Sociology Quiz 25

1 / 50

In participant observation research the role of the ?complete? participant forces the researcher to be_______________?

with the group for months and sometimes years

open and honest about his/her intentions

close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying

discreet about his/her research

2 / 50

Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?

the belief that women control the private sphere

relations between men and women in the workplace

the allocation of men and women to different types of job

women?s increasing labor market participation

3 / 50

Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group ?

hereditary membership

oppression at the hands of a dominant group

a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy)

racial or cultural self-consciousness

4 / 50

According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because_____________?

they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal

they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control

they are in pursuit of the perfect body fueled by images of beauty

their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels

5 / 50

Agriculture and horticulture was developed in______________?

East Asia

Central and South America

Southeast Asia

Fertile crescent Region of Middle East

6 / 50

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

cohabiting families

beanpole families

reconstituted families

horizontal families

7 / 50

The conscious and rational part of the self is______________?

ego

None of these

Superego

8 / 50

Sociology can be considered a social science because________________?

all of the above

ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists

its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence

sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way

9 / 50

The third age of the life course is said to involve ?

active non-work and independence after retirement

full time employment family-building and adult responsibility

the transition from education to work and distinctive youth cultures

illness isolation and increasing dependence on others

10 / 50

In 50s and 60s the national affairs of the country were controlled by_____________?

Intelligentsia

Industrialist

None of these

Feudal

11 / 50

The purpose of a reference group is to serve a (n)_________________?

normative function by enforcing standards of conduct and belief

comparison function by serving as a standard against which people can measure themselves and others

both a and b

elimination function by dissolving groups that no longer have a social purpose

12 / 50

Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that____________?

colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism

colonialism has largely disappeared

colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization

colonialism was for the most part beneficial for poor uncivilized countries

13 / 50

?Underclass ?refers to____________?

the poor who are concentrated in isolated rural areas

individuals who experience occasional poverty but who move back into the ?mainstream? of economic life within 12 months

both b and c

the persistently poor who exist mainly because of a sharp climb in joblessness due to a redistribution of jobs in the inner city

14 / 50

A group with which we identify and to which we belong is called a(n) ?

in-group

relationship

secondary group

reference group

15 / 50

Symbolic racism_____________?

has no impact on whites racial policy attitudes

can also be termed racial reconciliation

is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years

is the same as traditional racial prejudice

16 / 50

In order for a deviant act to be considered a crime______________?

the state must undertake a political process of criminalizing it

the majority of the population must consider the act criminal

it must be committed by someone labelled a criminal

it must involve the violation of a person or property

17 / 50

Jean Piaget found that although newborns have no self in the sense of a looking glass image they are quiet ?

self-centered

ethnocentric

other-directed

deterministic

18 / 50

Characteristics of Scientific observation are____________?

Precision and objectivity

Accuracy

All of the above

Systematic and recorded

19 / 50

The Functionalist view on social change sees development and modernization both________________?

humanistic and rational

slow and adaptive

necessary and functional

responsive but counterproductive

20 / 50

The of ?who defines deviance? has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ?

Social Control

Differential Association

Conflict

Positivism

21 / 50

Karl Marx held that a social movement-the revolt of the proletariat -would help workers overcome feelings of_______________?

false consciousness

socialist consciousness

class consciousness

surplus value

22 / 50

Polygyny______________?

is the preferred type of marriage in more than 40 per cent of societies?

tend to be favored where large families are advantageous and women make substantial contributions to subsistence

is generally available to all men in societies where it is permitted

usually involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers? wives

23 / 50

Changes in the social structure of a society is called_______________?

None of these

Social Change

Structural Change

Cultural Change

24 / 50

Freud saw self and society in basic conflict not in harmony He named this self as_________________?

looking glass self

Antisocial self

Generalized other

None of these

25 / 50

Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ?

high-occupancy city bus

long-haul aero plane

single-occupancy light truck

high-speed coal-fired train

26 / 50

The Maasai of Kenya is an example of_______________?

Agrarian society

None of these

Hunter gatherer society

Pastoralist society

27 / 50

Social norms are_____________?

the symbolic representation of social groups in the mass media

religious beliefs about how the world ought to be

creative activities such as gardening cookery and craftwork

rules and expectation about interaction that regulate social life

28 / 50

In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had_____________?

relatively open class systems

a much more rigid division of labor by gender

all of the above

extensive social mobility

29 / 50

A social condition in which values are conflicting weak or absent is called____________?

Assimilation

anomie

invasion

Hawthorne affect

30 / 50

Rate of mobility in modern societies is determined by (1) structural factor and (2) ?

Class factor

Individual factors

Social factors

None of these

31 / 50

Totalitarianism ?

is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families

is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?

can incorporate only in a socialist society

is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?

32 / 50

The first stage of the demographic transition is called the_____________?

transition stage

pretransition stage

post transition stage initiation stage

initiation stage

33 / 50

A country becomes over populated when_____________?

None of these

Its population exceeds set limit

Its resources fail to cope with its requirement

Both of these

34 / 50

Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ?

Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure

Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality

none of the above

Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict

35 / 50

Judicial decisions are a part of_____________?

British constitution

None of them

American constitution

Convention

36 / 50

Punjabi and Sindhi cultures are_________________?

None of these

Relative Cultures

Subcultures

Counter Cultures

37 / 50

It is useful to have a diversity of theories in sociology because_________________?

innumerable theories have been developed in the many fields of sociology

sociologists can choose the theory that best fits the data they have collected

it removes the need to assess a theory according the empirical evidence

human behavior is so complicated that no single theory would be adequate

38 / 50

Which of these is not an example of a qualitative research method ?

biographical research

survey research

focus groups

ethnography

39 / 50

Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line ?

patrilineal

androlineal

matrilineal

homolineal

40 / 50

Which of the following positions is NOT associated with the hyper globalizers ?

citizens lose faith in existing systems of governance

individual countries no longer control their own economies

globalization needs to happen much more quickly

regional institutions are becoming as powerful as nation-states

41 / 50

Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by____________?

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Darwin

Harriet Martineau

Albert Einstein

42 / 50

Louis Wirth argued that a relatively large and permanent settlement leads to distinctive patterns of behavior which he called_______________?

gentrification

squatting

urbanism

linear development

43 / 50

Karl Marx emphasized ____________ as a major factor in shaping social life ?

economics

geography

communism

psychology

44 / 50

The rate of rate of return or a mailed naire is usually_____________?

it can be both A and C

very high

very low

None of these

45 / 50

The four ideal types of social action that Weber identified were as follows instrumentally-rational value-rational traditional and____________?

affective

effective

infected

affectual

46 / 50

Which of these statements best represents Wright-Mills,s idea of the sociological imagination ?

seeing the social world as one made up of Social facts

avoiding explanations based on individual psychology

bringing together private troubles and public issues

understanding the differences between the classical theorists

47 / 50

In the United States we often formalize norms into_____________?

values

laws

folkways

48 / 50

Sociologist Alvin Goldner sees Erving Goffman?s work on social behavior as implicitly reaffirming the status quo especially social class inequalities Gouldner,s critique is associated with the_____________?

psychoanalytic perspective

interactionist perspective

functionalist perspective

conflict perspective

49 / 50

Which of the following is not recognized as a level of society ?

the household

the global village

the office

the nation states

50 / 50

The first stage, according to Comte was_______________?

None of these

Metaphysical

Scientific stage

Theological

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