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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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.

The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________?

A the globalization of culture through new technologies

B they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

C the development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society

D they way in which industrialization had created new means of communication

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Correct Answer: they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?

A murder

B rape

C robbery

D all of the above

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Correct Answer: all of the above

Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

A this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying

B they referred to explicit context independent meanings

C they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups

D they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

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Correct Answer: they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

Which of the following is considered a white-collar crime ?

A consumer fraud

B bribery

C income tax evasion

D each of the above

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Correct Answer: each of the above

Karl Marx held that a social movement the revolt of the proletariat would help workers overcome feelings of____________?

A class consciousness

B false consciousness

C socialist consciousness

D surplus value

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Correct Answer: false consciousness

view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas and _ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

A conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling

B labelling theorists conflict functionalist

C functionalists conflict labelling

D conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist

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Correct Answer: functionalists conflict labelling

Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

A Richard Quincy

B Edwin Sutherland

C Emile Durkheim

D William Chambliss

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Correct Answer: William Chambliss

According to Merton the most common adaptation in the anomie theory of deviance is_____________?

A conformity

B innovation

C ritualism

D rebellion

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Correct Answer: conformity

In Society in America which early sociologist gave special attention to status distinctions and to such factors as gender and race ?

A Emile Durkheim

B Max Weber

C Auguste Comte

D Harriet Martineau

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Correct Answer: Harriet Martineau

A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?

A Richard Quinney

B Emile Durkheim

C Edwin Sutherland

D Stanley Milgram

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Correct Answer: Emile Durkheim

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The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________?

Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?

Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

Which of the following is considered a white-collar crime ?

Karl Marx held that a social movement the revolt of the proletariat would help workers overcome feelings of____________?

view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas and _ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

According to Merton the most common adaptation in the anomie theory of deviance is_____________?

In Society in America which early sociologist gave special attention to status distinctions and to such factors as gender and race ?

A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?

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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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All Topics 1551

The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to____________?

Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?

Bernstein thought that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because____________?

Which of the following is considered a white-collar crime ?

Karl Marx held that a social movement the revolt of the proletariat would help workers overcome feelings of____________?

________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?

According to Merton the most common adaptation in the anomie theory of deviance is_____________?

In Society in America which early sociologist gave special attention to status distinctions and to such factors as gender and race ?

A useful distinction between conformity and obedience was made by social psychologist ?

view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas and _ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?