Change is nearly always____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Social and economic change in Pakistan has been so enormous that it can be termed as Revolutionary The process of change began with_____________?

   A. Green Revolution
   B. Migration after Independence
   C. Both a and b
   D. None of these

2. In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?

   A. the media
   B. fossil fuel corporations
   C. academic climate change researchers
   D. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

3. A change in occupational position or role without involving any change in its position in the social hierarchy is called____________?

   A. Vertical mobility
   B. Horizontal mobility
   C. social mobility
   D. None of these

4. Change is the only ______ in the universe?

   A. Variable
   B. Constant
   C. Problem
   D. None of these

5. In modern society cultural change is most likely to be the by-product of_______________?

   A. Planning
   B. Diffusion
   C. Social struggle
   D. None of these

6. In developing nations which of the following influence(s) social change towards the liberal Western democratic style of society ?

   A. literacy education and communication
   B. a centrally dominated social order
   C. extreme social inequalities
   D. homogenous social groups and organizations

7. Which sociological perspective minimizes change?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. each of the above

8. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding evolutionary perspectives on social change ?

   A. Lenski argues that evolution depends largely on changes in a society’s level of technology and made of economic production
   B. Social Darwinists like Spencer see evolution as inevitably leading to the downfall of society
   C. Contemporary approaches take a unilinear view of evolution and assume all change equals progress
   D. Parsons suggested that societies tend become simpler over time

9. Which of the following was not identified as a major theoretical perspective on social change ?

   A. Functional theory
   B. interactionist theory
   C. Conflict theory
   D. Cyclical theory
   E. Evolutionary theory

10. Resistance to certain aspects of development and social change in an effort to neutralize their efforts is called________________?

    A. countermovement
    B. social amelioration
    C. counter modernization
    D. countenance
    E. post modernization