Sociology Mcqs

A. is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?
B. is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?
C. is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families
D. can incorporate only in a socialist society

A. charismatic
B. legal-rational
C. state
D. traditional

A. Force is very efficient but also very costly
B. Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
C. The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
D. Force is the most effective means for political rule

A. lobbying campaign financing and corruption
B. socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms
C. class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict
D. corporate corruption through interlocking directorates

A. The state has existed throughout human history
B. The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources
C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state
D. The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state

A. the strengthening of civil society
B. retrenchment in welfare spending
C. the maintenance of a mixed economy
D. environmentally sustainable economic growth

A. where those elected simply represent the views of the electors
B. which ensures political equality and protects liberty
C. where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole
D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them

A. resource mobilization theory
B. labor movement
C. environmental movement
D. anti-nuclear movement

A. Adolf Hitler
B. Winston Churchill
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Harry S Truman

A. about half
B. one fifth
C. one third
D. one tenth