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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.

society is seen as a stable system in_______________?
A Evolutionary Perspective
B Conflict Perspective
C Functionalist Perspective
D None of these
Correct Answer: Functionalist Perspective
Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance ?
A charisma
B magnetism
C equilibrium
D status quo
Correct Answer: equilibrium
Modern Interactionists are______________?
A Erving Goffman
B Herbert Blumer
C Both a & b
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both a & b
Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by____________?
A Albert Einstein
B Charles Darwin
C Harriet Martineau
D Benjamin Franklin
Correct Answer: Charles Darwin
The interventionist Perspective studies_______________?
A Society
B State
C People and their interactions
D None of these
Correct Answer: People and their interactions
The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to_____________?
A repress it by promoting only the interests of elite groups
B revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech
C reproduce it by emphasizing face-to-face contact with peer groups
D replace it with a superior form of communication
Correct Answer: revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech
Evolutionary Perspective is based on the work of_______________?
A Comte and Spencer
B Marx and Weber
C All of above
D None of these
Correct Answer: Comte and Spencer
A moral panic occurs when_______________?
A the media exaggerate reports of deviant groups generating hostile reactions
B children watch violent or sexually explicit films and then copy the behavior
C audiences challenge the ethnic stereotypes represented by the media
D elitists express concern with the Americanization of culture
Correct Answer: the media exaggerate reports of deviant groups generating hostile reactions
“Perspective “means____________?
A A working set of assumptions
B an approach
C both a & b
D None of these
Correct Answer: both a & b
The media-themes model of media influence claims that_____________?
A audiences selectively interpret what they want to hear
B content analysis is the best way to identify the themes covered by the media
C audiences passively absorb whatever messages they are given
D social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select
Correct Answer: social interaction reinforces the ideas and images that audiences select