A. cultural lag
B. diffusion
C. social change
D. modernization
Related Mcqs:
- __________ are the alterations over time in social structures culture and behavioral patterns ?
A. Reformist movements
B. Social changes
C. Collective behaviors
D. Modernization movements
E. Social movements - Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - The process that enables a culture to maintain equilibrium despite fluctuations in their culture is known as______________?
A. enculturation
B. ethnocentrism
C. diffusion
D. cultural integration
E. adaptation - Louis Wirth argued that a relatively large and permanent settlement leads to distinctive patterns of behavior which he called_______________?
A. squatting
B. linear development
C. urbanism
D. gentrification - Tonnies divided the social structure into Gemeinschaft and Gesellschafts The tighter and cohesive social entity was the salient feature of___________?
A. Gemeinschaft
B. Gesellschafts
C. Both of them
D. None of these - Learning behavior in a social institution or developing social skills is called________________?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Developmental socialization
D. None of these - Sociologist Alvin Goldner sees Erving Goffman’s work on social behavior as implicitly reaffirming the status quo especially social class inequalities Gouldner,s critique is associated with the_____________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. psychoanalytic perspective - Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?
A. William Chambliss
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Richard Quinney
D. Stanley Milgram - The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?
A. new social movement theory
B. collective behavior theory
C. social strain theory
D. resource mobilization theory
