sociology Mcqs
301. Which of the following is not recognized as a level of society ?
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A. the global village

B. the office

C. the nation states

D. the household
302. The study of the interracial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of________________?
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A. observation research

B. an experiment

C. content analysis

D. a survey

303. The theory of relative deprivation is an example of what ______________?
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A. macro sociological theory

B. micro sociological theory

C. middle-range sociological theory

D. feminist sociological theory

304. In order to qualify as a random sample______________?
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A. at least 100 people must be selected

B. every member of the population must have an equal chance of being chosen

C. the researcher must pre-test the subjects

D. every sub-sample of the population must be represented

E. a phone book must be used to generate random names.

305. Which sociological perspective views society as a network of connected parts each of which contributes to the maintenance of the system as a whole ?
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A. interactionist perspective

B. conflict perspective

C. functionalist perspective

D. dramaturgical approach

306. The classic sociological study of two juvenile groups called the Saints and the Roughnecks was conducted by______________?
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A. Bentham

B. Merton

C. Turk

D. Lynch

E. Chambliss
307. In the division of Labor in Society Emile Durkheim presented the idea of______________?
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A. Physical and social solidarity

B. None of these

C. Mechanical and organic solidarity

D. physiological and mechanical solidarity

308. Society cannot be studied in the same way as the natural world because_______________?
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A. sociologists are not rational or critical enough in their approach

B. human behavior is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures

C. we cannot collect empirical data about social life

D. it is difficult for sociologists to gain access to a research laboratory

309. Which one of the following is an example of a third generation or true cybercrime ?
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A. The global trade in online pornography

B. theft of goods sold via online action websites

C. international drug dealing via email

D. the vandalizing of virtual environments
310. Which of the following in NOT associated with functionalism ?
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A. Robert Merton

B. Emile Durkheim

C. Talcott Parsons

D. Ralf Dahrendorf
311. Which of the following was supported by Durkheim,s study of suicide ?
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A. Catholics had higher rates of suicide than protestants

B. Rates of suicide were higher in times of war than in times of peace

C. Individuals who were enmeshed in meaningful social bonds were less inclined to commit suicide

D. Rates of suicide were lower in times of economic stability

312. The Communist Manifesto was written by_______________?
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A. Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton

B. Friedrich Engels and karl Marx

C. George Herbert Mead and Jane Addams

D. Karl Marx and Georg Hegel

313. The traditional urbanization exhibits a concentration of human activities and settlements around the downtown areas when the residential area shifts outward this is called_____________?
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A. Postmodern city

B. Network city

C. All of the above

D. Suburbanization

314. White-collar crime is low in visibility because_____________?
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A. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime

B. it involves only small amounts of money

C. it goes undected in the context of everybody business transactions

D. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoise

315. When a person uses more than one substance to maintain his dependence is called_____________?
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A. mono abuse

B. poly drug abuse

C. multi use

D. None of these

316. Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?
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A. they are easy and quick to answer

B. the s is clearly worded

C. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent.

D. the answers are mutually exclusive

E. they cover the return postage

317. A rising suicide rate associated with normlessness and a lack of social regulation can be described as______________?
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A. altruistic suicide

B. anomic suicide

C. fatalistic suicide

D. egoistic suicide

318. Which of the following was not identified as one of the four conditions that must be met before a researcher can say that an independent variable or variables caused the change in the dependent variable ?
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A. correlation

B. elimination of spuriousness

C. theory

D. time order

E. internal consistency
319. According to Quinine, crimes of domination and repression are committed by ______________?
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A. People who aspire to the upper class

B. white collar businessmen

C. gang members

D. The ruling elite

E. the lower socio-economic strate

320. Durkheim defined social facts as___________?
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A. data collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct

B. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin

C. ideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world

D. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context

321. Durkheim introduced the ideas of Anomic which means________________?
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A. Solidarity

B. None of theses

C. Enemy

D. Chaos
322. Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
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A. In some instances, behavior that appears to violate societys norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group

B. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another

C. People do not follow norms in all situations in some cases they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced

D. all of the above
323. Weber said that all knowledge is value-relevant because_____________?
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A. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values

B. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable

C. sociologists like to put a value on different theories

D. knowledge refers to people and their values

324. Which sociological perspective would note that poor and rural sections of the United States tend to be underserved because medical service concentrate where people are numerous or wealthy ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. neo-Malthusian view

