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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.

Which group of sociologists note that developers’ bankers and other powerful real estate interests view housing as an investment and are primarily concerned with maximizing profit not with solving social problems?
A urban ecologists
B new urban sociologist
C functionalists
D human ecologists
Correct Answer: new urban sociologist
Robert Park and Ernest Burgess are associated with________________?
A the functionalist perspective
B the conflict perspective
C the linear-development model
D Urban ecology
Correct Answer: the functionalist perspective
In which type of city does religion become fragmented and there is greater openness to new religious faiths ?
A preindustrial city
B industrial city
C postindustrial city
D edge cities
Correct Answer: industrial city
Urbanization in preindustrial cities was restricted by_____________?
A reliance on animal power as a source of energy
B the high levels of surplus produced by the agricultural sector
C the ease of migration to the city
D all of the above
Correct Answer: reliance on animal power as a source of energy
The first stage of the demographic transition is called the________________?
A Pre-transition stage
B transition stage
C post transition stage
D initiation stage
Correct Answer: Pre-transition stage
The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_______________?
A high birthrates and death rates
B high birthrates and low death rates
C low birthrates and high death rates
D low birthrates and low death rates
Correct Answer: high birthrates and low death rates
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patients should not always be viewed as passive but instead as an actor who often shows a powerful intent to see the physician ?
A functionalist perspective
B conflict perspective
C interactionist perspective
D labeling theory
Correct Answer: interactionist perspective
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
For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to_____________?
A use artificial means of birth control
B postpone marriage
C pass legislation prohibiting families from having more than one child
D do all of the above
Correct Answer: postpone marriage
GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?
A they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding
B they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields
C they involve transplanting genes between different organisms
D they have become front-page stories in the news everyday
Correct Answer: they involve transplanting genes between different organisms