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| 651. |
Aalia aged 7 lives in a private home with her parents her grandmother and her aunt Alice,s family is an example of a(n)? |
| A. | nuclear family |
| B. | dysfunctional family |
| C. | extended family |
| D. | polygynous family |
| Answer» D. polygynous family | |
| 652. |
Research on the family life course indicates that_____________? |
| A. | women with a first child are more likely than women without a child to report that their husbands do not pay enough attention to them |
| B. | the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child |
| C. | most couples consider parenthood a crisis |
| D. | the psychological well-being of parents is a little better than that of childless couples |
| Answer» B. the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child | |
| 653. |
According to Freud______________? |
| A. | man seeks consensus and harmony |
| B. | man lacks a constraining force |
| C. | man is inherently evil |
| D. | man feels the need to dominate others |
| E. | man is driven by biological needs |
| Answer» F. | |
| 654. |
Which accounts of the worth of education stress that it enables individuals to think freely and rationally which makes social progress and innovation possible ? |
| A. | postmodern |
| B. | modernist |
| C. | traditional |
| D. | vocational |
| Answer» C. traditional | |
| 655. |
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ? |
| A. | John Maynard Keynes |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Paul Samuelson |
| D. | Arthur Scargill |
| Answer» C. Paul Samuelson | |
| 656. |
Which term describes the process whereby religion loses its influence over various spheres of social life ? |
| A. | secularization |
| B. | evangelicalism |
| C. | fundamentalism |
| D. | alienation |
| Answer» B. evangelicalism | |
| 657. |
Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are ___________ functions or religion? |
| A. | manifest |
| B. | latent |
| C. | positive |
| D. | negative |
| Answer» B. latent | |
| 658. |
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | labelling theory |
| Answer» B. conflict perspective | |
| 659. |
Which is the most recently established of the great world religions ? |
| A. | Judaism |
| B. | Islam |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» C. Hinduism | |
| 660. |
In which century was anorexia was first identified as a disorder ? |
| A. | 17th |
| B. | 18th |
| C. | 19th |
| D. | 20th |
| Answer» D. 20th | |
| 661. |
The nuclear family means______________? |
| A. | a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals |
| B. | a network of relatives extended within or between generations |
| C. | the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married |
| D. | a two-generation unit of parents and their-children |
| Answer» E. | |
| 662. |
Marriage appears to be in decline because_____________? |
| A. | the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29% |
| B. | many people are cohabiting in long term relationships |
| C. | the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages | |
| 663. |
The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________? |
| A. | the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives |
| B. | despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values |
| C. | religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private |
| D. | people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings |
| Answer» C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private | |
| 664. |
Which of these trends did the New Right not suggest as evidence of declining family values ? |
| A. | the tendency for cohabitation before marriage |
| B. | the rising divorce rates |
| C. | the absence of fathers in many households |
| D. | the increasing number of single parent families |
| Answer» B. the rising divorce rates | |
| 665. |
A sect is organized around______________? |
| A. | beliefs that can be challenged by members a charismatic leader and openness to new recruits |
| B. | tolerance towards other religions and the separation of church and state |
| C. | voluntary membership democratic leadership and high levels of emotional commitment |
| D. | the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred |
| Answer» D. the idea of the secular world itself as being sacred | |
| 666. |
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist? |
| A. | John Maynard Keynes |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Paul Samuelson |
| D. | Arthur Scargill |
| Answer» D. Arthur Scargill | |
| 667. |
Family is a haven form the world where basic ingredients are_______________? |
| A. | Love and trust |
| B. | Intimacy |
| C. | Absolute fulfilment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 668. |
Alice aged 7 lives in a private home with her parents her grandmother and her aunt Alice,s family is an example of a (n)_____________? |
| A. | nuclear family |
| B. | dysfunctional family |
| C. | extended family |
| D. | polygynous family |
| Answer» D. polygynous family | |
| 669. |
What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generations called ? |
| A. | cultural reproduction |
| B. | passive consumption |
| C. | conceptual abstraction |
| D. | formal communication |
| Answer» B. passive consumption | |
| 670. |
The primary function of the family is to reproduce______________? |
| A. | Childer |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Biological and social evolution of society |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 671. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group ? |
| A. | racial or cultural self-consciousness |
| B. | hereditary membership |
| C. | a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy) |
| D. | oppression at the hands of a dominant group |
| Answer» D. oppression at the hands of a dominant group | |
| 672. |
According to Mead the socialized self means that_____________? |
| A. | we are constantly learning |
| B. | we are capable of achieving at a maximum capacity |
| C. | we are shaped by the primary agents of socialization in our life |
| D. | we think before we act |
| E. | we have learned enough to function independently |
| Answer» B. we are capable of achieving at a maximum capacity | |
| 673. |
According to which theory two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined ? |
| A. | complementary needs |
| B. | matching hypothesis |
| C. | exchange |
| D. | mutual co-dependence |
| Answer» B. matching hypothesis | |
| 674. |
The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that __________? |
| A. | fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives |
| B. | one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization |
| C. | both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children |
| D. | parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure |
| Answer» D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure | |
| 675. |
Under what type of arrangement do people reckon descent and transmit property through the mother’s side of the family ? |
| A. | bilineal |
