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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.

The secularization thesis______________?
A states that sacred considerations gain ascendancy over secular considerations
B considerations trends toward modernization
C is assumed to accompany the transformation of human societies from simple to complex forms
D none of the above
Correct Answer: states that sacred considerations gain ascendancy over secular considerations
Simple supernaturalism_______________?
A is prevalent in industrial societies
B entails the notion of mana
C is centered upon the belief in powerful gods interested in human affairs
D is illustrated by Buddhism
Correct Answer: entails the notion of mana
One purpose of education is to help students acquire the skills they need to be successful in society This is an example of a(n) ?
A constructed reality
B latent function
C manifest function
D entrenched function
Correct Answer: manifest function
Bourdieu attributed the reproduction of class to______________?
A cults of the capital
B capital culture
C cultural capital
D culpable capture
Correct Answer: cultural capital
What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generation called______________?
A cultural reproduction
B passive consumption
C conceptual abstraction
D formal communication
Correct Answer: cultural reproduction
According to lllich which one of the following is NOT transmitted through the hidden curriculum ?
A curiosity
B passivity
C conformity
D hierarchy
Correct Answer: curiosity
In which of these regions is public education expenditure lowest?
A Central Asia
B North America and Western Europe
C Latin America and the Caribbean
D Arab States
Correct Answer: Central Asia
What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ?
A comprehensive
B meritocratic
C selective
D elitist
Correct Answer: meritocratic
Many sociologists argue that older theories of inherited intelligence and IQ tests have been discredited What concept did Gillborn and Youdell (2001) find had replaced of IQ in many Uk schools ?
A skill
B talent
C capacity
D ability
Correct Answer: ability
Which one of the following is not part of Bowles and Ginits,s (1976) Marxist thesis on schooling under capitalism ?
A head teachers often encourage working class children to be ambitious
B the structures of school life correspond to the structures of working life
C education is a great divider not a leveler
D schools provide the right kind of future workers for capitalist employers
Correct Answer: head teachers often encourage working class children to be ambitious