Sociology MCQs 2000

SAP stands for __________.
A. Social Activity Programming
B. Social Action Planning
C. Sociological Association of Pakistan
D. Socio-archaeological plan of Pakistan

Ethnocentrism means:
A. Cultural domination of an ethnic group
B. Ethnicity taken as the unit of analysis in scientific explorations.
C. Feeling of superiority of one’s own group over others.
D. The policy of political participation on ethnic grounds.

Who has written the book “LIVING ISLAM”?
A. Hamza Alvi
B. A.H. Dani
C. Sabiha Hafeez
D. Akbar S. Ahmad

Who thought that the moving force behind the new-capitalism stood Calvinism?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Spencer
D. Karl Marx

Pull and push factors are basic themes of discussion! Analysis for __________.
A. Social change
B. Migration
C. Cultural diffusion
D. Social Mobility

A Social Problem is _____________.
A. Difficulty faced by people.
B. Difficulty faced and realized by people.
C. An issue that the experts realize to be discussed and resolved.
D. Difficulty faced by the people who realize that some could be removed ameliorated through collective social action.

Social -Institution may be defined as _____________.
A. Constellation of folkways and mores around some important function or functions of society.
B. The People and the buildings at which they work.
C. A Group of people living and working together for some cause.
D. A God given way of doing.

Vital statistics is about _______________.
A. Births and deaths
B. Number of deaths per thousand
C. In and out migration
D. Fertility and mortality of economically active population.

By culture change we mean ________________.
A. The change in fashions like that of dress, ornaments, music etc.
B. The system of political governance and economic organization do not remain the same.
C. The technology is adopted like fax, Internet etc.
D. Alternation in the actual ways of behaving of people as a result of change in ideals, ideas and ideology.

Cultural Lag refers to ________________.
A. A situation where, the Pace of change between symbolic and material culture is uneven.
B. The state when symbolic culture does not change at all.
C. The Phenomenon indicating lesser pace of change in symbolic culture compared to material one.
D. When people actively resist change.