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sociology Mcqs

1461. Which of the following used the phrase looking-glass self to emphasize that the self is the product of our social interactions with other people ?
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A. Erving Goffman

B. Charles Horton Cooley

C. Harry Harlow

D. George Herbert Mead

1462. A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school This is an example of___________?
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A. reverse discrimination

B. a self-fulfilling prophecy

C. the contact hypothesis

D. scapegoating

1463. Which equation can be used to represent pluralism ?
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A. A+B+C=A+B+C

B. A+B+C=D

C. A+B+C=A+B+D

D. A+B+C=A

1464. Sociologists believe that_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature

C. The nature-nurture controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis

D. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socialized

1465. The Green revolution resulted in 1970s in the establishment of____________?
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A. Medium

B. Light engineering industry

C. None of these

D. Heavy industry

1466. When a status may have many roles to play It is known as______________?
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A. Role sets

B. Role playing

C. None of these

D. Role adjustment

1467. Role-learning theory suggests that______________?
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A. we create and negotiate our roles through interaction with others

B. roles have to be learned to suppress unconscious motivations

C. we internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing framework

D. social roles are not fixed or stable but fluid and pluralistic

1468. The iron law of oligarchy refers to_____________?
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A. the legal system of the former communist countries

B. regimes that use repression against their population

C. the tendency for power inevitably to flow towards top

D. the exclusion of women from the highest levels of politics

1469. A person does poorly on a college chemistry test and later tells a friend The exam wasnt fair! There were trick s and it covered material that we werent assigned! This is an example of______________?
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A. anticipatory socialization

B. studied nonobservance

C. face-work

D. reverse socialization

1470. In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had ?
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A. relatively open class systems

B. extensive social mobility

C. a much more rigid division of labor by gender

D. all of the above

1471. The behavior expected of one who holds a particular status is usually termed as_____________?
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A. Role

B. Status

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

1472. Socialization is a continuous lifelong process and self develops as a result of social interactions this is_______________?
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A. Reinforcement theory

B. Role theory

C. None of these

D. Symbolic interactionism

1473. Some of hallmarks of socio-economic change in Pakistan can be enlisted as such_____________?
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A. Urbanization and Islamization of Zia ere

B. All of the above

C. Green Revolution

D. Migration after Independence

1474. Ascribed status as the name explains is one______________?
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A. Achieved through effort

B. Ascribed to use by society

C. Both a and b

D. None of these

1475. Among which occupational group are infant mortality rates the lowest____________?
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A. skilled non-manual

B. professional

C. managerial and technical

D. skilled manual

1476. Why do sociologists use the category race ?
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A. it denotes something fixed and unchanging

B. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries

C. it is social category which has real effects on peoples lives

D. it distinguishes between biological and social factors

1477. Urban recycling is shorthand for______________?
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A. encouraging existing residents to move out of an area

B. the refurbishment or replacement of old buildings and land

C. introducing local environmental strategies to an area

D. providing incentives for urban dwellers to use public transport

1478. The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational, value-rational traditional and_____________?
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A. effective

B. infected

C. affective

D. affectual

1479. The importance of socialization has been drawn upon few cases of children who were through neglect____________?
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A. Were over socialized

B. None of these

C. Not socialized by adults while they were growing

D. Were given extremely protected environment

1480. Urbanization in preindustrial cities was restricted by___________?
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A. the high levels of surplus produced by the agricultural sector

B. the ease of migration to the city

C. reliance on animal power as a source of energy

D. all of the above

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