Sociology MCQs 2017

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

Cultural transmission means:
A. The socialization process whereby the norms and values of the group are internalized by persons
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

What is meant by the term Cognitive ability?
A. The ability to think in abstract terms
B. The systematic improvement of intellectual ability through a series of stages
C. Violent social behavior perpetuated by a group of people
D. None of these

Cultural universal 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

Cognitive development means:
A. The ability to think in abstract terms
B. The systematic improvement of intellectual ability through a series of stages
C. Violent social behavior perpetuated by a group of people
D. None of these

Cognitive development theory means:
A. Suggests that individuals try to pattern their lives and experiences to form a reasonably consistent picture of their actions, values, and beliefs
B. A household in which those living together without being legally married
C. The ability to think in abstract terms
D. None of these

What is meant by the term Comparative questions?
A. Questions concerned with the drawing of comparisons between one context in a society and another
B. A policy of equal pay for men and women doing similar work should be evaluated on the basis of experience, skills
C. Marriages in which husband and wife take distinctly separate family roles
D. None of these