A. play new roles
B. occupy new statuses
C. become social climbers
D. take on BOTH new statuses and new roles
Related Mcqs:
- The emergence of the sate as a result of a “social contract” is the hypothesis found in the work of________________?
A. Talcott Parsons
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. Karl Marx
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The ratio of change in the equilibrium level of output to a change in some autonomous variable is the ?
A. automatic stabiliser
B. multiplier
C. elasticity coefficient
D. marginal propensity of the autonomous variable - Deviance contributes to social change in that________________?
A. today’s deviant is tomorrow’s leader
B. deviant acts invariably point to outdated rules
C. deviance is a fad
D. some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted - Collective behavior favors social change because it_______________?
A. alters people’s perspective
B. prevents action
C. destroys group identity
D. none of the above - The human social process most important for social interaction is_______________?
A. conflict
B. competition
C. cooperation
D. none of the above - The global social system differs from a societal social system in that________________?
A. nations contain a variety of ethnic and racial groups
B. no global government exists
C. nations do not have common goals
D. all of the above - In industrial societies the social class most likely to participate in social movements is the__________?
A. lower class
B. upper class
C. middle class
D. all social classes equally - The decline of unskilled factory jobs has increased black unemployment The situation is a result of______________?
A. structural discrimination
B. individual discrimination
C. nature of life
D. personal discrimination - The result of executive officers sitting on several corporate boards is________________?
A. oligopolies
B. trusts
C. interlocking directorates
D. restraint of trade - Overpopulation can result in________________?
A. higher literacy
B. environmental damage
C. price stability
D. increased public services