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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.

Which of the following statements about values is correct ?
A Values never change
B Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person,s lifetime
C Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable
D All of the above statements are correct
Correct Answer: Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person,s lifetime
_____________ uses multiple data collection methods on the same area of interest?
A Triangulation
B Ethnography
C Field research
D Variation
Correct Answer: Triangulation
The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist ?
A Max Weber
B George Murdock
C Margaret Mead
D William F Ogburn
Correct Answer: William F Ogburn
When a number of researchers use the same operational definition to measure a variable and achieve the same results the measure is said to be_______________?
A valid
B reliable
C factual
D internally consistent
Correct Answer: reliable
Horticultural societies______________?
A have no specialized and enduring work groups governments, or standing armies
B exhibit increased power of the state and size of the territory it controls
C experience the emergence of social stratification due to production of a social surplus
D have complex divisions of labor and exchange relationships
Correct Answer: experience the emergence of social stratification due to production of a social surplus
The concepts in a hypothesis are stated as______________?
A variables
B populations
C ideas
D indices
Correct Answer: variables
People waiting for a bus are an example of a(n) ?
A group
B aggregate
C subculture
D transitory collective
Correct Answer: aggregate
In sociology_______________?
A theory always precedes research
B theory can be developed independent of research
C research always precedes theory
D the relationship between theory and research is cyclical
Correct Answer: the relationship between theory and research is cyclical
Which of the following statements concerning roles is FALSE ?
A A single status may have multiple roles attached to it
B A role does not exist in isolation but is integrated with the activities of other people
C Roles define duties but only statuses define rights
D Groups consist of complexes of interlocking roles
Correct Answer: Roles define duties but only statuses define rights
An instructor wants to determine if giving essay tests increases student learning In one class that the instructor teaches she continues to test as she has always done In another class She then measures the differences in learning if any between the two classes The class that is given essay s is the______________?
A control group
B representative group
C experimental group
D correlation group
Correct Answer: experimental group