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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.

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 external
C sociologists decide what constitutes social reality and measure only that
D terms like reality have no deeper meaning beyond the level of discourse
Correct Answer: people negotiate shared definitions of their situation and live according to these often forgetting that these social worlds are not fixed and external
Which of the following is an aspect of culture ?
A a comic book
B patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
C burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
Structural-Functionalists describe society as_______________?
A a complex network of interaction at a micro-level
B a source of conflict inequality and alienation
C an unstable structure of social relations
D a normative framework of roles and institutions
Correct Answer: a normative framework of roles and institutions
Erving Goffman made a distinctive contribution to sociology by popularizing a particular type of interactionist method known as____________?
A macrosociology
B the dramaturgical approach
C Verstehen
D None of these
Correct Answer: the dramaturgical approach
When workers organized unions and forced management to recognize that they were not object, theorists of formal organizations began to revise the________________?
A classical theory
B scientific management approach
C human relations approach
D both a and b
Correct Answer: both a and b
Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary_____________?
A functionalist perspective
B conflict perspective
C interactionist perspective
D dramaturgical approach
Correct Answer: conflict perspective
“Division of Labor in Society” increased emphasis on_____________?
A Interdependence
B Specialization
C Occupational Friendships
D All of these
Correct Answer: All of these
Human behavior is guided by expectations held both by the individual and by other people is the basic notion of_____________?
A conflict theory
B Structural functionalism
C role theory
D None of these
Correct Answer: role theory
“” Anomie” is a French word means___________?
A chaos
B Solidarity
C Harmony
D None of these
Correct Answer: chaos
The human action and interaction are understandable only through the exchange of meaningful communication or symbols, this is the basic assumption of_______________?
A conflict theory
B Role theory
C Symbolic interactionism
D None of these
Correct Answer: Symbolic interactionism