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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 Wright some class locations are contradictory because _______________?
A their holders do not believe in the notion of class
B they share features of the positions above and below them
C there is disagreement about how to interpret them
D they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify
Correct Answer: they are impossible for sociologists to measure and classify
What is the most common reason people give for not reporting a crime ?
A fear of reprisal
B dislike of the police
C too trivial for the police
D best dealt with privately
Correct Answer: too trivial for the police
Which of the following is NOT a feature of all socially stratified systems ?
A people share characteristics without necessarily identifying with each other
B people’s life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking
C the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time
D stratification occurs because of inequalities in assets or property
Correct Answer: people’s life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking
Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ?
A Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life
B Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions
C Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms
D none of the above
Correct Answer: Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions
Which of these research projects would count as intersectional? A comparative study of employment based on______________?
A social class and gender
B gender and ethnicity
C ethnicity and sexuality
D all of them
Correct Answer: all of them
New-style terrorism differs from the old-style in that______________?
A it is less predictable than previous manifestations
B it has ambitions that are global in scope
C it is rooted in religious ideologies
D it concerns local territorial disputes
Correct Answer: it has ambitions that are global in scope
What term is used to describe the movement of individuals up or down the social scale during the course of their working lives ?
A open mobility
B lateral mobility
C intragenerational mobility
D intergenerational mobility
Correct Answer: intragenerational mobility
Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?
A conformists
B innovators
C ritualists
D retreatists
Correct Answer: innovators
What term is used to describe the way that the varied aspects of an individual’s identity-such as class ethnicity gender disability and location -interact to produce complex patterns of inequality poverty and discrimination ?
A intersectionality
B ascription
C mobility
D meritocracy
Correct Answer: intersectionality
What is defined as non-conformity to a given set of norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society ?
A criminality
B deviance
C recidivism
D degeneracy
Correct Answer: deviance
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