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351.

When Berger & Luckman said that reality is socially constructed they meant ?

A. scientists are guided in their work by social values and interests, so they define and measure phenomena that will support their theories
B. people negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and externa
C. sociologists decide what constitutes social reality and measure only that
D. terms like reality have no deeper meaning beyond the level of discourse
Answer» C. sociologists decide what constitutes social reality and measure only that
352.

According to Weber the driving force of society was_____________?

A. rationality
B. Cultural pursuits
C. Increased development
D. None of these
Answer» B. Cultural pursuits
353.

Division of labor is a characteristic of_______________?

A. Horticulture
B. Agriculture
C. Industrialization
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
354.

Agriculture and horticulture was developed in______________?

A. Fertile crescent Region of Middle East
B. East Asia
C. Central and South America
D. Southeast Asia
Answer» B. East Asia
355.

Main types of agriculture are_______________?

A. Industrial agriculture
B. Subsistence agriculture
C. both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
356.

Subsistence Agriculture fulfils the needs of_________________?

A. Agriculturist and his/her family
B. The population on village level
C. The larger part of population
D. None of these
Answer» B. The population on village level
357.

The Maasai of Kenya is an example of_______________?

A. Hunter gatherer society
B. Pastoralist society
C. Agrarian society
D. None of these
Answer» C. Agrarian society
358.

The item alien to the concept of mass is______________?

A. vastness
B. anonymity
C. responsibility
D. None of these
Answer» E.
359.

The case of the former Soviet Union supports Kerr et al,s (1960) claims that___________?

A. totalitarian regimes are incompatible with the requirements of advanced industrial technology
B. democratic governments serve the interests of a ruling elite
C. advanced industrial technology strengthens the power of totalitarian regimes
D. communist societies disperse power between various political parties
Answer» B. democratic governments serve the interests of a ruling elite
360.

Communism is a form of government in which _____________?

A. Means of production are owned by the community
B. by the capitalist
C. by the representatives of proletariat
D. None of these
Answer» B. by the capitalist
361.

In pre-industrial societies solidarity was maintained due to____________?

A. Religion
B. Sense of Community
C. both a & b
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
362.

Suicide rate was higher in Protestants because they had higher emphasis on______________?

A. Individualism
B. solidarity
C. Harmony
D. None of these
Answer» B. solidarity
363.

“Perspective “means____________?

A. A working set of assumptions
B. an approach
C. both a & b
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
364.

Evolutionary Perspective is based on the work of_______________?

A. Comte and Spencer
B. Marx and Weber
C. All of above
D. None of these
Answer» B. Marx and Weber
365.

“Principles of Sociology” was written in 1876 by______________?

A. August Comte
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Max Weber
D. None of these
Answer» C. Max Weber
366.

Suicide by Durkheim was published in____________?

A. 1878
B. 1797
C. 1897
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
367.

“Positive Philosophy the work of August Comte was published in______________?

A. 1938
B. 1838
C. 1883
D. All of above
Answer» C. 1883
368.

Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________?

A. Accuracy
B. Precision and objectivity
C. Systematic and recorded
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
369.

The term “Sociology” was first coined by____________?

A. Karl Marx
B. Max Weber
C. August Comte
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
370.

In positive philosophy Comte noted that_____________?

A. Sociology should be based on speculation
B. On systematic observation and classification
C. On authority
D. None of these
Answer» C. On authority
371.

Durkheim defined social facts as______________?

A. ways of acting thinking and feeling that are collective and social in origin
B. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context
C. data collected about social phenomena that are proven to be correct
D. ideas and theories that have no basis in the external physical world
Answer» B. the way scientists construct knowledge in a social context
372.

All the perspectives are______________?

A. quite opposing to each other
B. complementary each other
C. basically, the analysis of society from different angles
D. B and C
Answer» E.
373.

Functionalists view social control as_______________?

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others
B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival
C. a source of social chaos
D. both b and c
Answer» C. a source of social chaos
374.

White-collar and corporate crimes______________?

A. are committed by relatively affluent people often in the course of business activities
B. are not very costly compared to the dollar cost of other crimes
C. are crimes the average person is less likely to experience than street crime
D. usually result in severe punishment for those who are caught
Answer» B. are not very costly compared to the dollar cost of other crimes
375.

Lombroso claimed that_____________?