D. interactionist perspective

325. The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early Internet users is an example of____________?
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A. argot

B. equilibrium

C. virtual reality

D. charisma

326. Which sociological perspective would be especially interested in studying how people communicate with each other and develop relationships through MUDS (multi -user domains) and electronic chat rooms ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. interactionist perspective

D. labeling theory

327. According to sociologists Canadian culture has been shaped by_____________?
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A. political incompetence

B. sports

C. immigration

D. an intricate and diverse set of circumstances

E. our Aboriginal history

328. What is the main consequence of well-defined ethnic existing within established nations states ?
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A. separate institutions

B. a cultural melting Pot

C. multiculturalism

D. nations without states
329. According to Durkheim stronger social ties and religious affiliation______________?
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A. None of these

B. Decrease them

C. Increase the suicide rates

D. Have no effect upon them

330. When was the World Wide Web invented at a Swiss physics laboratory ?
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A. 1990

B. 1985

C. 1980

D. 1995

331. Who famously stated the medium is the message_______________?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Manuel Castells

C. Marshall McLuhan

D. Howard Rheingold

332. The Frankfurt School built upon the work of Marx but the importance of which of the following did its members argue that he under emphasized ?
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A. globalization

B. culture

C. work

D. economics

333. Which of the following is not a characteristic of ideology according to the critical conception of ideology ?
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A. distorting

B. misleading

C. neutral

D. illusory

334. Which sociological perspective views race from the macro level and sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minority groups ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. interactionist perspective

D. labelling theory

335. Place the three largest producers of films globally in order______________?
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A. India China USA

B. India Nigeria USA

C. India USA Nigeria

D. USA India Nigeria

336. Which one of the following statements in not a key charge of postcolonial critiques against mainstream sociology ?
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A. the sociological gaze is Eurocentric failing to incorporate the experience of formerly colonized societies

B. sociology has described Western societies as developed or modem in opposition to the notion of non-Western societies as pre-modern traditional inferiors

C. standard accounts of the origins of sociology focus on the industrial and French revolutions giving no weight to the significance of colonialism in shaping modern societies

D. the sociological imagination has always encouraged and enabled the voices of people across the world to be heard in sociological theorizing
337. The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________?
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A. requisite societal composition

B. cultural universals

C. cultural relativism

D. ethnocentrism

338. Dignity personal integrity and inviolability of body and mind are all examples of_____________?
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A. constitutional law

B. cultural givens

C. adaptive mechanisms

D. cultural relativism

E. human rights
339. The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks Hispanics and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of blaming the victim ?
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A. functionalist perspective

B. interactionist perspective

C. dramaturgical approach

D. conflict perspective
340. The approximately 2 million Native Americans represent a diverse array of cultures distinguishable by_____________?
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A. language

B. all of the above

C. religion

D. family organization

341. Compared With the sate formation process in industrialized countries which one of the following created major problems for developing societies ?
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A. the legacy of colonialism

B. the lock of a democratic culture

C. the lack of a strong work ethic

D. the legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders

342. The conflict perspective would note that____________?
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A. Patients play an active role in health care by failing to follow a physicians advice

B. Multinational corporations based in industrialized countries have reaped significant profits dumping unapproved drugs on unsuspecting Third World countries.

C. Physicians serve as gatekeepers for the sick role either verifying a patients condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.

D. The designation healthy or ill generally involves social definition by others

343. 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

344. An experiment can be defined as______________?
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A. a piece of research conducted in a laboratory

B. a piece of research trying out new methods

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

D. an attempt to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
345. Which sociological perspective minimizes change ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. each of the above

C. interactionist perspective

D. functionalist perspective
346. Which of the following would not be a good example of a counterculture ?
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A. organized crime

B. Toronto Raptors fans

C. motorcycle gangs

D. racist groups

E. terrorism

347. Judicial decisions are a part of_____________?
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A. None of them

B. British constitution

C. Convention

D. American constitution

348. According to Jean Baudrillard What is hyper reality ?
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A. modern theme parks such as Disneyland

B. people, s affinity with soap characters rather than real people

C. the merging of reality and media representations

D. the virtual world made possible by the Internet

349. The abbreviation NIMBY stands for not in my backyard a cry often heard when people protest____________?
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A. landfills

B. prisons

C. all of the above

D. nuclear power facilities

350. Conflict theory is often criticized for failing to account for______________?
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A. the rights of workers

B. minority rights

C. latent functions

D. women

E. consensus