Sociology

**The process by which one generation passes culture on to the next refers to:**A. Cultural transmissionB. Socio-cultural evolutionC. Cultural relativismD. Ethnocentrism Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Cultural transmission

**The economic system in which natural resources and the means of producing goods and services are privately-owned is:**A. CapitalismB. SocialismC. CommunismD. State capitalism Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Capitalism

**Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of members refer to:**A. NormsB. ValuesC. SanctionsD. Beliefs Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Norms

**The consanguine family is also known as the:**A. Conjugal familyB. Nuclear familyC. Family of procreationD. Extended family Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Extended family

**Agrarian societies first emerged about ________ years ago:**A. 1000B. 12000C. 10000D. 5000 Show Answer Correct Answer: D. 5000

**Karl Marx was the originator of:**A. AlienationB. Class consciousnessC. Dialectical materialismD. All of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D. All of these

**Post-industrial society is ________ based:**A. FamilyB. Labour and workC. LeisureD. Idea and information Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Idea and information

**Max Weber was associated with which of these concepts of sociology?**A. VerstehenB. Rationalization of societyC. Ideal typeD. All of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D. All of these

**”Sign vehicles” means the mechanism we use to present ourselves to others. Who was its originator?**A. Erving GoffmanB. Albert CohenC. George SimmelD. Emile Durkheim Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Erving Goffman

**Marriage between people of different social categories is:**A. PolygamyB. MonogamyC. ExogamyD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Exogamy