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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.

Arlie Hochschild,s The Managed Heart is an influential application of_____________?
A emotional labor
B symbolic interactionism
C social action
D symbiosis
Correct Answer: symbolic interactionism
ideological notions of equality of opportunity are irrelevant in deciding the positions of individuals to different statuses in a __________________ system of mobility?
A Open
B Broad
C closed
D None of these
Correct Answer: closed
Which of the following is NOT associated with functionalism ?
A Talcott Parsons
B Ralf Dahrendorf
C Emile Durkheim
D Robert Merton
Correct Answer: Ralf Dahrendorf
The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________?
A Inconsistent society
B Incoherent society
C Anomic Society
D None of these
Correct Answer: Anomic Society
Marx said that the development of the labor movement through factory-based production would turn the working class into____________?
A a class in itself
B a-class by itself
C a class for itself
D a ruling class
Correct Answer: a class for itself
If an individual fails to comply with the rules and regulations of the society he/she is usually termed as________________?
A Obedient
B Abnormal
C Deviant
D None of these
Correct Answer: Deviant
Mass-society theory suggests that_______________?
A the content of the media is determined by market forces
B the subordinate classes are dominated by the ideology of the ruling class
C the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers
D audiences make selective interpretations of media messages
Correct Answer: the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers
A great deal of leadership and authority rests upon the skillful manipulation of the group as a___________?
A Source of power
B Source of help
C control device
D None of these
Correct Answer: control device
Weber defined a class situation as____________?
A the exploitation of the working class by their capitalist employers
B a social groups consciousness of their status and life chances
C a person’s position in the capital product and labor markets based on their economic resources
D the lifestyle of a social class as defined by patterns of consumption
Correct Answer: a person’s position in the capital product and labor markets based on their economic resources
Informal control exists in______________?
A Primary groups
B Secondary groups
C In social settings
D None of these
Correct Answer: Primary groups