A. the elite may be influenced by the masses but it is more likely that it influences the masses
B. the elite constitutes a monolithic ruling class
C. elite groups have maximum control over decisions that affect the majority of people
D. the elite works against the public good
Related Mcqs:
- Personality may be seen as a circular system in that____________?
A. every adult experience cycle back to childhood
B. personality affects roles and vice-versa
C. all feelings revolve around the self
D. all experience is based on preconceptions - Studies of delinquent gangs indicate that____________?
A. gang norms are substituted for society’s norms in some cases
B. gangs are useful for society
C. gangs have no norms
D. none of the above - The classical conservative approach to stratification is that____________?
A. inequality is the law of nature
B. stratification must be legislated
C. inequality results from exploitation
D. none of the above - Scientists start an investigation with by________________?
A. selecting and defining a topic
B. verifying a hypothesis
C. analyzing data
D. replicating an experiment - Which of the following is NOT an example of a subject investigated by social scientists ?
A. The functioning of supply and demand
B. Case study of an urban gay community
C. The interaction of various drugs in humans
D. The course of population growth and decline - Scientists agree that________________?
A. there are three races
B. there are fifty two races
C. there are no races
D. all of humankind is descended from the same common stock - Social scientists are interested in collective behavior because it is________________?
A. so predictable
B. not tied to social factors
C. often the basis of important social change
D. reflective of purely animal behavior - When old rules and laws are ignored, and rebellious crowds set up new rules of behavior social scientists call this situation________________?
A. convergence
B. revolution
C. collective behavior
D. coup d,etat - Social scientists explain the incest taboo as_______________?
A. biologically programmed
B. a religious universal
C. way of reducing family conflict
D. all of the above - Scientists agree that________________?
A. there are three races
B. there are fifty two races
C. there are no races
D. all of humankind is descended from the same common stock
