A. actions that others can legitimately insist that we perform
B. actions that we can legitimately insist that others perform
C. rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- ________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?
A. conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling
B. labelling theorists conflict functionalist
C. functionalists conflict labelling
D. conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist - In Pakistan society no laws were made for the protection of elderly citizens the major cause was the belief_____________?
A. That they can look after themselves
B. The sons are responsible
C. The daughters are responsible
D. None of these - The customary normal and habitual ways a group does things are called_____________?
A. Norms
B. Folkways
C. Customs
D. None of these - A social condition in which values are conflicting weak or absent is called____________?
A. Assimilation
B. Hawthorne affect
C. invasion
D. anomie - Which sociological perspective argues that a common culture serves to maintain the privileges of some groups while keeping others in a subservient position ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - Conflict theory emphasizes the use of humor as a________________?
A. means by which to present the self
B. political tool
C. defense mechanism
D. means by which to bind culture
E. source of negativity towards women - The ideas of right and wrong attached to folkways makes them____________?
A. Mores
B. Norms
C. Customs
D. None of these - The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultural change is called_____________?
A. Cultural shock
B. role strain
C. role conflict
D. None of these - The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________?
A. cultural relativism
B. requisite societal composition
C. cultural universals
D. ethnocentrism - Language is usually considered to be_______________?
A. a flexible system of symbols
B. essential for cultural integration
C. a cultural barrier
D. a key cultural marker
E. a cultural universal
