Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?

Related Mcqs:

1. Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________?

   A. social research should highlight the positive aspects of social life
   B. knowledge should be produced based on evidence from observations
   C. sociologists should make more use of official statistics
   D. none of the above

2. A highly conformist culture is less prone to_______________?

   A. Change
   B. Cultural diffusion
   C. both a and b
   D. None of these

3. What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?

   A. Social Control theory
   B. Anomie theory
   C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
   D. Social Process theory
   E. Strain theory

4. Comte,s term positivism refers to________________?

   A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
   B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
   C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
   D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

5. Comte,s term positivism refers to_____________?

   A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
   B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
   C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
   D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

6. What did Auguste Comte mean by positivism in sociology ?

   A. sociological research must contribute to a governments social policy
   B. sociology should be optimistic about human achievements
   C. sociology should make use of statistical evidence
   D. sociology should adopt the same methods as the natural sciences

7. Positivism was first proposed by ___________ ?

   A. Augustus Comte
   B. Emily Durkheim
   C. Herbert Spencer
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Rashid Mehmood

8. While a role is the behavior expected of one in a particular status role behavior is_____________?

   A. Actual behavior
   B. Supposed behavior
   C. Ascribed behavior
   D. None of these

9. Biological inheritance physical environment culture and group experience are various factors which play a role in the development of_______________?

   A. Personality
   B. Society
   C. Community
   D. None of these

10. Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?

    A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
    B. The Industrial Revolution
    C. Globalization
    D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
    E. The rapid expansion of colonialism