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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.
| 1201. |
Lifespan is usually divided into seven or eight sages Adulthood legally begins at the age of____________? |
| A. | sixteen |
| B. | Seventeen |
| C. | Eighteen |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1202. |
According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because_____________? |
| A. | they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control |
| B. | they are in pursuit of the perfect body fueled by images of beauty |
| C. | they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal |
| D. | their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels |
| Answer» D. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels | |
| 1203. |
The destruction of a culture through conquest is referred to by anthropologists as_____________? |
| A. | infanticide |
| B. | homicide |
| C. | pesticide |
| D. | cultural extinction |
| E. | ethnocide |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1204. |
Which of the following statements about values is correct ? |
| A. | Values never change |
| B. | Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person,s lifetime |
| C. | Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable |
| D. | All of the above statements are correct |
| Answer» C. Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable | |
| 1205. |
The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | George Murdock |
| C. | Margaret Mead |
| D. | William F Ogburn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1206. |
Songs languages and orchestral performances are examples of______________? |
| A. | nonmaterial culture |
| B. | material culture |
| C. | mores |
| D. | proprietary culture |
| Answer» B. material culture | |
| 1207. |
While vacationing in Great Britain an American discover that the British drive on the “Wrong” side of the road are critical of his United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores He feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ? |
| A. | xenocentrism |
| B. | the Hawthorne effects |
| C. | the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
| D. | culture shock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1208. |
Social institutions are_____________? |
| A. | God-given and cannot be changed |
| B. | Buildings and people who operate them |
| C. | Constellation of folkways and mores |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1209. |
Which of the following is NOT an example of an American folkway ? |
| A. | the custom of chewing food with one,s mouth closed |
| B. | the practice of shaking hands when greeting someone for the first time |
| C. | the courtesy of arriving on time for a religious service |
| D. | the habit of driving on the right-hand side of the road |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1210. |
The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________? |
| A. | cultural relativism |
| B. | requisite societal composition |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | ethnocentrism |
| Answer» D. ethnocentrism | |
| 1211. |
A subculture ? |
| A. | is always at odds with the ways of the larger society |
| B. | is a set of patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies? |
| C. | includes members of a group that participate in the main culture while sharing another culture |
| D. | uses a value-free approach that views people from the perspective of their own culture |
| Answer» D. uses a value-free approach that views people from the perspective of their own culture | |
| 1212. |
While vacationing in Great Britain you discover that the British drive on the “wrong” side of the road are critical of your United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores You feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ? |
| A. | xenocentrism |
| B. | the Hawthorne effects |
| C. | the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
| D. | culture shock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1213. |
Laws are___________________? |
| A. | actions that others can legitimately insist that we perform |
| B. | actions that we can legitimately insist that others perform |
| C. | rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1214. |
Amjad must finish writing a report for work that is due the next day His son,s school just called and said the child must be picked up from school because he is sick Amjad,s wife is out of town on business As a result Amjad is experiencing ? |
| A. | role strain |
| B. | role conflict |
| C. | role hypersensitivity |
| D. | role reversal |
| Answer» C. role hypersensitivity | |
| 1215. |
Cultural change can also occur through______________? |
| A. | mass media and adaptation |
| B. | invention and discovery |
| C. | multiculturalism and assimilation |
| D. | language and symbols |
| E. | diffusion and technology |
| Answer» C. multiculturalism and assimilation | |
| 1216. |
Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» C. interactionist perspective | |
| 1217. |
Sometimes we feel happy to pay more for imported goods It shows our_____________? |
| A. | Ethnocentrism |
| B. | Xenocentric Approach |
| C. | Quality consciousness |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Quality consciousness | |
| 1218. |
Some of the institutions of a society are______________? |
| A. | Family and Religion |
| B. | State and economic institutions |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1219. |
The view of things in which ones won group is superior to others is_____________? |
| A. | Counter Culture |
| B. | Ethnocentrism |
| C. | Xenocentrism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Xenocentrism | |
| 1220. |
The use of language label people can lead to a_______________? |
| A. | self-fulfilling prophecy |
| B. | sense of ethnocentrism |
| C. | cultural lag |
| D. | cultural adaptation |
| E. | development of a subculture |
| Answer» B. sense of ethnocentrism | |
| 1221. |
According to________________ theory unique customs develop and persist because they are adaptive? |
| A. | Conflict |
| B. | Symbolic Interactionism |
| C. | Functionalism |
| D. | Radical |
| E. | Feminism |
| Answer» D. Radical | |
| 1222. |
August Comte viewed cultural development in_____________? |
| A. | Three Stages |
| B. | Four Stages |
| C. | Two stages |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Four Stages | |
| 1223. |
Non-material culture consists of______________? |
| A. | Customs and beliefs ideas |
| B. | tools and domestic items |
| C. | Books and written material |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. tools and domestic items | |
| 1224. |
Prayer mat is_____________? |
| A. | material culture |
| B. | Non-material culture |
| C. | Out of culture |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Non-material culture | |
| 1225. |
