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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In industrial societies the social class most likely to participate in social movements is the__________? |
| A. | lower class |
| B. | upper class |
| C. | middle class |
| D. | all social classes equally |
| Answer» D. all social classes equally | |
| 2. |
Collective behavior_______________? |
| A. | completely lacks structure |
| B. | has some connection with social factors? |
| C. | is always disorganized |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. is always disorganized | |
| 3. |
Publics and public opinion________________? |
| A. | are more characteristic of complex societies than of simple ones |
| B. | are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones |
| C. | express the values of leaders of society |
| D. | have special meanings in traditional societies where conflicting issues are common |
| Answer» B. are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones | |
| 4. |
Crowds and masses differ in that___________________? |
| A. | masses are not personally connected to one another |
| B. | people in a crowd are in close proximity to one another |
| C. | collective behavior cannot take place in masses |
| D. | masses of people must always be in the same physical setting |
| Answer» C. collective behavior cannot take place in masses | |
| 5. |
People who are suddenly thrust in a situation for which they know no precedent are vulnerable to_______________? |
| A. | criminal behavior |
| B. | normative behavior |
| C. | collective behavior |
| D. | social behavior |
| Answer» D. social behavior | |
| 6. |
ocial change must be analyzed in terms of________________? |
| A. | stability and efficiency |
| B. | statics and dynamics |
| C. | backward and forward progress |
| D. | if it is good for the people |
| Answer» C. backward and forward progress | |
| 7. |
The knowledge of how the blood circulates in the body is a(n)______________? |
| A. | invention |
| B. | discovery |
| C. | diffusion |
| D. | innovation |
| Answer» C. diffusion | |
| 8. |
Marxists are most interested in_______________? |
| A. | nationalistic revolutionary movements |
| B. | class revolutionary movements |
| C. | coups d,etat |
| D. | guerrilla fighting |
| Answer» C. coups d,etat | |
| 9. |
The highest birthrates today are found in________________? |
| A. | highly developed nations |
| B. | the underdeveloped nations |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Western Europe |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 10. |
sociocultural change means that______________? |
| A. | social change is really separate from cultural change |
| B. | cultural change has nothing to do with social change |
| C. | social and cultural change are interrelated |
| D. | the concept is a contradiction in terms |
| Answer» D. the concept is a contradiction in terms | |
| 11. |
Change felt through new patterns of individual and small-group interaction is called_______________? |
| A. | diffusion |
| B. | micro-level change |
| C. | innovation |
| D. | macro-level change |
| Answer» C. innovation | |
| 12. |
“Future shock”is____________? |
| A. | a phrase used to describe an alien culture |
| B. | the name of a famous movie dealing with a society of the future |
| C. | a phrase used by Alvin Toffler to describe the rapidity of change |
| D. | what the elderly experience in every society when a new generation comes into power |
| Answer» D. what the elderly experience in every society when a new generation comes into power | |
| 13. |
Which is false of the process of diffusion ? |
| A. | It tends to be reciprocal |
| B. | Only some elements of a culture are accepted by other cultures |
| C. | Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept |
| D. | A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Modernization in Britain was not as disruptive as in other countries because_______________? |
| A. | the British are smarter |
| B. | the rate of change was slower, so integration of new values was possible |
| C. | the British were ahead of other societies in their level of civilization |
| D. | the British had the Magna Carta which protected civil rights |
| Answer» C. the British were ahead of other societies in their level of civilization | |
| 15. |
The Industrial Revolution______________? |
| A. | began in England in the 1800s |
| B. | is already finished |
| C. | caused few sociocultural changes |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. is already finished | |
| 16. |
As a result of social change some members of society_______________? |
| A. | play new roles |
| B. | occupy new statuses |
| C. | become social climbers |
| D. | take on BOTH new statuses and new roles |
| Answer» C. become social climbers | |
| 17. |
The urban crisis________________? |
| A. | is intensified by the move of the middle class to the suburbs |
| B. | has been reduced by urban renewal |
| C. | has been intensified by gentrification |
| D. | is well on the way to being resolved |
| Answer» B. has been reduced by urban renewal | |
| 18. |
If population growth in the underdeveloped nations continues unabated in 2050 world population will be______________? |
| A. | 6 billion |
| B. | 8 billion |
| C. | 10 billion |
| D. | 30 billion |
| Answer» D. 30 billion | |
| 19. |
The fact that pizza is now a popular American food is due to________________? |
| A. | cultural lag |
| B. | technological innovation |
| C. | cultural diffusion |
| D. | sociocultural drift |
| Answer» D. sociocultural drift | |
| 20. |
The stages of the demographic transition model are_________________? |
| A. | high births high death rates |
| B. | low death rates high birthrates |
| C. | low birth rates low death rates |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The failure of rising expectations is related to______________? |
| A. | a general rise in the standard of living for all segments of society |
| B. | a rapid decline in the standard of living |
| C. | false advertising and credit expansion |
| D. | dissatisfaction based on relative deprivation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Thomas Malthus sated that________________? |
| A. | fodd increases in a geometric progression |
| B. | population grow in arithmetic progression |
| C. | populations increase in geometric progression |
| D. | population growth is a matter of algebra not geometry or arithmetic |
| Answer» D. population growth is a matter of algebra not geometry or arithmetic | |
| 23. |
The real problem in population growth is________________? |
| A. | sheer numbers |
| B. | uneven density of population |
| C. | population growth presents no problem |
| D. | that most societies have a fertility rate |
| Answer» C. population growth presents no problem | |
| 24. |
Urban families everywhere in the world_________________? |
| A. | follow the dictates of religion and culture |
| B. | voluntarily curb their fertility |
| C. | have attained zero population growth |
| D. | willingly accept governmental family planning |
