Sociology Quiz 17

Communism is a form of government in which _____________?

Everything which is socially learned and shared is called______________?

A sect is organized around______________?

Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ?

What is the name of the process by which we acquire a sense of identity and become members of society ?

Labelling theory came into prominence during which decade of the twentieth century ?

Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?

In many contemporary conflict?s attempts are made to protect soldiers often at the expense of civilian lives in order to minimize political problems from media coverage of fatalities How are such conflicts described ?

Pakistan ranks ________ out of 173 in the UNDP, s Human Development index ?

Evolutionary theory is of the view that society like biological organisms moves from___________?

What is the idea that racism pervades all of society?s structures in a systematic way called ____________?

Weber said that the spirit of capitalism could be traced back to______________?

A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically called a (n)_____________?

The final stage in demographic transition is marked by_____________?

In which of these regions is public education expenditure lowest?

In ?Gesellschaft? the society of tradition is replaced with the society of ______________?

Social constructionism studies the processes which create and sustain ?

?Positive Philosophy the work of August Comte was published in______________?

The shift form civil religion to common religion means that________________?

The primary function of the family is to reproduce______________?

Sorokin emphasizes that the group difference is mainly affected by differences in_______________?

Ibne Khaldun was born in______________?

The compulsion of proximity describes_______________?

Which of the following theorists rejects the notion of essential categories of male and female through her discussion of the performative aspect of gender ?

Robert Merton,s contributions to sociology include______________?

What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generation called______________?

Downward mobility factors are_________________?

of those in the United States who obtain a divorce about what percent later remarry ?

White-collar crime is low in visibility because______________?

which of these concepts is addressed in Foucault?s work ?

Pakistan with a population of 160 million stands as the _______ largest population country?

Human behavior is guided by expectations held both by the individual and by other people is the basic notion of_____________?

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ?

Science aims to be both______________?

New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible ?

What name did Norbert Elias give to the dynamic of competition between social units that eventually gave rise to a nation state ?

A Group of people affiliated by consanguinity affinity and co-residence is______________?

Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher_________________?

Socialization is______________?

The world urbanization rate is rising highly It was 49% in 2005 and is likely to be 60% till_____________?

An open society is one that_____________?

Arnett proposed an interesting distinction of types of socialization_______________?

Harry Harlow conducted study of______________?

Language is usually considered to be_______________?

Which sociological perspective makes the distinction between instrumental and expressive roles ?

__________ are the alterations over time in social structures culture and behavioral patterns ?

The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or ?beyond? ?

Chodorow (1978) argued that gender socialization occurred through____________?

________ usually last longer are better organized more goal-oriented and have a longer lasting impact than fads or crazes ?

What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?