Sociology MCQs 2014
Gain a competitive edge in your CSS exam preparation with this complete set of solved Sociology MCQs from the 2014 past paper. This collection is a vital resource for understanding the breadth of the FPSC syllabus, covering everything from foundational research methods and their limitations, like the Hawthorne effect in laboratory experiments, to the core theories of classical sociologists. Test your knowledge on key concepts introduced by Émile Durkheim (organic solidarity), Herbert Spencer (survival of the fittest), and Edwin Sutherland (differential association). This paper also delves into essential definitions such as socialization, ascribed status, cultural lag, and ethnocentrism, making it an indispensable tool for a thorough and effective revision.
Ethnocentrism means:
A. Superiority of one’s own culture
B. Inferiority of one’s own culture
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
People may behave differently in an artificial situation than they would in the real world. This poses a particular difficulty for research using:
A. A laboratory experiment
B. Detached observation
C. Existing sources
D. A stratified sample
Organic solidarity, Durkheim would argue, would be most characteristic of:
A. Hunting and gathering societies
B. Agricultural societies
C. Pastoral societies
D. Industrial societies
Scientific management is a term which means a systematic method of investigation used in research. Who was its originator?
A. Frederick W. Taylor
B. Albert Cohen
C. Georg Simmel
D. Emile Durkheim
A social status is:
A. An important position in society that others aspire to have
B. A position of power within a community
C. A specific position in the social structure
D. A set of expectations about your behavior
Socialization is:
A. The formation of an attachment bond between an infant and its carer
B. A tendency of social theorists to explain everything in terms of social causes
C. The process of becoming part of a society by learning its norms and values
D. None of these
The term sociology was coined in 1838 by:
A. Auguste Comte
B. Karl Marx
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Emile Durkheim
Who can be considered as a pure sociologist among these social thinkers?
A. Auguste Comte
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Ibn-e-Khaldun
D. Hegel
The theory of ‘Broken Windows’ means:
A. A criminological theory of the norm-setting and signaling effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior
B. Theory of ‘Reformation of Prisons’
C. It is related to child behavior and its improvement
D. None of these
Ascribed social status is determined by:
A. Biological inheritance
B. Material culture
C. Contacts abroad
D. All of the above