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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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According to demographic transition theory, both birth and death rates are high in which stages of demographic transition ?
A the first stage
B the second stage
C the third stage
D the first and third stage
Correct Answer: the first stage
According to Malthus____________?
A human populations tend to increase more slowly than their ability to increase the food supply.
B agricultural production increases in a geometric fashion.
C people could use “moral restraint” to reduce the birth rate.
D famine war and pestilence are social problems that a population can overcome.
Correct Answer: people could use “moral restraint” to reduce the birth rate.
The growth rate is the difference between______________?
A immigration and emigration rates.
B births and deaths
C fertility and fecundity
D none of the above
Correct Answer: none of the above
Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ?
A social resistance to cohabitation
B the trend towards later marriages
C the high rate of divorce
D an ageing population with a growing number of households made up of widows/widowers
Correct Answer: social resistance to cohabitation
What term describes ties between individuals established through marriage or blood ?
A family
B kinship
C network
D tribe
Correct Answer: kinship
Domestic violence is physical abuse by one family member against another which two of the following are most likely to be victims of such abuse ?
A female partners/spouses and older relatives
B male partners/spouses and children
C female partners/spouses and children
D older relatives and children
Correct Answer: male partners/spouses and children
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 third age of the life course is said to involve ?
A active non-work and independence after retirement
B full time employment family-building and adult responsibility
C illness isolation and increasing dependence on others
D the transition from education to work and distinctive youth cultures
Correct Answer: active non-work and independence after retirement
Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were ?
A secondary socialization and strict discipline
B emotional support and sexual gratification
C primary socialization and personality stabilization
D oppressing women and reproducing the labor force
Correct Answer: primary socialization and personality stabilization
Informal organization________________?
A consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization
B is defined and prescribed by the formal organization
C develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations
D increases the hassle of “red tape”
Correct Answer: consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization
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