Sociology Mcqs

A. 24.6
B. 25.4
C. 27.5
D. 30.6

A. fixed domestic roles
B. shared emotional labor
C. limited relational commitment
D. significant power imbalance

A. women have become less economically dependent
B. a reduction in the stigma attached to divorce
C. marriage is seen in terms of personal satisfaction
D. increased acceptance of same-sex relationships

A. matrilineal
B. androlineal
C. homolineal
D. patrilineal

A. 12 years
B. 22 years
C. 32 years
D. 42 years

A. family
B. kinship
C. network
D. tribe

A. the state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures
B. the ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds
C. political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate
D. there is a close alignment between class background and party preference

A. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. all of the above

A. the tendency for cohabitation before marriage
B. the rising divorce rates
C. the absence of fathers in many households
D. the increasing number of single parent families

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