sociology MCQs – Page 79

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1561. Which country has the world,s largest concentration of Jews ?
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A. Poland

B. Russia

C. Israel

D. USA

1562. Prohibiting intermarriage across ethnic groups the physical separation of groups and restrictions on contact between ethnic groups are examples of______________?
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A. group closure

B. discrimination

C. resource allocation

D. ethnocentrism

1563. Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society ?
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A. conflict perspective

B. each of the above

C. interactionist perspective

D. functionalist perspective

1564. Which of the following -perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?
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A. Emile Durkheim

B. Talcott Parsons

C. Karl Marx

D. Max Weber

1565. Which of the following is TRUE of interactionists ?
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A. all of the above

B. Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed

C. Interactionists downplay the role of communication in ethnicity

D. Interactionist believe that groups will experience conflict only if they are of two distinct ethnic groups

1566. Role ascription by merit has also restricted the social statuses to those who has______________?
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A. (a)mainly depending on (b)

B. Mental and physical proficiency

C. None of these

D. inherited and good early environment

1567. Ethnic groups_______________?
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A. unlike racial groups are socially constructed

B. occupy a small territory

C. are based solely on nationality

D. are groups identified on cultural grounds

1568. The emphasis on the relationship between religion and which ONE of the following is distinctive to Webers study of religion ?
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A. social change

B. social conflict

C. social solidarity

D. social inequality

1569. Marxist feminists explain patriarchy in terms of_________________?
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A. the dual systems of capitalist and male domination

B. sex classes through which men oppress women economically politically and sexually

C. a lack of equal rights and opportunities for men and women

D. womens domestic labor being exploited by the capitalist econorny

1570. The Thomas theorem states that________________?
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A. verbal communication is more important than touch and touch is more important than artifacts in communicating a message

B. definitions of the situation differ, and common understanding is impossible

C. nonverbal communication constitutes the majority of a message in communication

D. if situations are defined as real they are real in their consequences

1571. Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group ?
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A. a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy)

B. hereditary membership

C. racial or cultural self-consciousness

D. oppression at the hands of a dominant group

1572. In larger groups each person has ?
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A. a more elaborate structure within which to function

B. less time to speak

C. more points of view to absorb

D. all of the above

1573. Urbanization is a ______ process ?
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A. Straight lined

B. None of these

C. Cyclical

D. Social

1574. Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?
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A. Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group

B. all of the above

C. Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role

D. The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long -term illnesses

1575. Which of the following can be classified as a charismatic leader ?
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A. Malcolm X

B. Adolf Hitler

C. all of the above

D. Joan of Arc

1576. Jean Piaget found that although newborns have no self in the sense of a looking glass image they are quiet ?
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A. self-centered

B. deterministic

C. ethnocentric

D. other-directed

1577. Biological inheritance physical environment culture and group experience are various factors which play a role in the development of_______________?
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A. Personality

B. Society

C. Community

D. None of these

1578. The process of looking glass self consists of __________ steps?
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A. None of these

B. Four

C. Three

D. Two

1579. The conscious and rational part of the self is______________?
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A. id

B. ego

C. None of these

D. Superego

1580. Erik Erikson a German scholar trained in Freudian psychoanalysis presented a theory of life-cycle socialization through ?
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A. five stages

B. Seven stages

C. None of these

D. Eight stages

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