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1501.

The conscious and rational part of the self is______________?

A. id
B. ego
C. Superego
D. None of these
Answer» C. Superego
1502.

Post-modernist writers have argued that______________?

A. we live in a world of superficial fragmented images
B. no theory is better than any other anything goes
C. society has changed, and we need new kinds of theory
D. all of the above
Answer» B. no theory is better than any other anything goes
1503.

Freud divided self into three parts the id the superego and the______________?

A. ego
B. sub-ego
C. le
D. None of these
Answer» B. sub-ego
1504.

The first stage that existed in Pre-British era was when civil society existed in the form of______________?

A. NGOs
B. Baradaris
C. Rural Notables
D. Both b and c
Answer» E.
1505.

The newest factor in the development equation is______________?

A. Media
B. NGOs
C. Civil Society
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1506.

Judiciary has also played a part in destabilizing political structure of country by______________?

A. remaining silent
B. Approving unconstitutional intervention
C. discapproving military actions
D. None of these
Answer» C. discapproving military actions
1507.

Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?

A. a shared sense of identity and belonging together
B. common activities involving all -round relationships
C. a fixed geographical location
D. collective action based on common interests
Answer» D. collective action based on common interests
1508.

The distribution of power in society is a concern for_____________?

A. microsociology
B. interactionism
C. macrosociology
D. ethnomethodology
Answer» D. ethnomethodology
1509.

In Pakistan civil society is in developmental stages and ye has little influence in the_____________?

A. Social issues
B. Political affairs
C. Policy making
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1510.

Which of these distinguishes modern nation-states from traditional civilizations ?

A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1511.

The concept of collective consumption is most closely associated with______________?

A. Hervey
B. Molotch
C. Castells
D. Saunders
Answer» D. Saunders
1512.

Who wrote The Metropolis and Mental Life (1903) ?

A. Louise Wirth
B. Robert Park
C. Georg Simmel
D. Max Weber
Answer» D. Max Weber
1513.

Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?

A. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries
B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers
C. greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities
D. reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost
Answer» B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers
1514.

Who described urbanism as a way of life _____________?

A. Park
B. Hawley
C. Wirth
D. Burgess
Answer» D. Burgess
1515.

What is urban recycling ?

A. renovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes
B. a new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas
C. councils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developments
D. refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land
Answer» E.
1516.

Why does Mike Davis (1990) describe Los Angeles as a city of quartz ?

A. it has more millionaires than any other city
B. it has been hardened against the poor
C. it has been hardened against than any other US city
D. it has a policy of promoting opportunity for all
Answer» C. it has been hardened against than any other US city
1517.

Which city is forecast to become the largest megacity by 2025 ?

A. New York
B. Mumbai
C. Beijing
D. Tokyo
Answer» E.
1518.

The terms crisis of the 1970s is used to refer to_______________?

A. declining profits and rising unemployment
B. the eradication of the welfare state
C. rising divorce rates and the decline of the traditional family
D. an unfortunate twist in fashion sensibility
Answer» B. the eradication of the welfare state
1519.

Freud saw self and society in basic conflict not in harmony He named this self as_________________?

A. Antisocial self
B. Generalized other
C. looking glass self
D. None of these
Answer» B. Generalized other
1520.

The part which is the complex of social ideals and values which one has internalized, and which form the conscience is______________?

A. id
B. Superego
C. ego
D. None of these
Answer» C. ego
1521.

Weber said that the spirit of capitalism could be traced back to______________?

A. the movement towards religious pluralism
B. inspirational Protestant groups who revived religious ideas
C. new religious movements who rejected traditional forms of labor
D. Calvinists who engaged in ascetic practices to gain signs of salvation
Answer» E.
1522.

Erik Erikson a German scholar trained in Freudian psychoanalysis presented a theory of life-cycle socialization through ?

A. five stages
B. Seven stages
C. Eight stages
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1523.

The process of looking glass self consists of __________ steps?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None of these
Answer» C. Four
1524.

Wallflowers are people who came to believe early in life that they can_____________?

A. make conversation
B. not make conversation
C. Sometimes they are good speakers
D. None of these
Answer» C. Sometimes they are good speakers
1525.

In the middle teens the most important reference group is__________________?

A. Family
B. Peer group
C. Teachers
D. None of these
Answer» C. Teachers
1526.

We all for most of the time try to be a model personality A model personality is one that represents ?

A. All possible cultural traits
B. Most of the cultural traits
C. None of the cultural traits
D. None of these
Answer» C. None of the cultural traits
1527.

Socialization is the process through which an individual internalizes ?

A. Cultural norms
B. Social processes
C. Sense of interaction
D. None of these
Answer» B. Social processes
1528.

Mead presented the idea that each individual is a composite of expectations one believes others hold toward one Mead named it as_____________?

A. looking glass self
B. Self-perception
C. generalized other
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1529.

Basic personality characteristics of the individual are formed within______________?

A. family
B. Friends
C. Classroom
D. None of these
Answer» B. Friends
1530.

totality of behavior of an individual with a given tendency system interacting with a sequence of situations” is termed as____________?

A. Behavior
B. Role
C. Personality
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1531.

Once formed the self is________________?

A. interactive
B. proactive
C. rigid
D. None of these
Answer» C. rigid
1532.

Sorokin emphasizes that the group difference is mainly affected by differences in_______________?

A. biological factor
B. Physical environment
C. Culture
D. None of these
Answer» C. Culture
1533.

Biological inheritance physical environment culture and group experience are various factors which play a role in the development of_______________?

A. Personality
B. Society
C. Community
D. None of these
Answer» B. Society
1534.

Th market model of state welfare is based on the principle of_____________?

A. individuals buying welfare privately with some means-tested benefits
B. regular benefit payments to men as earners of the family wage
C. a universalist system of welfare for all regardless of income
D. recommodifying social welfare through state provision
Answer» B. regular benefit payments to men as earners of the family wage