Related Mcqs:

1. Sociology differs from common sense in that_______________?

   A. it focuses on the researchers own experiences
   B. it makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be
   C. its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
   D. it is subjective and biased

2. Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?

   A. Karl Marx
   B. Auguste Comte
   C. Max Weber
   D. Emile Durkheim

3. The shift from civil religion to common religion means that_______________?

   A. the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal part of our lives
   B. despite the weakening of traditional authority our everyday lives and common sense remain shaped by religious beliefs and values
   C. religious participation in collective worship may have declined but people still practice their faiths in private
   D. people are much more likely to discuss their religious beliefs in public informal settings

4. Sociologists believe that_______________?

   A. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature
   B. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socialized
   C. The nature-nurture controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis
   D. None of these

5. The correspondence principle (Bowles & Gintis) suggests that_______________?

   A. schools prepare children for work by teaching them to be obedient
   B. teachers and parents tend to have similar attitudes to learning
   C. children who write lots of letters develop a better grasp of language
   D. boys and girls educational achievements have recently become similar

6. Critics of the concept of relative poverty argue that_______________?

   A. it concentrates too much on kinship ties
   B. the government should be raising benefit levels
   C. in modern affluent societies no one is truly poor
   D. it is wrong to make comparisons between countries

7. Pluralist theories suggest that_______________?

   A. the state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures
   B. the ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds
   C. political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate
   D. there is a close alignment between class background and party preference

8. The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that_______________?

   A. fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives
   B. one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization
   C. both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children
   D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure

9. The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist Theory teaches that_______________?

   A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
   B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
   C. knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
   D. the best social theory was developed in Prague

10. The Functionalist Perspective says that_______________?

    A. A society is an organized network
    B. All groups operate in a fairly orderly manner
    C. There are set of rules and values shared by all
    D. All of above