Sociology MCQs 2012

Max Weber was associated with which of these concepts of sociology?
A. Verstehen
B. Rationalization of society
C. Ideal type
D. All of these

"Sign vehicles" means the mechanism we use to present ourselves to others. Who was its originator?
A. Erving Goffman
B. Albert Cohen
C. George Simmel
D. Emile Durkheim

Marriage between people of different social categories is:
A. Polygamy
B. Monogamy
C. Exogamy
D. None of these

Marriage between people of the same social category is:
A. Polygamy
B. Monogamy
C. Exogamy
D. Endogamy

Cultural growth is:
A. An occasional process
B. Continuing process
C. Insignificant
D. None of these

Cultural lag is a difference between:
A. Two material cultures
B. Two non-material cultures
C. Material and non-material culture
D. None of these

Which of the following is not a basic social institution?
A. Family
B. Religion
C. War
D. Education

The pattern of pressure exerted by society to maintain order is:
A. Approval
B. Social control
C. Anomie
D. None of these

Spoiled identity is a concept of sociology, which means an identity that has been destroyed permanently because of a severe stigma. Who was its originator?
A. Albert Cohen
B. George Simmel
C. Erving Goffman
D. None of these

Sociology can be defined as:
A. Objective study of human interaction
B. Science of human mind
C. Study of ethnicity
D. Analysis of human nature