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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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Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education ?
A bestowing status
B transmitting knowledge
C promoting social and political change
D all of the above
Correct Answer: transmitting knowledge
Freuds notion of the ego referred to________________?
A the unconscious mass of instinctive drives that may be repressed
B the self as a whole an unstable mix of conscious and unconscious elements
C the conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level
D the neurotic part of the mind that longs for belonging and may suffer an inferiority complex
Correct Answer: the conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level
Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
A functionalist perspective
B conflict perspective
C interactionist perspective
D each of the above
Correct Answer: conflict perspective
Role-learning theory suggests that______________?
A we internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing framework
B we create and negotiate our roles through interaction with others
C social roles are not fixed or stable but fluid and pluralistic
D roles have to be learned to suppress unconscious motivations
Correct Answer: we internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing framework
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 most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_____________?
A public opinion
B social movements
C rumors
D crowds
Correct Answer: social movements
of those in the United States who obtain a divorce about what percent later remarry ?
A two-thirds of divorced men
B three-fourths of divorced women
C two-thirds of divorced women
D 80 percent of divorced women
Correct Answer: two-thirds of divorced women
Role ascription by merit has also restricted the social statuses to those who has______________?
A Mental and physical proficiency
B inherited and good early environment
C (a)mainly depending on (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: (a)mainly depending on (b)
In a study of styles of grand parenting sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg Jr concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to ___________?
A be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them
B carry on a “ritualistic”(primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren
C never see their grandchildren
D function as “specialists in recreational care-giving”
Correct Answer: function as “specialists in recreational care-giving”
Princess is an _______ status?
A Ascribed
B Achieved
C both a and b
D None of these
Correct Answer: Achieved
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