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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.

According to Smelser’s model which of the following determinants of collective behavior occurs first ?
A growth of a generalized belief
B precipitating factors
C structural conduciveness
D structural strain
Correct Answer: structural conduciveness
Crowds have three characteristics in common Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics ?
A deindividualization
B invulnerability
C suggestibility
D transformation
Correct Answer: transformation
How do fashions differ from fads ?
A Fashions are norms fads are not
B Fashions are long-lived fads are short-lived
C Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population
D Fashions include crazes fads do not Mass hysteria
Correct Answer: Fashions enjoy widespread acceptance within society fads enjoy acceptance only among a segment of the population
In developing nations which of the following influence(s) social change towards the liberal Western democratic style of society ?
A literacy education and communication
B a centrally dominated social order
C extreme social inequalities
D homogenous social groups and organizations
Correct Answer: literacy education and communication
Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of the computer revolution in the United States ?
A a restriction in the amount of information available to the general public
B a plateauing of the amount of automation the workplace
C a centralized accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers
D an increased involvement in society by people with disabilities
Correct Answer: a centralized accumulation of power in the hands of those who have access to computers
Cyclical theorists_______________?
A try to predict the course of a civilization or society
B focus on analyzing a single society at a time
C believe that cultures pass through stages of growth quite different from the ones individuals pass through
D postulate that each culture possesses a life span of approximately 200 years
Correct Answer: try to predict the course of a civilization or society
The development of computers and the increased use of the internet are examples of what source of social change ?
A clashes over resources and values
B diffusion
C the mass media
D innovation
Correct Answer: innovation
In modern society cultural change is most likely to be the by-product of_______________?
A Planning
B Diffusion
C Social struggle
D None of these
Correct Answer: Diffusion
The four principles of McDonaldization are________________?
A efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor
B efficiency calculability uniformity automation
C efficiency dehumanization automation high calories
D efficiency Big Mac large fries’ milkshake
Correct Answer: efficiency calculability uniformity automation
The feeling of aimlessness or despair often associated with unsettling conditions is_____________?
A alienation
B amorality
C anomie
D ascription
Correct Answer: anomie