Social institutions are_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to Durkheim social facts are_____________?

   A. ways of behaving that are external to individuals
   B. only things that have been shown to be true
   C. social insights into collective behavior
   D. information captured by official statistics

2. Social norms are_____________?

   A. creative activities such as gardening cookery and craftwork
   B. the symbolic representation of social groups in the mass media
   C. religious beliefs about how the world ought to be
   D. rules and expectation about interaction that regulate social life

3. The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?

   A. new social movement theory
   B. collective behavior theory
   C. social strain theory
   D. resource mobilization theory

4. A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ?

   A. slavery
   B. Social class
   C. caste
   D. estates

5. In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?

   A. highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices
   B. disorganized social relations in a postmodern world
   C. virtual communities in cyberspace
   D. no longer relevant to sociology

6. Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the performance of major social institutions is generally efficient and desirable ?

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

7. In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?

   A. highly specialized interrelated sets of social practices
   B. disorganized social relations in a post modem world
   C. virtual communities in cyberspace
   D. no longer relevant to sociology

8. Division of labor social class formal government institutions and system of trade and commerce all are peculiar to any_____________?

   A. Urban Community
   B. Rural Community
   C. Both a and b
   D. None of these

9. Extreme climatic conditions are_____________?

   A. obstacle to cultural development
   B. Helpful in cultural development
   C. have no effect
   D. None of these

10. The dual economy mobility aids barriers and occupational structure are_____________?

    A. individual factor
    B. Structural factor
    C. Both a & b
    D. None of these