| Answer» C. have attained zero population growth | |
| 25. |
Population density________________? |
| A. | always relates to birthrates |
| B. | is low in Japan |
| C. | is low in Western Europe |
| D. | is high in industrial areas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to_____________? |
| A. | greater rainfall |
| B. | greater crop yields |
| C. | climate changes |
| D. | fluorochlorocarbon production |
| Answer» D. fluorochlorocarbon production | |
| 27. |
Birthrates________________? |
| A. | generally correspond to population density |
| B. | are low in Western Europe and Japan |
| C. | are high in Arabia and interior African |
| D. | are low BOTH in Western Europe and Japan and high in Arabia and Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Demographers believe that_______________? |
| A. | the demographic transition represents a general pattern |
| B. | Western societies are doomed to extinction |
| C. | the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate |
| D. | population grows in inverse proportion to food production |
| Answer» B. Western societies are doomed to extinction | |
| 29. |
Factors in the urban crisis include_______________? |
| A. | the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs |
| B. | the inner city,s declining tax base |
| C. | a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The United States Canada Northern and Western Europe among other areas are________________? |
| A. | in the first stage of the demographic transition |
| B. | still trying to curb population growth |
| C. | threatened by under population |
| D. | in the third stage of the demographic transition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
A lake is polluted The fish in it die The algae make unpleasant odors It may be said that__________________? |
| A. | the ecosystem is disturbed |
| B. | biological capital is lost |
| C. | the environment is degraded |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Birthrates remain high is the Third World because_________________? |
| A. | there has been cultural lag following superimposed industrialization |
| B. | in many cultures a man,s worth is measured by the number of his children |
| C. | contraception is either opposed or not properly practiced |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The oil supplies of the United States are subject to______________? |
| A. | constant increase |
| B. | environmental depletion |
| C. | environmental pollution |
| D. | price stability |
| Answer» C. environmental pollution | |
| 34. |
When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other the result is_______________? |
| A. | a standard metropolitan area |
| B. | a megalopolis |
| C. | an ecological city |
| D. | a repetition of the Greek polis |
| Answer» C. an ecological city | |
| 35. |
A ghetto tends to contain________________? |
| A. | slums |
| B. | a concentration of one racial group in an area |
| C. | residents who make up an economic underclass |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. residents who make up an economic underclass | |
| 36. |
Urban renewal has_________________? |
| A. | provided good housing for the poor |
| B. | secured many jobs for the poor |
| C. | eliminated housing discrimination |
| D. | moved residents but not improved conditions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
A metropolitan area consists of__________________? |
| A. | several small towns |
| B. | a central city and surrounding suburbs and small towns |
| C. | the city only |
| D. | a city with a subway system |
| Answer» C. the city only | |
| 38. |
A kinship system is based on______________? |
| A. | marriage |
| B. | common descent |
| C. | adoption |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. adoption | |
| 39. |
suburbanization today is based on__________________? |
| A. | skin color only |
| B. | homogeneous families |
| C. | social class |
| D. | the grass being greener in the suburbs |
| Answer» D. the grass being greener in the suburbs | |
| 40. |
Modern urban sociologists in contrast to the Chicago school believe that cities_______________? |
| A. | are doomed to total disorganization |
| B. | are too expensive |
| C. | stimulate creativity |
| D. | will revert to rural areas within a short time |
| Answer» D. will revert to rural areas within a short time | |
| 41. |
Death rates are______________? |
| A. | defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year |
| B. | the rate at which infants survive past their first year |
| C. | deaths of infants before they are one year old |
| D. | the rate a which the elderly die in any given year |
| Answer» B. the rate at which infants survive past their first year | |
| 42. |
In Third World countries the factors that discourage birth control include________________? |
| A. | traditional values |
| B. | government subsidies for large families |
| C. | low infant mortality |
| D. | women’s rights |
| Answer» B. government subsidies for large families | |
| 43. |
The majority of the human population lives in________________? |
| A. | New York |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Pacific Islands |
| D. | Eurasia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was_______________? |
| A. | a dramatic increase in population |
| B. | a visible decrease in population |
| C. | the systematic migration of populations to different areas |
| D. | a return to an agrarian way of life |
| Answer» B. a visible decrease in population | |
| 45. |
The teenage birthrate_______________? |
| A. | has soared in the past two years |
| B. | has declined in the past several years |
| C. | is highest among white teenagers |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. is highest among white teenagers | |
| 46. |
The family-and particularly marriage-binds its members through_______________? |
| A. | interfaith competition |
| B. | legal and economic bonds |
| C. | educational functions |
| D. | class conflict |
| Answer» C. educational functions | |
| 47. |
Social institutions________________? |
| A. | are ingrained patterns of behavior representing solutions to universal human needs |
| B. | are things like banks and schools |
| C. | make up cultural components |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. are things like banks and schools | |
| 48. |
An example of a basic pivotal institution is_____________? |
| A. | show business |
| B. | gossip |
| C. | sports |
| D. | the family |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The first years of marriage_____________? |
| A. | are the most difficult |
| B. | require the most adjustment |
| C. | offer the most satisfaction |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The regulation of sex______________? |
| A. | is attempted by societies by encouraging marriage |
| B. | has become unimportant in the U.S |
| C. | has no relationship to the liberalization of sexual norms |
| D. | is unrelated to societal mores and taboos |
| Answer» B. has become unimportant in the U.S | |