A. criminals were socialized underworld of crime
B. no act is intrinsically deviant
C. biological failings drove some people into crime
D. women were less likely to be arrested than men
Answer» D. women were less likely to be arrested than men
376.

The career mobility of married women is still greatly handicapped by_____________?

A. men
B. household duties
C. other rival women
D. None of these
Answer» C. other rival women
377.

If a particular social change promotes a harmonious equilibrium it is______________?

A. None functional
B. Functional
C. Ineffective
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
378.

The Main aspect of Conflict Perspective is_____________?

A. Religion is a driving force in society
B. Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history
C. Equilibrium drives the society
D. None of these
Answer» C. Equilibrium drives the society
379.

The largest single economic fact of Pakistan is______________?

A. Industry
B. Agriculture
C. manufacturing
D. None of these
Answer» C. manufacturing
380.

Pakistanis net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbors specially ?

A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Sri Lanka
D. None of these
Answer» E.
381.

How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ?

A. 771 million to 7.1 billion
B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion
C. 771 million to 8.2 billion
D. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion
Answer» B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion
382.

the level of public spending on Education has regrettably reduced from 2.6% in 1990, s to _____ in 2002-03 ?

A. 1.8%
B. 2%
C. 1.5%
D. None of these
Answer» B. 2%
383.

According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ?

A. deceleration
B. diversification
C. globalization
D. feminization
Answer» B. diversification
384.

Women of which ethnic group are least likely to have a white partner ?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladeshi
D. Chinese
Answer» D. Chinese
385.

What is the approach to ethnic integration which requires immigrants to adopt the culture and values of the majority called ?

A. assimilation
B. melting pot
C. cultural pluralism
D. multiculturalism
Answer» B. melting pot
386.

Agriculture accounts for 25% value added and _________% of work force?

A. 40%
B. 305
C. 20%
D. None of these
Answer» C. 20%
387.

What proportion of the world’s annual wealth output is concentrated in high-income countries ?

A. 15%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» E.
388.

In which sector do two-thirds of the world’s working children perform their labor ?

A. Wholesale and retail
B. manufacturing
C. agriculture
D. services
Answer» D. services
389.

Which one of these is NOT one of the newly industrializing countries ?

A. Brazil
B. South Korea
C. Taiwan
D. Hungary
Answer» E.
390.

Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order ______________?

A. Sweden Switzerland Norway Portugal
B. Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal
C. Portugal Switzerland Norway Sweden
D. Switzerland Norway Portugal Sweden
Answer» B. Sweden Norway Switzerland Portugal
391.

What proportion of world trade is accounted for by transnational corporations ?

A. four fifths
B. two thirds
C. one quarter
D. half
Answer» C. one quarter
392.

Which of these classification terms when in use would never have been used to describe for example Ghana in Africa ?

A. developing
B. global South
C. majority world
D. second World
Answer» E.
393.

In what type of society have human beings lived for the majority of the time humans have been on planet Earth ?

A. agrarian societies
B. pastoral societies
C. hunter-gatherer societies
D. industrial societies
Answer» D. industrial societies
394.

which definition best describes the process of globalization ?

A. capitalist companies are spreading across the planet
B. we all now live in a single society
C. individuals’ groups and nations are becoming more interdependent
D. human beings now live on every continent of the planet
Answer» D. human beings now live on every continent of the planet
395.

The potential number of children that women are capable of bearing is called____________?

A. fertility
B. fecundity
C. femininity
D. facticity
Answer» C. femininity
396.

The demographic transition refers to______________?

A. an increase in the birth rate
B. an increase in the death rate
C. an exponential growth in population
D. a change in the ratio of births to deaths
Answer» E.
397.

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
398.

Dependency theorists from low-income countries drew on the ideas of_____________?

A. Walt Rostow
B. Karl Marx
C. Immanuel Wallerstein
D. Bretton Woods
Answer» C. Immanuel Wallerstein
399.

Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?

A. Walt Rostow
B. Immanuel Waller-stein
C. Amartya Sen
D. none of the above
Answer» C. Amartya Sen
400.

What is the main role of the International Monetary Fund ?

A. to reduce levels of global inequality
B. to generate economic activity in the developing countries
C. to maintain stability in the world financial system
D. to provide funds for education programmed across the world
Answer» D. to provide funds for education programmed across the world