sociology MCQs – Page 77

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1521. De Gournay coined the phrase an illness of bureau mania to describe ?
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A. the chaos of informal organizations

B. politicians abuse of power and influence

C. the developing power of officials

D. the compulsion to work in offices

1522. Which sociological perspective points out that while pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy of the United States competition is much more restricted than one might expect in what is called a free enterprise system ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. labeling theory

C. interactionist perspective

D. functionalist perspective

1523. Research indicates that effective schools______________?
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A. foster the expectation that order will prevail in the classroom

B. foster an atmosphere in which students are carefully monitored to ensure that they meet their obligations

C. leave discipline up to the individual teacher

D. emphasize the whole student over academic concerns

1524. The term informal economy is used to describe ?
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A. the activities of small businesses

B. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures

C. work where no money changes hands

D. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
1525. The decentralized city can be identified by______________?
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A. the degendering of public space as women use local facilities more

B. the shift of employment and services away from the inner city towards multiple centers in smaller towns and rural areas

C. all of the above

D. gentrification the movement of middle-class people back into the inner city

1526. Prejudice_______________?
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A. is a feeling a minority individual has toward his or her own minority?

B. is an attitude of aversion and hostility toward the members of a group simply because they belong it

C. refers to hostile behaviors exhibited by someone who has been offended by a member of a group

D. cannot not exist in someone who does not discriminate

1527. In pre-Communist China the aged were______________?
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A. Authority figures

B. None of these

C. Honored but restrained

D. Retired in isolation

1528. In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_____________?
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A. income

B. age

C. verbal fluency

D. occupation
1529. Socialization is a life process generally divided into two parts primary and secondary socialization Primary refers to_____________?
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A. None of these

B. Socialization in early life, as a child

C. Socialization at home

D. Socialization at primary school level

1530. Which of the following is not likely to explain differences in exclusion rates from school between pupils from different social class and ethnic backgrounds ?
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A. institutional racism

B. ethnocentrism

C. anomie

D. privatization
1531. Education is undergoing a transformation in which the boundary between schooling and the outside world is breaking down allowing for workplace education beyond the confines of the classroom and at many different times How is this broad change usually described ?
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A. de-schooling

B. lifelong learning

C. e-learning

D. extended education

1532. Which one of these is NOT a version of the sick role as identified by Friedson ?
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A. conditional

B. unconditionally legitimate

C. modified legitimate

D. illegitimate

1533. Harry Harlow conducted study of______________?
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A. nature versus nurture that focused on sociobiology

B. Nell and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process

C. Isabelle and the impact of social isolation on the socialization process

D. rhesus monkeys that had been raised away from their mothers
1534. A form of learning in which the consequences of behavior determine the probability of its future occurrence is called______________?
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A. egocentric bias

B. reflexive behavior

C. personal efficacy

D. conditioning
1535. A persons self-esteem low or high -is mainly a function of________________?
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A. introspective rejuvenation

B. none of the above

C. social comparisons

D. self-ethnography

1536. The main agent in primary socialization is______________?
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A. peer group

B. television

C. school

D. family
1537. According to Durkheim religion separates objects and symbols into the sacred and which of the following ?
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A. the profane

B. the profitable

C. the profuse

D. the profound

1538. The major development task(s) in middle adulthood include(s)________________?
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A. sex

B. socialization

C. love and work

D. preparation for death

1539. The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________?
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A. a performance

B. a position

C. an impression

D. a role
1540. The decentralized city can be identified by____________?
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A. the shift of employment and services away from the inner city towards multiple centers in smaller towns and rural areas

B. gentrification the movement of middle-class people back into the inner city

C. all of the above

D. the degendering of public space as women use local facilities more