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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.

In Karl Marx,s view the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops______________?
A bourgeois consciousness
B false consciousness
C class consciousness
D caste consciousness
Correct Answer: class consciousness
Selective confinement_______________?
A cannot keep “hard core” criminals off the street
B does keep “hard core” criminals off the street
C is an effort to address the problem of one-time criminals
D maximizes effective use of prison bed space
Correct Answer: does keep “hard core” criminals off the street
The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is ________________?
A slavery
B open class system
C closed caste systems
D caste systems
Correct Answer: slavery
Which of the following is NOT part of the criminal justice system ?
A police
B military
C prisons
D courts
Correct Answer: military
Goldthorpe identified the Service class as______________?
A those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state
B people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses
C the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century
D those who had worked in the armed services
Correct Answer: those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state
In their study of deviance control theory advocates ask ?
A Why are people deviant?
B why are people not deviant?
C How does labeling contribute to deviance?
D How does structural strain contribute to deviance
Correct Answer: why are people not deviant?
In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_______________?
A age
B income
C verbal fluency
D occupation
Correct Answer: occupation
It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton’s structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ?
A conformist
B innovator
C ritualist
D retreatist
Correct Answer: innovator
The idea that classes vary according to their possession of cultural capital is associated with________________?
A Max Weber
B John Goldthorpe
C Karl Marx
D Pierre Bourdieu
Correct Answer: Pierre Bourdieu
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of social control processes ?
A conformity with norms
B internalization of norms
C the structure of social experience
D formal and informal sanctions
Correct Answer: conformity with norms