A. it,s a complex concept with multiple meanings
B. to reflect the fact that the number of races is disputed
C. the concept has no scientific basis but is still widely used
D. to distinguish the science of race from discussions of ethnicity
Related Mcqs:
- Why do sociologists use the category race ?
A. it distinguishes between biological and social factors
B. it denotes something fixed and unchanging
C. it is social category which has real effects on people’s lives
D. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries - Why do sociologists use the category race ?
A. it distinguishes between biological and social factors
B. it denotes something fixed and unchanging
C. it is a social category which has real effects on people lives
D. it enables comparisons between groups in different countries - Social facts have their independent existence and must be studied likewise Who remarked above when discussing scientific method ?
A. Ibn-e-khaldun
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Auguste Conte
D. None of these - While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labor specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of ?
A. women
B. racial minorities
C. ethnic minorities
D. all of the above - Sociologists believe that_______________?
A. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature
B. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socialized
C. The nature-nurture controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis
D. None of these - The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists?
A. personality
B. self
C. ego
D. the I
E. the me - Sociologists using Evolutionary Perspective look for________________?
A. Patterns of Change and development
B. Causes of social change
C. None of these
D. both of these - According to sociologists’ Canadian culture has been shaped by_____________?
A. political incompetence
B. sports
C. our Aboriginal history
D. an intricate and diverse set of circumstances
E. immigration - Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because_______________?
A. it takes place outside the university campus
B. it makes use of covert research methods
C. it investigates workings of society that are different from official accounts
D. the investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating - Weber,s view that sociologists must not allow their personal biases to affect the conduct of their research is called______________?
A. verstehen
B. dialectical materialism
C. social facts
D. value-free sociology
