Related Mcqs:

1. In Hagerman’s account where did the public sphere as an arena of public debate first develop?in____________?

   A. salons
   B. newspapers
   C. universities
   D. television

2. According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because_____________?

   A. they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control
   B. they are in pursuit of the perfect body fueled by images of beauty
   C. they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal
   D. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels

3. The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to_____________?

   A. repress it by promoting only the interests of elite groups
   B. revive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech
   C. reproduce it by emphasizing face-to-face contact with peer groups
   D. replace it with a superior form of communication

4. Bernstein though that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because_____________?

   A. this pattern of speech made them the target of bullying
   B. they referred to explicit context independent meanings
   C. they prevented children from communicating outside of their peer groups
   D. they involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary

5. Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because_____________?

   A. the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
   B. they lead more people to be defined as in poverty
   C. the median is a more accurate measurement of earning than the mean
   D. all of the above

6. Marriage appears to be in decline because_____________?

   A. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
   B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
   C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
   D. all of the above

7. Weber said that all knowledge is value-relevant because_____________?

   A. sociologists like to put a value on different theories
   B. knowledge refers to people and their values
   C. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values
   D. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable

8. Ethnographic research produces qualitative data because_____________?

   A. the findings are amenable to statistical analysis
   B. it is conducted over a period of several years
   C. it uncovers rich detailed accounts from an insider’s perspective
   D. it compares findings from a number of different cases

9. Society cannot be studied in the same way as the natural world because_____________?

   A. human behavior is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures
   B. it is difficult for sociologists to gain access to a research laboratory
   C. sociologists are not rational or critical enough in their approach
   D. we cannot collect empirical data about social life

10. White-collar crime is low in visibility because_____________?

    A. it involves only small amounts of money
    B. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoise
    C. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime
    D. it goes undected in the context of everybody business transactions