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This section includes 1534 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Sociology Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
”Anomie” is a French word means___________? |
| A. | chaos |
| B. | Solidarity |
| C. | Harmony |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Solidarity | |
| 452. |
Horticulture and agriculture developed_____________? |
| A. | 10,000 to 80,00, B.C.E |
| B. | 1000 to 8000 B.C.C |
| C. | 100 to 800 B.C.E |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C | |
| 453. |
The communism developed in USSR and china is_______________? |
| A. | Same as Marx envisioned |
| B. | is different from Marxian view |
| C. | opposite to Marxian view |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 454. |
The difference between horticulture and agriculture is________________? |
| A. | Agriculture employs machinery but horticulture not |
| B. | Horticulture employs machinery and other tools |
| C. | Horticulture only depends on humans for cultivation |
| D. | a and c both |
| Answer» E. | |
| 455. |
The salient features of Horticulturalist society are______________? |
| A. | cultivation of crops |
| B. | Dense populations |
| C. | Food surplus and division of labor |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 456. |
A pastoralist society depends upon ? |
| A. | domesticated livestock |
| B. | agriculture |
| C. | Trade and business |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. agriculture | |
| 457. |
Which of the following are viewed by sociologists as analytically distinct components of stratification ? |
| A. | conformity deviance and social control |
| B. | class status and power |
| C. | class caste and age |
| D. | class prestige and esteem |
| Answer» C. class caste and age | |
| 458. |
Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal, and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | labelling perspective |
| Answer» B. conflict perspective | |
| 459. |
Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that____________? |
| A. | colonialism has largely disappeared |
| B. | colonialism was for the most part beneficial for poor uncivilized countries |
| C. | colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization |
| D. | colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 460. |
The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________? |
| A. | an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations |
| B. | too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness |
| C. | often involved in white collar work |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 461. |
The caste system is generally associated with______________? |
| A. | Hinduism |
| B. | Islam |
| C. | Judaism |
| D. | Buddhism |
| Answer» B. Islam | |
| 462. |
Which of the following social groups do occupational class schemes not have difficulty accommodating ? |
| A. | students |
| B. | manual working class |
| C. | the unemployed |
| D. | retired people |
| Answer» C. the unemployed | |
| 463. |
Traditional working-class identity was based around_________________? |
| A. | shared working conditions in the manufacturing industry |
| B. | the class consciousness of members of the proletariat |
| C. | local communities extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits |
| D. | collective aspirations to move into the middle class |
| Answer» D. collective aspirations to move into the middle class | |
| 464. |
Which one of the following does not apply to social class systems ? |
| A. | class systems are relatively fluid |
| B. | class position is entirely subjective |
| C. | class is economically based |
| D. | class positions are in part achieved |
| Answer» C. class is economically based | |
| 465. |
Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ? |
| A. | Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality |
| B. | Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure |
| C. | Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 466. |
According to peter Saunders in modem societies stratification depends on___________? |
| A. | Cultural groups |
| B. | Social and economic classes |
| C. | Ethnic groups |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Ethnic groups | |
| 467. |
The emergence of a consolidated network of business leadership is most compatible with which ideal-type of capitalism ? |
| A. | family capitalism |
| B. | managerial capitalism |
| C. | welfare capitalism |
| D. | institutional |
| Answer» E. | |
| 468. |
The idea that classes vary according to their possession of cultural capital is associated with_____________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | John Goldthorpe |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Pierre Bourdieu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 469. |
What is behavior towards a group or individual which treats them differently from other groups or individuals called ? |
| A. | Prejudice |
| B. | discrimination |
| C. | racism |
| D. | projection |
| Answer» C. racism | |
| 470. |
Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________? |
| A. | social research should highlight the positive aspects of social life |
| B. | knowledge should be produced based on evidence from observations |
| C. | sociologists should make more use of official statistics |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. sociologists should make more use of official statistics | |
| 471. |
According to Max Weber the ideal type refers to______________? |
| A. | the best possible outcome available |
| B. | a perspective emphasizing the primacy of ideas |
| C. | a model based on certain features of a phenomenon |
| D. | the social agenda of political idealists |
| Answer» D. the social agenda of political idealists | |
| 472. |
The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________? |
| A. | the globalization of culture through new technologies |
| B. | they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit |
| C. | the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society |
| D. | they way in which industrialization had created new means of communication |
| Answer» C. the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society | |
| 473. |
The term hegemony refers to_____________? |
| A. | the tendency for the working class not to realize their own interests |
| B. | a dominant ideology that legitimates economic political |
| C. | a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences |
| D. | a mode of payment given for outstanding topiary |
| Answer» C. a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences | |
| 474. |
The class polarization that Marx predicted referred to________________? |
| A. | the division of each social class into the more or less privileged. |
| B. | a growing gap between rich and poor resulting in class consciousness |
| C. | the growth of intermediate strata in the middle classes |
| D. | the tendency for the working class to live in very could places |
| Answer» C. the growth of intermediate strata in the middle classes | |
| 475. |
A social stratum is_______________? |
| A. | a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances |
| B. | a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class |
| C. | the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy |
| D. | a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes |
| Answer» B. a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class | |
