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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. |
Prejudice persists because it________________? |
| A. | is learned in school |
| B. | is emotionally satisfying |
| C. | is based on rational though |
| D. | causes guilt feelings and most people need a scapegoat |
| Answer» C. is based on rational though | |
| 2. |
Discrimination is_______________? |
| A. | an attitude or feeling of dislike for a certain group |
| B. | an action taken as a result of prejudicial feelings |
| C. | racial hatred |
| D. | belief in the superiority of one,s own group |
| Answer» C. racial hatred | |
| 3. |
The ultimate effect of stratification systems is to________________? |
| A. | create inequality |
| B. | help people decide whom they should marry |
| C. | provide a work force for society |
| D. | fulfill the laws of nature |
| Answer» B. help people decide whom they should marry | |
| 4. |
The “New Class” is characterized as consisting of______________? |
| A. | apolitical bureaucrats |
| B. | the working poor |
| C. | former members of the middle class |
| D. | professionals with skills important in the information society |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The Marxian model of class structure divided the population into______________? |
| A. | quintiles |
| B. | six or seven layers |
| C. | the bourgeoisie and the proletariat |
| D. | the haves and the have nots |
| Answer» D. the haves and the have nots | |
| 6. |
The importance of status is supported by_____________? |
| A. | statistics on cancer deaths |
| B. | a recent study by an epidemiologist |
| C. | the fact that people revere academics |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. the fact that people revere academics | |
| 7. |
individuals who hold lesser positions and make less money than their parents are displaying_____________? |
| A. | status inconsistency |
| B. | horizontal mobility |
| C. | intragenerational mobility |
| D. | intergenerational mobility |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Scientists agree that________________? |
| A. | there are three races |
| B. | there are fifty two races |
| C. | there are no races |
| D. | all of humankind is descended from the same common stock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In sociological studies of race and ethnic relations_______________? |
| A. | minority refers to the smaller group |
| B. | minority refers to an oppressed group |
| C. | majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers |
| D. | minorities are described on the basis of biology |
| Answer» C. majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers | |
| 10. |
The rise of social classes is almost always associated with the development of__________________? |
| A. | the state |
| B. | democracy |
| C. | totalitarianism |
| D. | international trade |
| Answer» B. democracy | |
| 11. |
Secondary sex characteristics________________? |
| A. | are anatomical differences between men and women |
| B. | develop when specific hormones are introduced into an organism |
| C. | are mental differences between men and women |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. are mental differences between men and women | |
| 12. |
Which statement is false regarding prejudice ? |
| A. | It may be culture-conditioned or character -conditioned |
| B. | It may reflect the norms of the community |
| C. | Its source may be the personality of a specific person |
| D. | it is almost never found in persons with an authoritarian personality type |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Standard English and the music of music This belief is an example of_______________? |
| A. | structural discrimination |
| B. | attitudinal discrimination |
| C. | individual discrimination |
| D. | elitist discrimination |
| Answer» C. individual discrimination | |
| 14. |
Members of an ethnic group_________________? |
| A. | share behavioral traits |
| B. | share social and cultural traits |
| C. | share physical traits |
| D. | are heterogeneous |
| Answer» C. share physical traits | |
| 15. |
Dominant groups tend to use all but which of the following methods in dealing with minorities ? |
| A. | forced assimilation |
| B. | cultural relativity |
| C. | population transfers |
| D. | economic exploitation |
| Answer» C. population transfers | |
| 16. |
Pluralist societies depend upon one of the following for their existence_______________? |
| A. | immigration |
| B. | colonization |
| C. | conquest |
| D. | coexistence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The small number of black managers and coaches in professional baseball and football is an example of________________? |
| A. | individual discrimination |
| B. | institutional discrimination |
| C. | cultural discrimination |
| D. | lack of talent among blacks |
| Answer» C. cultural discrimination | |
| 18. |
Which statement is an example of stereotyping ? |
| A. | Judge each individual on his own merits |
| B. | All blacks are good basketball players |
| C. | There are good and bad among all ethnic or racial groups |
| D. | Talent is not the exclusive property of any ethnic group |
| Answer» C. There are good and bad among all ethnic or racial groups | |
| 19. |
The merging of majority and minority groups as happened in Brazil is called_______________? |
| A. | segregation |
| B. | acculturation |
| C. | accommodation |
| D. | amalgamation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
According to Gordon Allport,s theory of contact_______________? |
| A. | unequal status between groups reduces prejudice |
| B. | equal status between groups leads to reduced competition |
| C. | Southern blacks and whites of the same social class have been driven further apart in recent years |
| D. | equal status between groups increases prejudice |
| Answer» C. Southern blacks and whites of the same social class have been driven further apart in recent years | |
| 21. |
The Cuban community in Miami is an example of______________? |
| A. | assimilation |
| B. | acculturation |
| C. | accommodation |
| D. | segregation |
| Answer» D. segregation | |
| 22. |
To assign uniform characteristics to an entire group of people without allowing for individual differences is called_____________? |
| A. | prejudging |
| B. | characterizing |
| C. | stereotyping |
| D. | discriminating |
| Answer» D. discriminating | |
| 23. |
The mechanisms of upward mobility of minorities did NOT include? |
| A. | internal economic development and specialization |
| B. | development of a middle class |
| C. | geographic concentration |
| D. | a social caste system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Discrimination occurs_______________? |
| A. | with prejudice |
| B. | as a result of informal quotas |
| C. | with or without accompanying prejudice |
| D. | as a result of government rulings |
| Answer» D. as a result of government rulings | |
