Sociology MCQs 2008

The trend toward urbanization is most advanced in ____________.
A. America
B. England
C. Japan
D. None of these

The essential function of punishment in society is:
A. Reform
B. Revenge
C. Affirmation of moral standards
D. None of these

In a highly intra-competitive situation, individual can guarantee the trust of peers by ___________.
A. Self modesty
B. Genuine goodwill
C. Withholding praise of superior
D. None of these

The most pervasive of the social processes are:
A. Cooperation
B. Overt Conflict
C. Competition
D. None of these

The item alien to the concept of mass is ___________.
A. Vastness
B. Anonymity
C. Responsibility
D. None of these

One of the following is alien to the concept of culture:
A. Religious ritual
B. Changeless
C. Idealized ways of thinking and doing
D. None of these

The exception to the typical application of endogamy is ___________.
A. Tribe
B. Kinship
C. Race
D. None of these

A human being deprived of all communication with other humans from birth would lack all but one of the followings:
A. Rudimentary personality
B. Self
C. Language
D. None of these

Abstract sentiments are ___________.
A. Closer to center of self than moral rules
B. Provide a focus for allegiance
C. controller of actions
D. None of these

A person is consciously motivated primarily by his __________.
A. Social values
B. Real traits
C. Picture of himself
D. None of these