| B. | neolocal |
| C. | patrilineal |
| D. | matrilineal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 676. |
The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists? |
| A. | personality |
| B. | self |
| C. | ego |
| D. | the I |
| E. | the me |
| Answer» B. self | |
| 677. |
A group whose members are related by ancestry marriage or adoption is a(n) ? |
| A. | family |
| B. | institution |
| C. | kinship group |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. institution | |
| 678. |
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 | |
| 679. |
Which of the following is a polytheistic religion ? |
| A. | Christianity |
| B. | Hinduism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | Judaism |
| Answer» C. Islam | |
| 680. |
Which is the JK,s largest university ? |
| A. | University of Cambridge |
| B. | The Open University |
| C. | London Metropolitan University |
| D. | University of Manchester |
| Answer» C. London Metropolitan University | |
| 681. |
Stones research suggests that prior to industrialization the nuclear family ? |
| A. | a did not exist in any form |
| B. | had begun to disappear as extended networks of kin became more important |
| C. | had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life |
| D. | was simply another institution of patriarchal control? |
| Answer» D. was simply another institution of patriarchal control? | |
| 682. |
New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement ? |
| A. | world-affirming |
| B. | world-rejecting |
| C. | world-enhancing |
| D. | world-accommodating |
| Answer» B. world-rejecting | |
| 683. |
When a status may have many roles to play It is known as______________? |
| A. | Role playing |
| B. | Role sets |
| C. | Role adjustment |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Role adjustment | |
| 684. |
The Nation of Islam group appealed to ? |
| A. | British-born second-generation immigrants from the Asian subcontinent |
| B. | White Americans who wanted to convert to Islam |
| C. | African-Americans who felt excluded from the ethnic melting pot in the USA |
| D. | African-Caribbean’s who lived in the inner cities and had a distinctive youth culture |
| Answer» D. African-Caribbean’s who lived in the inner cities and had a distinctive youth culture | |
| 685. |
Which of the following perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Talcott Parsons |
| Answer» C. Karl Marx | |
| 686. |
of those in the United States who obtain a divorce about what percent later remarry ? |
| A. | two-thirds of divorced men |
| B. | three-fourths of divorced women |
| C. | two-thirds of divorced women |
| D. | 80 percent of divorced women |
| Answer» D. 80 percent of divorced women | |
| 687. |
Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ? |
| A. | functionalist perspective |
| B. | conflict perspective |
| C. | interactionist perspective |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» C. interactionist perspective | |
| 688. |
Which of the following is considered a total institution ? |
| A. | a university |
| B. | a mental hospital |
| C. | a factory |
| D. | each of the above |
| Answer» C. a factory | |
| 689. |
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. | |
| 690. |
Which of the following is not an example of an institution or organization of global governance ? |
| A. | United States of America |
| B. | the European Union |
| C. | the United Nations |
| D. | the International Criminal Court |
| Answer» B. the European Union | |
| 691. |
Which country is currently experiencing a negative birthrate ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» B. Bangladesh | |
| 692. |
In reviewing capitalism worldwide following the downfall of communism in the Soviet Union some observers suggest that_____________? |
| A. | capitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations |
| B. | Russia Eastern Europe Latin America and Asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the United States |
| C. | in dynamic Asian nations (e.g. Japan Singapore Hong Kong South Korea and Taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a “governm |
| D. | the performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the “government-business /state capita |
| Answer» D. the performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the “government-business /state capita | |
| 693. |
How do market and command economies differ ? |
| A. | Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty |
| B. | Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict |
| C. | Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property |
| D. | Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do |
| Answer» D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do | |
| 694. |
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ? |
| A. | The state has existed throughout human history |
| B. | The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources |
| C. | External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state |
| D. | The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state |
| Answer» C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state | |
| 695. |
Representative democracy is best described as system ? |
| A. | where those elected simply represent the views of the electors |
| B. | which ensures political equality and protects liberty |
| C. | where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole |
| D. | where decisions are made communally by those affected by them |
| Answer» D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them | |
| 696. |
Which of these is NOT an explicit feature of Third Way politics ? |
| A. | the strengthening of civil society |
| B. | retrenchment in welfare spending |
| C. | the maintenance of a mixed economy |
| D. | environmentally sustainable economic growth |
| Answer» C. the maintenance of a mixed economy | |
| 697. |
Which of the following is not a new social movement ? |
| A. | resource mobilization theory |
| B. | labor movement |
| C. | environmental movement |
| D. | anti-nuclear movement |
| Answer» C. environmental movement | |
| 698. |
Which political figure first called for a Untied States of Europe ? |
| A. | Adolf Hitler |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Charles De Gaulle |
| D. | Harry S Truman |
| Answer» C. Charles De Gaulle | |
| 699. |
Which type of theorists would argue that relentless class conflict between capitalists and workers boom and bust economic cycles and intercorporate conflict place limits on the ability of the capitalist class to manipulate political institutions at will? |
| A. | instrumental conflict theorists |
| B. | reactionary conflict theorists |
| C. | structural conflict theorists |
| D. | dysfunctional conflict theorists |
| Answer» D. dysfunctional conflict theorists | |
| 700. |
__________ is the political process that has to do with the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout society ? |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Power |
| C. | Government |
| D. | Totalitarianism |
| Answer» D. Totalitarianism | |