| 25. |
Discrimination against the elderly has been especially apparent in the area of____________? |
| A. | creditworthiness |
| B. | employment |
| C. | retirement |
| D. | hospitalization |
| Answer» C. retirement | |
| 26. |
Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ? |
| A. | acculturation |
| B. | accommodation |
| C. | segregation |
| D. | assimilation |
| Answer» D. assimilation | |
| 27. |
Meads work in New Guinea indicated that__________________? |
| A. | biology totally controls social role behavior |
| B. | all tribes in her study stressed male aggression and hostility |
| C. | sex role behavior is conditioned differently in different cultures |
| D. | men are men and women are women everywhere |
| Answer» D. men are men and women are women everywhere | |
| 28. |
Feminist theory bas borrowed much of the ideas of________________? |
| A. | psychology |
| B. | conflict and Marxist theories |
| C. | the ideology that tries to rationalize women ,s low position in society |
| D. | The Feminine Mystique |
| Answer» C. the ideology that tries to rationalize women ,s low position in society | |
| 29. |
Disengagement refers to_______________? |
| A. | aged persons maintaining their regular social roles |
| B. | aged persons abandoning their regular roles so that younger people may assume them |
| C. | a period before retirement |
| D. | a pleasant interlude for the elderly |
| Answer» C. a period before retirement | |
| 30. |
Gender assignment is based on______________? |
| A. | biological sex only |
| B. | sexuality only |
| C. | social expectations only |
| D. | a combination of biology and socialization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The subordinate position of women in decision making may result from_____________? |
| A. | the instrumental role assumed by males |
| B. | women being less intelligent than men |
| C. | the choice of women as leaders |
| D. | women’s modesty |
| Answer» B. women being less intelligent than men | |
| 32. |
The most pernicious aspect of sexist ideology is__________________? |
| A. | the belief that the sexes differ by nature |
| B. | that men are superior in certain activities |
| C. | that men are basically superior by nature |
| D. | the pervasiveness of the ideology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
According to the cognitive development theory children learn gender roles according to____________? |
| A. | instinct |
| B. | attempt to elicit parental approval |
| C. | which stage of cognitive development they have reached |
| D. | biology |
| Answer» D. biology | |
| 34. |
As of 2005 what proportion of women were in managerial professional and administrative positions ? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 4% |
| Answer» D. 4% | |
| 35. |
In the case of the male twin castrated during circumcision________________? |
| A. | he was content living as a female |
| B. | he behaved as a little girl once he was given female hormones |
| C. | in spite of attempted socialization as a female he was unhappy in his gender |
| D. | his case proves that nurture is stronger than nature |
| Answer» D. his case proves that nurture is stronger than nature | |
| 36. |
Identification theory is based on the ideas of______________? |
| A. | Freud |
| B. | Cooley |
| C. | Mead |
| D. | Erikson |
| Answer» B. Cooley | |
| 37. |
The media present gender roles_____________? |
| A. | realistically |
| B. | according to Victorian model |
| C. | stereotypically |
| D. | idealistically |
| Answer» D. idealistically | |
| 38. |
In his book The Inevitability of Patriarchy Steven Goldberg asserts that_____________? |
| A. | matriarchal societies have never existed |
| B. | men perform the highest status non-maternal roles in all societies |
| C. | men dominate male-female relationships |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Homosexuality________________? |
| A. | is a product of the sexual revolution of the 1960s? |
| B. | is a sin against nature? |
| C. | has been known to exist throughout history |
| D. | is a way of curbing population? |
| Answer» D. is a way of curbing population? | |
| 40. |
As a person age_____________? |
| A. | health care costs decrease |
| B. | senility sets in |
| C. | senescence affects a small minority |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. senility sets in | |
| 41. |
The experience of loss or impending loss of a person to whom one is close is called______________? |
| A. | disengagement |
| B. | displacement |
| C. | bequeath Ent |
| D. | bereavement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Kinsey maintained that______________? |
| A. | sexuality exists on a continuum |
| B. | one is either a heterosexual or a homosexual |
| C. | bisexuals lack specific hormones |
| D. | people should have sex-change operations if they felt they were the wrong sex |
| Answer» B. one is either a heterosexual or a homosexual | |
| 43. |
The identical twin who lost his penis in a tragic accident______________? |
| A. | accepted his female identity |
| B. | acted as a female would |
| C. | preferred dolls to guns |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 44. |
A deliberate attempt to persuade the individual to accept a particular belief or to make a specific choice uncritically is______________? |
| A. | brainwashing |
| B. | instruction |
| C. | education |
| D. | propaganda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The ideology of ageism__________________? |
| A. | prevails only in the U.S |
| B. | applies only to the old |
| C. | asserts that the very young and the very old are inferior |
| D. | has little impact on the society |
| Answer» D. has little impact on the society | |
| 46. |
In modern society death has acquired to some extent a sense of_____________? |
| A. | meaninglessness |
| B. | ordinariness |
| C. | unnaturalness |
| D. | appropriateness |
| Answer» D. appropriateness | |
| 47. |
The crowd at a religious revival meeting is_______________? |
| A. | casual |
| B. | acting |
| C. | expressive |
| D. | disorganized |
| Answer» D. disorganized | |
| 48. |
A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________? |
| A. | interact on a face-to-face basis |
| B. | respond to a common stimulus |
| C. | are personally acquainted with each other |
| D. | have the same thing in mind as to how to behave |
| Answer» C. are personally acquainted with each other | |
| 49. |
Persons interested in saving the whales could be considered a (n)______________? |
| A. | public |
| B. | acting crowd |
| C. | casual crowd |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. acting crowd | |
| 50. |
Many listeners to a 1938 science fiction radio program believed that Martians were really invading the Earth They fled into the streets in panic We would call their behavior______________? |
| A. | fashion |
| B. | rational legal behavior |
| C. | fantasy |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |