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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

sociology Mcqs

1381. A persons overall position in society is called______________?
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A. status set

B. ascribed status

C. master status

D. achieved status

1382. Which one of these would not be regarded as a dysfunction of bureaucracy according to Merton ?
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A. adherence to the rules takes precedence over organizational goals

B. people know they should be guaranteed fair and consistent treatment

C. workers are not encouraged to be flexible in making decisions

D. the rules could be upheld at all cost even in the face of a better solution

1383. The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the_______________?
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A. interactionist perspective

B. anomie theory

C. functionalist perspective

D. conflict perspective

1384. Two basic types of economic systems distinguish contemporary industrial societies ?
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A. capitalism and communism

B. capitalism and socialism

C. socialism and communism

D. capitalism and dictatorships

1385. What concept does Durkheim use to explain how religious ceremonies generate social solidarity ?
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A. collective interaction

B. collective consciousness

C. collective effervescence

D. class consciousness

1386. The sociological perspective on race_______________?
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A. begins with the assumption that race is based on easily classified differences

B. considers race a social construct not an absolute

C. neither nor b

D. both a and b

1387. Judith Butler (1999) suggested that_______________?
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A. sexual characteristics are the biological determinants of gender

B. gender is performed through bodily gestures and styles to create sex

C. the tow-sex model replaced the one-sex model in the eighteenth century

D. heterosexuality and homosexuality are essential opposing identities

1388. Japanese emphasize on conformity in their culture This is an example of______________?
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A. Narrow Socialization

B. None of these

C. cultural impact

D. Broad Socialization

1389. Role and status are two aspects of same____________?
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A. None of these

B. Situation

C. Phenomenon

D. personality

1390. Socialization is a series of stages in which the individual learns to participate in various levels of organization of society and internalizes a cognitive frame of reference for interpersonal relations It is____________?
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A. Symbolic theory

B. None of these

C. Role theory

D. Internalization theory

1391. Which of these is a broadly Weberian idea ?
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A. all history is the history of class struggles

B. rationalization is bound to progress further in all spheres of life

C. modern societies are in transition towards a socialist model

D. the main dynamic of modern development is capitalist economics

1392. Urbanization Causes many Social problems as___________?
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A. Unemployment

B. All of the above

C. Poverty

D. Inflation

1393. What is education ?
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A. a social institution promoting the acquisition of skills and knowledge

B. a knowledge and understanding of societys high culture

C. the process of delivering relevant skills and knowledge

D. the skills and knowledge required for employment in a relevant field

1394. Which of the following is not part of a sociological definition of a minority group ?
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A. minority groups are always non-white

B. the minority group often experiences prejudice and discrimination

C. the minority group is disadvantaged compared to the more powerful and dominant group

D. the minority group has a strong sense of group solidarity

1395. The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or beyond ?
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A. totemism

B. religion

C. socialization

D. animism

1396. Which term does John Thompson use to describe the sort of social relations created by the mass media ?
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A. face-to-face interaction

B. mediated interaction

C. mediated quasi interaction

D. mediated multiple -interaction

1397. Both the functionalist and conflict perspectives agree that ?
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A. if ethnic stratification continues in a society conflict will decrease as people are socialized into the stratification system

B. ethnic stratification will persist as long as it is in the best interests of those in power

C. conflicts will be particularly likely and severe if class and ethnic cleavages coincide

D. none of the above

1398. 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. women

D. all of the above

1399. The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_____________?
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A. public opinion

B. crowds

C. social movements

D. rumors

1400. Which one of the following does Chodorow NOT argue is a consequence for boys and men of separating from their early attachment to their mother ?
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A. feeling their self-esteem threatened by the lack a close relationship

B. developing a detached and analytical approach to the world

C. learning that to be a man is to reject being like a woman

D. feeling endangered by close intimate emotional relationships

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