Sociology Mcqs

A. an experimental stage before marriage
B. a family form only found among st younger people
C. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline
D. an alternative to traditional marriage

A. there is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. the changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. there is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic

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 introduction of compulsory education
B. increasingly emotional ties between parents and children
C. new consumer goods for children such as clothes toys and books
D. all of the above

A. a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
B. a network of relatives extended within or between generations
C. the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
D. a two-generation unit of parents and their children

A. organizational goals reflect the priorities of those who occupy the top positions
B. bureaucracies are arenas for cooperation in which the dominant social values of justice and equality take precedence
C. factories are organized and operate independently of market pressures
D. bureaucracies result from the centralizing tendencies of socialism and help to redistribute wealth and power

A. the iron law of oligarchy
B. Parkinson’s law
C. the peter principle
D. trained incapacity

A. coercive organizations
B. total institutions
C. utilitarian organizations
D. voluntary organizations

A. both partners can benefit if each play competitively
B. both partners can benefit if each plays cooperative
C. you are more likely to employ a cooperative strategy if your partner exhibits cooperation early and consistently
D. neither you nor your partner can win

A. work harder than when they work alone
B. may engage in social loafing
C. feel they must work harder to prove their value to the group
D. may engage in intergroup relativism