| 476. |
A social stratum is________________? |
| A. | a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances |
| B. | a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class |
| C. | the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy |
| D. | a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes |
| Answer» B. a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class | |
| 477. |
Each social class is a subculture with a system of______________? |
| A. | Behavior |
| B. | Set of values |
| C. | Way of life |
| D. | All of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 478. |
The people of the same class share for the most part ? |
| A. | Same income level |
| B. | Way of life values |
| C. | Both of the values |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 479. |
Social stratification is_______________? |
| A. | a system in which people can change their status with relative ease. |
| B. | the ranking or grading of individuals and groups into hierarchical layers |
| C. | based entirely on self-classification |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. based entirely on self-classification | |
| 480. |
__________ refers to the reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation? |
| A. | prestige |
| B. | esteem |
| C. | status |
| D. | power |
| Answer» C. status | |
| 481. |
Which field of study was originally developed in the 1930s as an increasing number of social scientists became aware of the plight of the elderly ? |
| A. | geriatrics |
| B. | gerontology |
| C. | gerontocracy |
| D. | silicide |
| Answer» C. gerontocracy | |
| 482. |
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 | |
| 483. |
The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of_____________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Erving Goffman |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 484. |
Goldthorpe identified the Service class as______________? |
| A. | those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state |
| B. | people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses |
| C. | the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century |
| D. | those who had worked in the armed services |
| Answer» B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses | |
| 485. |
The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is ________________? |
| A. | slavery |
| B. | open class system |
| C. | closed caste systems |
| D. | caste systems |
| Answer» B. open class system | |
| 486. |
The idea that classes vary according to their possession of cultural capital is associated with________________? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | John Goldthorpe |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Pierre Bourdieu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 487. |
In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_______________? |
| A. | age |
| B. | income |
| C. | verbal fluency |
| D. | occupation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 488. |
Which method of identifying social classes views social class as a statistical category formed by sociologists or statisticians or statisticians on the basis of income occupation education or some combination of these ? |
| A. | the combined approach |
| B. | the reputational method |
| C. | the self-placement method |
| D. | the objective method |
| Answer» E. | |
| 489. |
A system in which people have great difficulty changing their status is called a(n) ______________? |
| A. | objectified system |
| B. | social differentiation |
| C. | open system |
| D. | closed system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 490. |
According to Wright some class locations are contradictory because _______________? |
| A. | their holders do not believe in the notion of class |
| B. | they share features of the positions above and below them |
| C. | there is disagreement about how to interpret them |
| D. | they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify |
| Answer» E. | |
| 491. |
Stratified sample falls under______________? |
| A. | probability sampling design |
| B. | non-probability sampling design |
| C. | multi-stage sample design |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. non-probability sampling design | |
| 492. |
Which of the following is NOT a feature of all socially stratified systems ? |
| A. | people share characteristics without necessarily identifying with each other |
| B. | people’s life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking |
| C. | the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time |
| D. | stratification occurs because of inequalities in assets or property |
| Answer» C. the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time | |
| 493. |
What term is used to describe the movement of individuals up or down the social scale during the course of their working lives ? |
| A. | open mobility |
| B. | lateral mobility |
| C. | intragenerational mobility |
| D. | intergenerational mobility |
| Answer» D. intergenerational mobility | |
| 494. |
Which of these research projects would count as intersectional? A comparative study of employment based on______________? |
| A. | social class and gender |
| B. | gender and ethnicity |
| C. | ethnicity and sexuality |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 495. |
What term is used to describe the way that the varied aspects of an individual’s identity-such as class ethnicity gender disability and location -interact to produce complex patterns of inequality poverty and discrimination ? |
| A. | intersectionality |
| B. | ascription |
| C. | mobility |
| D. | meritocracy |
| Answer» B. ascription | |
| 496. |
A social class is a group of people who stand in a common relationship to the means of production Whose perspective does this definition describe ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Erik Olin-Wright |
| C. | John Goldthorpe |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 497. |
Martha and Susan work at the local factory ten hours a day five days a week They make the minimum wage with no overtime pay insurance or benefits One day they discuss their situations over lunch and express frustration over the fact that they never seem to make enough money to “get ahead “By the end of the conversation they have motivated each other to volunteer to work on Sundays They figure that if they work just a little harder they will make enough money to increase their social status Marx would say these women are demonstrating ? |
| A. | the dedication necessary to get ahead in life |
| B. | class consciousness |
| C. | capitalist enthusiasm |
| D. | false consciousness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 498. |
Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________? |
| A. | horizontal mobility |
| B. | transgenerational mobility |
| C. | vertical mobility |
| D. | geographic mobility |
| Answer» D. geographic mobility | |
| 499. |
A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ? |
| A. | slavery |
| B. | Social class |
| C. | caste |
| D. | estates |
| Answer» B. Social class | |
| 500. |
According to functionalist’s society must be concerned with motivation because the duties associated with various statuses ? |
| A. | are not equally pleasant |
| B. | are equally important |
| C. | offer individuals varying degrees of personal growth |
| D. | are usually not defined |
| Answer» B. are equally important | |