Sociology MCQs 2017

Conformists means:
A. According to Merton's theory, those who accept cultural goals and the institutionalized means of achieving them
B. The belief of seeking happiness through the buying and using of goods and services
C. The values, beliefs, knowledge, and ideas that are presented to people who are being socialized
D. None of these

Control theory is a major concept of sociology. Name its originator:
A. Walter Reckless
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Auguste Comte
D. Erving Goffman

What is meant by the term Control theory?
A. When a human being is tempted to engage in deviance, inner controls and outer controls can prevent him or her from doing so
B. A large area consisting of cities or towns that have grown so that there is very little room between them
C. A theory which suggests that modernizing countries come to resemble one another over time
D. None of these

Convergence Theory means:
A. When a human being is tempted to engage in deviance, inner controls and outer controls can prevent him or her from doing so
B. A large area consisting of cities or towns that have grown so that there is very little room between them
C. A theory which suggests that modernizing countries come to resemble one another over time
D. None of these

What is meant by the term Cultural relativity?
A. An attempt to understand the beliefs and practices of a group in the context of their culture
B. The repudiation of many existing cultural elements and the substitution of new ones
C. Cultural features, such as the use of language, shared by all human cultures
D. None of these

Cluster sampling means:
A. An alternative to random sampling in selection of respondents to represent a general population for study purposes
B. Often used because it is cheap and quick
C. If you plan to conduct face-to-face interviews, you want your respondents to be in close groups rather than spread around the country
D. All of these

Cultural reproduction means:
A. Cultural reproduction often results in social reproduction
B. The process of transferring aspects of society (such as class) from generation to generation
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

Coalition means:
A. A government where two or more political parties form a voting majority in the legislative branch
B. This coalition is then termed as the government
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

Cultural revolution means:
A. An attempt to understand the beliefs and practices of a group in the context of their culture
B. The repudiation of many existing cultural elements and the substitution of new ones
C. Cultural features, such as the use of language, shared by all human cultures
D. None of these

Cognition means:
A. Human thought processes including perceiving, reasoning, and remembering
B. Mental life can be described as having two components: thinking or knowing and feelings
C. The first cognition class structure, change in component, is concerned with perception, language, memory, and problem solving
D. All of these