A process through which cultural elements become closely connected and mutually interdependent is also known as______________? |
| A. | cultural relativism |
| B. | cultural lag |
| C. | cultural proscriptions |
| D. | cultural genocide |
| E. | cultural integration |
| Answer» F. | |
| 1226. |
Conflict theory emphasizes the use of humor as a________________? |
| A. | means by which to present the self |
| B. | political tool |
| C. | defense mechanism |
| D. | means by which to bind culture |
| E. | source of negativity towards women |
| Answer» C. defense mechanism | |
| 1227. |
In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________? |
| A. | cultural integration |
| B. | cultural relativism |
| C. | ethnocentrism |
| D. | culture shock |
| Answer» D. culture shock | |
| 1228. |
Values traditions, and beliefs are all examples of_______________? |
| A. | popular culture |
| B. | customs |
| C. | material culture |
| D. | non-material culture |
| E. | culture relativism |
| Answer» E. culture relativism | |
| 1229. |
One strength of ethnography is tha______________? |
| A. | the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator |
| B. | it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods |
| C. | it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension |
| D. | it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities |
| Answer» C. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension | |
| 1230. |
The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist_____________? |
| A. | William F. Ogburn |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | George Murdock |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. George Murdock | |
| 1231. |
Cross-cultural research on infant care has found the following______________? |
| A. | All cultures agree on the importance of exclusive mother-infant interaction to encourage bonding in the first 15 to months of life. |
| B. | Methods of caring for babies are linked to other elements of a society’s culture |
| C. | No culture supports waking a sleeping infant |
| D. | Pediatricians are trained to teach parents the one universally accepted set of best practices for raising an infant |
| Answer» C. No culture supports waking a sleeping infant | |
| 1232. |
Values_______________? |
| A. | provide explicit indications of which behaviors are acceptable and which are not. |
| B. | are narrow ideas about what is desirable correct and good |
| C. | are defined by symbols |
| D. | are general and abstract and do not explicitly specify which behaviors are acceptable and which are not |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1233. |
Ethnocentrims means_____________? |
| A. | Evaluating other cultures with the yardstick of your own values |
| B. | Taking other nations as good as your own one but disowned |
| C. | no other society is like yours and your society is superior to the others |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1234. |
A counter culture_______________? |
| A. | Has to be against the existing ethos/values |
| B. | May not be against the existing culture ethos/values |
| C. | if different from the exiting culture may never survive |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. May not be against the existing culture ethos/values | |
| 1235. |
Older people living in housing for the elderly workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_______________? |
| A. | subcultures |
| B. | countercultures |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | argot |
| Answer» B. countercultures | |
| 1236. |
A series of complexes centering upon an important activity is___________________? |
| A. | Institution |
| B. | Trait |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Trait | |
| 1237. |
The smallest unit of a culture is_____________? |
| A. | Complex |
| B. | Laws |
| C. | Trait |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1238. |
The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early internet users is an example of______________? |
| A. | charisma |
| B. | argot |
| C. | equilibrium |
| D. | virtual reality |
| Answer» C. equilibrium | |
| 1239. |
In the United States often formalize norms into_______________? |
| A. | folkways |
| B. | mores |
| C. | values |
| D. | laws |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1240. |
The term ethnocentrism was coined by sociologist____________? |
| A. | William F. Ogburn |
| B. | William Graham Sumner |
| C. | George Murdock |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. George Murdock | |
| 1241. |
A preference for foreign culture and products is called________________? |
| A. | Xenocentrism |
| B. | Ethnocentrism |
| C. | Cultural Adjustment |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ethnocentrism | |
| 1242. |
Subcultures which oppose the dominant culture are_______________? |
| A. | New Cultures |
| B. | cultural relativism |
| C. | Countercultures |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1243. |
Which of the following is true regarding culture ? |
| A. | Culture is genetic |
| B. | Culture is passed down generation to generation |
| C. | Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. Culture includes physical artifacts not abstract creations | |
| 1244. |
A group of people who live within the same territory and share a common culture is called______________? |
| A. | a culture |
| B. | an iconoclastic enclave |
| C. | a society |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1245. |
Dignity personal integrity and inviolability of body and mind are all examples of_____________? |
| A. | adaptive mechanisms |
| B. | constitutional law |
| C. | cultural givens |
| D. | human rights |
| E. | cultural relativism |
| Answer» E. cultural relativism | |
| 1246. |
Which of the following would not be a good example of a counterculture ? |
| A. | Toronto Raptors fans |
| B. | motorcycle gangs |
| C. | racist groups |
| D. | terrorism |
| E. | organized crime |
| Answer» B. motorcycle gangs | |
| 1247. |
Diffusion of innovations among the cultures means______________? |
| A. | Travelling of traits and patterns space/territory |
| B. | Transmission of trait complexes time |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1248. |
Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_____________? |
| A. | subcultures |
| B. | countercultures |
| C. | cultural universals |
| D. | argot |
| Answer» B. countercultures | |
| 1249. |
Which of the following statements about norms is correct ? |
| A. | People do not follow norms in all situations In some cases they evade |
| B. | In some instances behavior that appears to violate society,s norms the norms of a particular group |
| C. | Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1250. |
A social condition in which values are conflicting weak or absent is called____________? |
| A. | Assimilation |
| B. | Hawthorne affect |
| C. | invasion |
| D. | anomie |
| Answer» E. | |