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” ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Everything which is socially learned and shared is called______________?

   A. society
   B. Culture
   C. behavior
   D. None of these

2. The tourist gaze is socially organized by professional experts and puts the tourist in search of_____________?

   A. the familiar
   B. the exotic
   C. the historic
   D. the amusing

3. Which sociological theory emphasizes the meanings that people attach to various aspects of reality ?

   A. Symbolic Interactionism
   B. Feminism
   C. Conflict
   D. Radical
   E. Structural Functionalism

4. Which term was introduced by Charles Per row to refer to failures that are inevitable given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized ?

   A. the Per row principle
   B. the Peter principle
   C. the school principal
   D. normal accidents

5. Which term was introduced by Charles Per row to refer to failures that are inevitable given the manner in which human and technological systems are organized ________________?

   A. the Per row principle
   B. the Peter principle
   C. the school principal
   D. normal accidents

6. Social exclusion refers to ways in which people are cut off from full involvement in society How has Veit-Wilson (1998) distinguished the main variants of this concept ?

   A. primary/secondary
   B. weak/strong
   C. general/specific
   D. old/new

7. A society which is socially isolated but still provides for all the needs of its members, is called______________?

   A. Total institution
   B. Isolated Society
   C. Closed society
   D. None of these

8. The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________?

   A. a position
   B. a role
   C. a performance
   D. an impression

9. Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?

   A. conformists
   B. innovators
   C. ritualists
   D. retreatists

10. Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

    A. Conformists
    B. innovators
    C. ritualists
    D. retrealists