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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 modern society cultural change is most likely to be the by-product of_______________? |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Diffusion |
| C. | Social struggle |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Social struggle | |
| 2. |
In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_____________? |
| A. | age |
| B. | income |
| C. | verbal fluency |
| D. | occupation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_______________? |
| A. | age |
| B. | income |
| C. | verbal fluency |
| D. | occupation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
In modern societies members perform different tasks and are highly interdependent this kind of solidarity is called______________? |
| A. | Organic solidarity |
| B. | Mechanical solidarity |
| C. | Interdependence solidarity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Mechanical solidarity | |
| 5. |
In Merton’s terms, a person who has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means is a (an)_____________? |
| A. | ritualist |
| B. | retreatism |
| C. | rebel |
| D. | innovator |
| Answer» B. retreatism | |
| 6. |
In Marx,s theory the made of production means_____________? |
| A. | the way in which products are made in a factory |
| B. | the average measure of productivity under capitalism |
| C. | the organization of a society’s technical and human resources |
| D. | an integral part of the superstructure of a society |
| Answer» D. an integral part of the superstructure of a society | |
| 7. |
In many societies newlyweds move into the husbands house at marriage This arrangement is referred to as a _________ pattern? |
| A. | poly-local |
| B. | neo-local |
| C. | patrilocal |
| D. | matrilocal |
| E. | communal |
| Answer» D. matrilocal | |
| 8. |
In many contemporary conflict’s attempts are made to protect soldiers often at the expense of civilian lives in order to minimize political problems from media coverage of fatalities How are such conflicts described ? |
| A. | degenerate wars |
| B. | genocides |
| C. | illegal wars |
| D. | risk-transfer wars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In less developed countries this percentage is far less It is_____________? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 7.7% |
| C. | 6.5% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 6.5% | |
| 10. |
In larger groups each person has ? |
| A. | less time to speak |
| B. | more points of view to absorb |
| C. | a more elaborate structure within which to function |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
In larger groups each person has_____________? |
| A. | less time to speak |
| B. | more points of view to absorb |
| C. | a more elaborate structure within which to function |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
In laboratory experiments the sociological research is done while people are_______________? |
| A. | brought into laboratory |
| B. | Kept in their homes and observed |
| C. | are not told about experiment |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Kept in their homes and observed | |
| 13. |
In Karl Marx,s view the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops______________? |
| A. | bourgeois consciousness |
| B. | false consciousness |
| C. | class consciousness |
| D. | caste consciousness |
| Answer» D. caste consciousness | |
| 14. |
In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases expressions in both formal speech everyday conversation ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | ethnocentric perspective |
| Answer» D. ethnocentric perspective | |
| 15. |
In identifying social classes the reputational method is best suited for investigating social distinctions in_____________? |
| A. | large densely populated areas |
| B. | small groups |
| C. | highly transient communities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. highly transient communities | |
| 16. |
In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve ? |
| A. | testing out new research methods to see which one works best |
| B. | isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another |
| C. | using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study |
| D. | interpreting data subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms |
| Answer» C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study | |
| 17. |
In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________? |
| A. | testing out new research methods to see which one works best |
| B. | isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another |
| C. | using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study |
| D. | interpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms |
| Answer» C. using personal beliefs and values to decide what to study | |
| 18. |
In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with_______________? |
| A. | suicide rates and how they varied from county to country |
| B. | personalities of individual suicide victims |
| C. | means people used to take their own lives |
| D. | effects of suicide on the families of victims |
| Answer» B. personalities of individual suicide victims | |
| 19. |
In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with________________? |
| A. | suicide rates and how they varied from country to country |
| B. | personalities of individual suicide victims |
| C. | means people used to take their own lives |
| D. | effects of suicide on the families of victims |
| Answer» B. personalities of individual suicide victims | |
| 20. |
In Hagerman’s account where did the public sphere as an arena of public debate first develop?in____________? |
| A. | salons |
| B. | newspapers |
| C. | universities |
| D. | television |
| Answer» B. newspapers | |
| 21. |
In-groups and out-groups_______________? |
| A. | can be thought of as “we-groups” and “they -groups ” respectively |
| B. | highlight the importance of family ties |
| C. | are almost always based on territory (e.g. a neighborhood or nation-state) |
| D. | are easily bridged by those who wish to share the other groups identity |
| Answer» B. highlight the importance of family ties | |
| 22. |
In “Gesellschaft” the society of tradition is replaced with the society of ______________? |
| A. | Impersonal relations |
| B. | Contract |
| C. | Modern ideas |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Modern ideas | |
| 23. |
In Gerhard Lenski,s theory of sociocultural evolution a society’s level of __________ is critical to the way it is organized? |
| A. | agriculture |
| B. | health care |
| C. | technology |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 24. |
in Durkheim,s work the term collective representations refers to______________? |
| A. | effervescent ceremonies that create a feeling o belonging |
| B. | images of gods or totems that are widely recognized |
| C. | shared ideas and moral values often symbolized by an object or figurehead |
| D. | ideological tools used to obscure class divisions |
| Answer» D. ideological tools used to obscure class divisions | |
