A. a process that continues from birth to death
B. a process shaped by the forces of capitalism
C. a process of adapting to changing social roles
D. a process shaped by psychological decline
Related Mcqs:
- Aging is an important phenomenon in developed countries specially ______________?
A. Europe
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Both A and B - The scientific study of aging is called______________?
A. gerontology
B. gerontocracy
C. the maturational method
D. maturational reform
E. global greying - The Scientific study of human social life is termed as______________?
A. Society
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. None of these - The theoretical perspective that views social life as similar to performances staged in a theater is called_______________?
A. impression management
B. the Thomas theorem
C. the looking -glass self
D. the dramaturgical approach - We all for most of the time try to be a model personality A model personality is one that represents ?
A. All possible cultural traits
B. Most of the cultural traits
C. None of the cultural traits
D. None of these - The model minority stereotype of Asian Americans contains an implicit critique of Blacks Hispanics and others for failing to succeed as well as the model minority has Which sociological perspective would view this as yet another instance of blaming the victim ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. dramaturgical approach - In the twentieth century, the family’s protective function has increasingly been transferred to outside agencies such as______________?
A. hospitals
B. mental health clinics
C. insurance companies
D. all of the above - Goldthorpe identified the Service class as______________?
A. those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state
B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses
C. the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century
D. those who had worked in the armed services - 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 - An experiment can be defined as______________?
A. an attempt to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
B. a piece of research conducted in a laboratory
C. a piece of research trying out new methods
D. an attempt to deceive participants about the research’s true purpose
