capitalism economic arrangement

1235. Representative democracy is best described as system ?
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A. where those elected simply represent the views of the electors

B. which ensures political equality and protects liberty

C. where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole

D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them

1236. Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ?
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A. beanpole families

B. reconstituted families

C. cohabiting families

D. horizontal families

1237. Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ?
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A. corporate corruption through interlocking directorates