People who are suddenly thrust in a situation for which they know no precedent are vulnerable to_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. A person who is suddenly set down on a commune in rural China would most likely undergo ?

   A. change to conform to the Chinese modal personality
   B. the process of the Lookingglass
   C. the process of resocialization
   D. a severe anxiety attacks

2. There is a tendency for people to_______________?

   A. rebel against group norms
   B. accept group norms
   C. respond only to negative sanctions
   D. respond only to violence

3. When cars are offered at low prices but people still do not buy them the situation is one in which______________?

   A. demand is elastic
   B. demand is inelastic
   C. there is aggregate demand
   D. exchange takes place

4. In a developing nation people start to obtain good jobs Then inflation cuts their income the people begin to feel_________________?

   A. relative deprivation
   B. a failure of rising expectations
   C. euphoria
   D. depression

5. Ethnocentrism refers to_______________?

   A. an attitude with which members of one society judge another society according to their own standards
   B. the attitude that cultures be analyzed on their own terms
   C. the attitude that certain values and practices are common to all cultures
   D. all of the above

6. The “invisible hand” refers to_______________?

   A. a feature of Adam Smith,s Wealth of Nations
   B. the belief God exhibited by the Puritans
   C. the fact that prayer results in help
   D. a belief in ghosts prevalent in the early Middle Ages

7. “Laissez-faire” is a policy that appeals to_______________?

   A. political liberals
   B. political independents
   C. political conservatives
   D. political freethinkers

8. Divorced men as compared to married men are subject to_______________?

   A. more suicides
   B. more instances of depression
   C. more car accidents
   D. all of the above

9. The “real revolution” of the last twenty years according to one sociologist refers to_______________?

   A. the jailing of spouse abusers and marital rapists
   B. “serial” or “throwaway” marriages
   C. male bonding and tribalism
   D. women,s lack of interest in marriage

10. Marx believed religion was used to_______________?

    A. help people improve their lives
    B. support the exploitation of the masses
    C. deal with reality
    D. attain immortality