| 25. |
In developing nations which of the following influence(s) social change towards the liberal Western democratic style of society ? |
| A. | literacy education and communication |
| B. | a centrally dominated social order |
| C. | extreme social inequalities |
| D. | homogenous social groups and organizations |
| Answer» B. a centrally dominated social order | |
| 26. |
In developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on_____________? |
| A. | Absolute poverty |
| B. | Relative poverty |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. both a and b | |
| 27. |
In demographic terms what is the main argument associated with Malthusianism ? |
| A. | population growth creates the conditions for the spread of disease |
| B. | all countries must pass through the demographic transition |
| C. | population growth tends to outstrip food production |
| D. | birth control is irrelevant for the control of population growth |
| Answer» D. birth control is irrelevant for the control of population growth | |
| 28. |
In contrast to Marxian theory structural functionalism views different parts of society________________? |
| A. | Performing their respective functions |
| B. | Contributing in social equilibrium |
| C. | Beneficial to the society |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
In contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | White |
| C. | Black Caribbean |
| D. | Chinese |
| Answer» B. White | |
| 30. |
In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________? |
| A. | highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices |
| B. | disorganized social relations in a post modem world |
| C. | virtual communities in cyberspace |
| D. | no longer relevant to sociology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had ? |
| A. | relatively open class systems |
| B. | extensive social mobility |
| C. | a much more rigid division of labor by gender |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 32. |
In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had_____________? |
| A. | relatively open class systems |
| B. | extensive social mobility |
| C. | a much more rigid division of labor by gender |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 33. |
In biology the senescence is______________? |
| A. | the process of growth |
| B. | the process of aging |
| C. | infant period |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. infant period | |
| 34. |
In _______ authority rules are obeyed because their commands are within the impersonal formally defined scope of their office ? |
| A. | charismatic |
| B. | legal-rational |
| C. | state |
| D. | traditional |
| Answer» C. state | |
| 35. |
In an experiment two groups are identical except for the change that researchers introduce into one group That group is called______________? |
| A. | the contaminated group |
| B. | the control groups |
| C. | the experimental group |
| D. | the neutral standard |
| Answer» D. the neutral standard | |
| 36. |
In a study of styles of grand parenting sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg Jr concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to ___________? |
| A. | be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them |
| B. | carry on a “ritualistic”(primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren |
| C. | never see their grandchildren |
| D. | function as “specialists in recreational care-giving” |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
In a society with a (n) ___________ the political and religious institutions often act in harmony and mutually reinforce each other,s powers over their relative spheres of influence ? |
| A. | denomination |
| B. | ecclesia |
| C. | cult |
| D. | sect |
| Answer» C. cult | |
| 38. |
In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________? |
| A. | cultural integration |
| B. | cultural relativism |
| C. | ethnocentrism |
| D. | culture shock |
| Answer» D. culture shock | |
| 39. |
In a patriarchal family the major decisions are taken be the____________? |
| A. | Old men and women |
| B. | the male or female head of the family |
| C. | the male head of the family who wields all the powers |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. the male head of the family who wields all the powers | |
| 40. |
In a democracy ? |
| A. | the powers of government derive from the consent of the governed |
| B. | the procedures for changing government officials may change with each administration |
| C. | the people govern directly |
| D. | the government tolerates little opposition |
| Answer» B. the procedures for changing government officials may change with each administration | |
| 41. |
In 50s and 60s the national affairs of the country were controlled by_____________? |
| A. | Industrialist |
| B. | Feudal |
| C. | Intelligentsia |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Intelligentsia | |
| 42. |
In 2013 which world region had the lowest proportion of Internet users per head of population but also the fastest rate of growth users ? |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Oceania/Australia |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
In 2001 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for men ? |
| A. | 24.6 |
| B. | 25.4 |
| C. | 27.5 |
| D. | 30.6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
In 1971 in England and Wales what was the average age at first marriage for women ? |
| A. | 22.6 |
| B. | 23.1 |
| C. | 25.52 |
| D. | 28.4 |
| Answer» B. 23.1 | |
| 45. |
Impressionistic studies are____________? |
| A. | fully controlled |
| B. | less controlled |
| C. | uncontrolled |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. uncontrolled | |
| 46. |
Immigration tourism and globalization all mean that_____________? |
| A. | cultural diversity is increasing |
| B. | cultural relativism is now the norm |
| C. | cultural lag doesn,t last as long |
| D. | culture shock is increasing |
| E. | cultures are becoming more stable |
| Answer» B. cultural relativism is now the norm | |
| 47. |
If we fail to respect and obey social norms we may face punishment through informal or formal ? |
| A. | techniques of neutralization |
| B. | deviance |
| C. | cultural transmission |
| D. | sanctions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
If the information needed has already been written down somewhere it is looked up. It is called_____________? |
| A. | Observational studies |
| B. | Sociological analysis |
| C. | Statistical Comparative studies |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 49. |
If labor market changes may lead to the rise of an occupational group within the social hierarchy it is_____________? |
| A. | Structural mobility |
| B. | Inter-generational |
| C. | Intra-generational |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Inter-generational | |
| 50. |
If an individual fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the society he/she is usually termed as________________? |
| A. | Obedient |
| B. | Abnormal |
| C. | Deviant |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |