sociology MCQs – Page 80

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1581. Sorokin emphasizes that the group difference is mainly affected by differences in_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Culture

C. biological factor

D. Physical environment
1582. The third age of the life course is said to involve ?
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A. the transition from education to work and distinctive youth cultures

B. illness isolation and increasing dependence on others

C. full time employment family-building and adult responsibility

D. active non-work and independence after retirement
1583. The form of transnational organization where overseas subsidiaries are managed by local firms in each country is called ?
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A. geocentric

B. ethnocentric

C. polycentric

D. egocentric

1584. The part which is the complex of social ideals and values which one has internalized, and which form the conscience is______________?
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A. id

B. None of these

C. Superego

D. ego

1585. Which of the following statements about small groups is correct ?
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A. All small groups are primary groups

B. All small groups are secondary groups

C. Many small groups differ from primary groups in that they do not necessarily offer the intimate personal relationships of primary groups

D. both b and c

1586. Which pioneer of sociology first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure ?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Ferdinand Tonnies

C. Emile Durkheim

D. Max Weber
1587. Which of the following have expressed particular concern about the longevity of union leaders who are not always responsive to the needs and demands of membership ?
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A. classical theorists

B. interactionists

C. conflict theorists

D. functionalists

1588. Once formed the self is________________?
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A. interactive

B. None of these

C. proactive

D. rigid

1589. Cooley presented the idea oflooking glass self a personality type in which self is discovered through ?
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A. None of these

B. Reactions of others

C. Mixture of both

D. Persons,s own image about himself/herself

1590. According to __________ a variety of life experiences can come to be viewed as illnesses or not?
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A. conflict perspective

B. functionalist perspective

C. interactionist perspective

D. labelling theory
1591. Which of these aspects of organization is most associated with the work of Michel Foucault ?
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A. meritocracy

B. transnational organization

C. bureaucracy

D. surveillance

1592. totality of behavior of an individual with a given tendency system interacting with a sequence of situations is termed as____________?
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A. Personality

B. None of these

C. Role

D. Behavior

1593. Social constructionism studies the processes which create and sustain ?
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A. social

B. social space

C. social reality

D. social structures

1594. 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. Harry Harlow

B. Erving Goffman

C. George Herbert Mead

D. Charles Horton Cooley
1595. According to Piaget the phase at which children master abstract logical notions are able to grasp causality and can recognize false reasoning is the ?
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A. formal operational stage

B. concrete operational phase

C. sensorimotor stage

D. preoperational stage

1596. The adage that its not what you know its who you know emphasizes the importance of connections This is most relevant the concept of________________?
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A. social capital

B. network economy

C. political corruption

D. de-differentiation

1597. Which of the following did Max Weber see as a potentially serious problem with the advance of modern bureaucracies ?
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A. social organization could become too efficient

B. bureaucratic organization could become prohibitively expensive to run

C. democracy could become a sham if bureaucrats held real power

D. bureaucratic officials may be able to abuse their power

1598. Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
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A. personal qualities

B. rational argument

C. collective wealth

D. traditional authority

1599. The four principles of McDonaldization are_______________?
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A. efficiency calculability uniformity automation

B. efficiency Big Mac large fries milkshake

C. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories

D. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor

1600. Authority generated by the personality or personal appeal of an individual is referred as______________?
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A. traditional authority

B. charismatic authority

C. Patrimonialism

D. rational domination