A stratum of people of similar positions in the social status continuum are termed as_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The behavior expected of one who holds a particular status is usually termed as_____________?

   A. Role
   B. Status
   C. Both a and b
   D. None of these

2. A social stratum is________________?

   A. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances
   B. a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class
   C. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
   D. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes

3. A social stratum is_______________?

   A. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances
   B. a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class
   C. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
   D. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes

4. The act of moving from one social class to another is termed as_____________?

   A. Social class
   B. social groups
   C. social mobility
   D. None of these

5. Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal, and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. labelling perspective

6. The society which lacks consistent guidelines for people to learn is termed as_____________?

   A. Inconsistent society
   B. Incoherent society
   C. Anomic Society
   D. None of these

7. 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_____________?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. psychoanalytic perspective

8. Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as_____________?

   A. selective perception
   B. homogamy
   C. heterogeneity
   D. self-selection
   E. homogeneity

9. Total inhabitants of an area at a given time is termed as_____________?

   A. community
   B. Society
   C. Population
   D. None of these

10. Search for ways of using scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is termed as_____________?

    A. Pure science
    B. Applied Science
    C. both a & b
    D. None of these