Older people living in housing for the elderly, workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Older people living in housing for the elderly workers in an offshore oil rig rodeo cowboys and circus performers-all are examples of what sociologists refer to as_______________?

   A. subcultures
   B. countercultures
   C. cultural universals
   D. argot

2. Many sociologists argue that older theories of inherited intelligence and IQ tests have been discredited What concept did Gillborn and Youdell (2001) find had replaced of IQ in many Uk schools ?

   A. skill
   B. talent
   C. capacity
   D. ability

3. Which group of sociologists note that developers’ bankers and other powerful real estate interests view housing as an investment and are primarily concerned with maximizing profit not with solving social problems?

   A. urban ecologists
   B. new urban sociologist
   C. functionalists
   D. human ecologists

4. How people behave towards one another when they meet is referred to as ___________ by sociologists ?

   A. social interaction
   B. sociobiology
   C. social psychology
   D. socialization
   E. psychometrics

5. When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people’s movement between them they call this____________?

   A. social stratification
   B. social control
   C. social conflict
   D. social solidarity

6. When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people’s movement between them, they call this_____________?

   A. social stratification
   B. social control
   C. social conflict
   D. social solidarity

7. Which field of study was originally developed in the 1930s as an increasing number of social scientists became aware of the plight of the elderly ?

   A. geriatrics
   B. gerontology
   C. gerontocracy
   D. silicide

8. 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

9. A set of behavioral expectations that are linked to chronological and biological age that change as we get older are referred to as____________?

   A. maturational motivations
   B. activity norms
   C. age grades
   D. continuity contingencies
   E. disengagement techniques

10. A stratum of people of similar positions in the social status continuum are termed as_____________?

    A. Social class
    B. clan or tribe
    C. Community
    D. None of these