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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.

Why is force not he most effective means for political rule ?
A Force is very efficient but also very costly
B Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
C The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
D Force is the most effective means for political rule
Correct Answer: Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational, value-rational traditional and_____________?
A affectual
B affective
C effective
D infected
Correct Answer: affectual
Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ?
A lobbying campaign financing and corruption
B socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms
C class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict
D corporate corruption through interlocking directorates
Correct Answer: lobbying campaign financing and corruption
Which sociological perspective would be especially interested in studying how people communicate with other and develop relationships through MUDS (multi-user)?
A functionalist perspective
B conflict perspective
C interactionist perspective
D labeling theory
Correct Answer: interactionist perspective
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ?
A The state has existed throughout human history
B The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources
C External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state
D The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state
Correct Answer: The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources
In the twentieth century, the family’s protective function has increasingly been transferred to outside agencies such as______________?
A hospitals
B mental health clinics
C insurance companies
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
Which of these is NOT an explicit feature of Third Way politics ?
A the strengthening of civil society
B retrenchment in welfare spending
C the maintenance of a mixed economy
D environmentally sustainable economic growth
Correct Answer: retrenchment in welfare spending
A person does poorly on a college chemistry test and later tells a friend “The exam wasn’t fair! There were trick s and it covered material that we weren’t assigned “This is an example of____________?
A reverse socialization
B face-work
C studied nonobservance
D anticipatory socialization
Correct Answer: face-work
Representative democracy is best described as system ?
A where those elected simply represent the views of the electors
B which ensures political equality and protects liberty
C where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole
D where decisions are made communally by those affected by them
Correct Answer: where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole
Isabelle was___________?
A reared in an interracial family
B kept in almost total seclusion for the first six years of her life
C subjected to mistreatment in a mental institution
D a child whose language skills were of genius calibre
Correct Answer: kept in almost total seclusion for the first six years of her life