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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.

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Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are ___________ functions or religion?
A manifest
B latent
C positive
D negative
Correct Answer: manifest
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of_______________?
A macro-level analysis
B macro-level analysis
C resurgent fundamentalism
D the interactionist approach to religion
Correct Answer: macro-level analysis
Which of the following -perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?
A Max Weber
B Emile Durkheim
C Karl Marx
D Talcott Parsons
Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim
The shift form civil religion to common religion means that________________?
A the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives
B despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values
C religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practise their faiths in private
D people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings
Correct Answer: despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values
An ecclesia is___________________?
A a religious organization that claims total spiritual authority over its members
B a church organized around voluntary rather than compulsory membership
C a sect or cult with a very small following
D a hierarchy of priests or other spiritual leaders
Correct Answer: a religious organization that claims total spiritual authority over its members
Weber said that the spirit of capitalism could be traced back to_________________?
A the movement towards religious pluralism
B inspirational Protestant groups who revived religious ideas
C new religious movements who rejected traditional forms of labor
D Calvinists who engaged in ascetic practices to gain signs of salvation
Correct Answer: Calvinists who engaged in ascetic practices to gain signs of salvation
Symbolic interactionists ?
A view “sickness” as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
B are not interested in how the medical profession defines certain conditions as diseases
C refer to the rising geriatric prisoner population in need of medical treatment as the “medicalization of deviance
D none of the above
Correct Answer: view “sickness” as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
The interaction between physician and patient ?
A is rooted in a tradition of equality
B is based on the physician ability to reduce the “competence gap” between the physician and patient
C may be evolving into a new type of relationship based on consumerism
D is governed by the patient who manages the direction of the discussion
Correct Answer: may be evolving into a new type of relationship based on consumerism
The statement that “the social relations of work find expression in the social relation of school” reflects ?
A the correspondence principle
B credentialism
C the hidden curriculum
D structural dyspepsia
Correct Answer: the correspondence principle
Research indicates that effective schools______________?
A foster the expectation that order will prevail in the classroom
B leave discipline up to the individual teacher
C emphasize the “whole student” over academic concerns
D foster an atmosphere in which students are carefully monitored to ensure that they meet their obligations
Correct Answer: foster the expectation that order will prevail in the classroom
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