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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 contemporary Britain which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families ?

A India
B White
C Black Caribbean
D Chinese
Correct Answer: India

Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?

A Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group
B The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long -term illnesses
C Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above

Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain ?

A flexible monogamy
B serial monogamy
C liquid monogamy
D reflexive monogamy
Correct Answer: serial monogamy

Ascribed status as the name explains is one______________?

A Achieved through effort
B Ascribed to use by society
C Both a and b
D None of these
Correct Answer: Ascribed to use by society

The rise of new social movements indicates that______________?

A people vote according to pragmatic issues and concerns
B consumer identities are more important than class identities
C personal cultural and environmental issues can mobilize political consciousness just as much as economic interests
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above

When a status may have many roles to play It is known as______________?

A Role playing
B Role sets
C Role adjustment
D None of these
Correct Answer: Role sets

The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that __________?

A fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives
B one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization
C both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children
D parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure
Correct Answer: both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children

The behavior expected of one who holds a particular status is usually termed as_____________?

A Role
B Status
C Both a and b
D None of these
Correct Answer: Role

Stones research suggests that prior to industrialization the nuclear family ?

A a did not exist in any form
B had begun to disappear as extended networks of kin became more important
C had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life
D was simply another institution of patriarchal control?
Correct Answer: had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life

Role confusion in modern society is engendered by all but one of the following____________?

A Broadening of role specification
B Plurality of moralities
C Increase in number of achievable positions
D None of these
Correct Answer: None of these