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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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This category covers multiple-choice questions on core sociological concepts, social institutions, culture, social change, and major sociological thinkers. It is designed to help students and competitive-exam candidates (PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, CTS, OTS, BPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC etc.) quickly revise theories and apply sociological ideas to real-world social issues.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a society ?
A Members of a society possess a wide variety of values and norms based on their social status
B A group must have at least 1,500 members to be considered a society
C Another term for “society” is nation-state
D Members of a society comprise a more or less self-sufficient social unit
Correct Answer: Members of a society comprise a more or less self-sufficient social unit
When a research is not deceptive about the field research that he/she is this person is probably assuming the role of____________?
A secondary observer
B participant-as-observer
C complete participant
D ethnographer
Correct Answer: participant-as-observer
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
Correct Answer: rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force
In order for field research to be successful the researcher must be________________?
A tactful
B creative
C unobtrusive
D fluent in several languages
Correct Answer: creative
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
Correct Answer: role conflict
The major advantage of interviews is________________?
A that people are more likely to be honest
B they are not time consuming
C the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent
D the response rate is high
Correct Answer: the response rate is high
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
Correct Answer: Methods of caring for babies are linked to other elements of a society’s culture
A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their level of education and includes response categories of some high school high school and university violated which important rule for constructing close-ended items for naires ?
A exhaustive
B mutually exclusive
C comprehensive
D tangible
Correct Answer: mutually exclusive
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
Correct Answer: are general and abstract and do not explicitly specify which behaviors are acceptable and which are not
Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?
A the s is clearly worded
B they cover the return postage
C the answers are mutually exclusive
D they are easy and quick to answer
Correct Answer: they are easy and quick to answer