Sociology

**Diffusion of innovations among cultures means:**A. Traveling of traits and patterns in space/territoryB. Transmission of trait complexes in time.C. Both A and BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Traveling of traits and patterns in space/territory

**Standard deviation in statistics is the measure that indicates in essence the :**A. Central tendencyB. Spread of the sample means/valuesC. Both (a) and (b)D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Spread of the sample means/values

**Social institutions are:**A. God-given and cannot be changedB. Buildings and people who operate thereC. Consultation of folkways and moves around some important functions(s) of societyD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Consultation of folkways and moves around some important functions(s) of society

**Family Laws Ordinance was passed for the first time in:**A. 1961B. 1973C. 1985D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. 1961

**A counter culture:**A. Has to be against the existing cultural ethos/valuesB. May not be against the existing cultural ethos/valuesC. If different from the existing culture may never succeed to surviveD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Has to be against the existing cultural ethos/values

**Demographic Transition exhibits:**A. High birth rate and low death rate in its first phaseB. high death rate and low birth rate in its first phaseC. High birth rate and high death rate in its first phaseD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. High birth rate and high death rate in its first phase

**As a consequence of rural urban migration:**A. more and more urbanization is taking place successfullyB. Ruralization of urban areas is taking placeC. Ruralization of urban areas and ribbon growth seem to be the resultD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Ruralization of urban areas and ribbon growth seem to be the result

**In a patriarchal family the major decision are taken by the:**A. Old men and womenB. The male or female head of the familyC. The male head of the family who wields all powers.D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. The male head of the family who wields all powers.

**Sociobiologists believe that:**A. Biology being the major constraints does not allow any change in human nature hence socialization does not change much of human individual nature.B. Individual is the product of social group within which he is socializedC. The-nature controversy has ended in favor of nurture and the bio-sociologists have failed to promote their thesis.D….

**A double-barrel question has the potential of having:**A. Two acceptable responses/answersB. Two answers but incompatible with each otherC. Both A and BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Both A and B