Sociology Mcqs

A. They are membership groups
B. They provide comparative but not normative functions
C. Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation
D. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations

A. socialization
B. meeting important personal needs
C. social control
D. accomplishing a specific practical purpose

A. anticipatory bond
B. expressive tie
C. family tie
D. instrumental bond

A. in-group
B. reference group
C. secondary group
D. relationship

A. Clan
B. Tribe
C. Kin group
D. class

A. the objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
B. a felt sense of group of group membership on basis of religion language or history
C. the imposition of a racial label on a minority by a powerful majority
D. the fragmented and pluralistic nature of ethnicity

A. industrial capitalism separated the middle-class home from the workplace
B. those who enter paid employments have been sidelined into particular fields
C. it is difficult to succeed in malestream politics without compromising their femininity
D. all of the above

A. less time to speak
B. more points of view to absorb
C. a more elaborate structure within which to function
D. all of the above

A. normative function by enforcing standards of conduct and belief
B. comparison function by serving as a standard against which people can measure themselves and others
C. elimination function by dissolving groups that no longer have a social purpose
D. both a and b

A. primary
B. secondary
C. out-groups
D. formal organizations