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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.

In Marx,s theory the made of production means_____________?
A the way in which products are made in a factory
B the average measure of productivity under capitalism
C the organization of a society’s technical and human resources
D an integral part of the superstructure of a society
Correct Answer: the organization of a society’s technical and human resources
The division of labor among physicians into obstetricians’ internists surgeons and so forth is an example of the process that Talcott Parsons called_______________?
A differentiation
B value generalization
C inclusion
D adaptive upgrading
Correct Answer: adaptive upgrading
Sociology can be considered a social science because_______________?
A its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence
B sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
C ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of______________?
A cyclical theory
B unilinear theory
C multilinear theory
D conflict theory
Correct Answer: unilinear theory
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
Correct Answer: B and C
Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by_____________?
A domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
B controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
C creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
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
Correct Answer: Class conflict and class exploitation is prime force history
Walt Disney Sony and Time Warner are examples of________________?
A transnational corporations
B multi-media empires
C ownership concentrated within one medium
D government-owned companies
Correct Answer: transnational corporations
If a particular social change promotes a harmonious equilibrium it is______________?
A None functional
B Functional
C Ineffective
D None of these
Correct Answer: Ineffective
The print revolution of the nineteenth century resulted in_____________?
A mass production mass circulation and the decline of serious content
B the public ownership of newspapers as a shared resource
C more people going to the cinema as a new leisure activity
D a reduction of virtual communities on the internet
Correct Answer: mass production mass circulation and the decline of serious content