**Clique means:**A. An internal cluster or faction within a groupB. Part of the estate system of stratification composed of Roman Catholic priestsC. Social interaction in which one is made to do something through the use of social pressure, threats, or forceD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. An internal cluster or faction within…
**What is meant by the term Affective individualism?**A. The formation of marriage through personal selection based on romantic and sexual attraction instead of custom for economic and political reasonsB. Disease from which a person either recovers or diesC. The process of learning new roles in the state of maturityD. None of these Show Answer Correct…
**What is meant by the term Closed system?**A. An organization to which membership is not voluntaryB. In organizational theory, the degree to which an organization is shut off from its environmentC. The ability to think in abstract termsD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. In organizational theory, the degree to which an organization…
**Ageism means:**A. An unacceptable behavior on the grounds that older people are of less value than younger peopleB. Organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or groupC. A belief that does not deny or affirm the existence of a godD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. An unacceptable behavior…
**What is meant by the term Altruism?**A. It is a concern for others rather than for oneselfB. Altruistic behavior is often contrasted with egoistic or selfish behaviorC. Both A & BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both A & B
**Anomie suicide is a major concept of sociology. Name its originator:**A. Edwin SutherlandB. Auguste ComteC. Erving GoffmanD. Emile Durkheim Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Emile Durkheim
**What is meant by the term Anomie suicide?**A. The result of an absence of normsB. Due to lack of clear guidance from the social orderC. Both A & BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both A & B
**Ascribed status means:**A. A social position (status) such as sex, raceB. Social class that a person acquires at birthC. Both A & BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both A & B
**What is meant by the term Autarchy?**A. That signifies ‘self-rule’ in the sense of absolute sovereignty or despotismB. A type of regime in which the ruler is not constrained by any ‘other’C. Both A & BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both A & B
**Balance of Power means:**A. The theory which suggests that military conflict can be avoided if both sides have almost equivalent military powerB. An exchange of goods for other goods rather than selling them for moneyC. A specific idea that people feel to be trueD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. The theory which…
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