Sociology 2014

**Ethnocentrism means:**A. Superiority of one’s own cultureB. Inferiority of one’s own cultureC. Both A & BD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Superiority of one’s own culture

**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 experimentB. Detached observationC. Existing sourcesD. A stratified sample Show Answer Correct Answer: A. A laboratory experiment

**Organic solidarity, Durkheim would argue, would be most characteristic of:**A. Hunting and gathering societiesB. Agricultural societiesC. Pastoral societiesD. Industrial societies Show Answer Correct Answer: 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. TaylorB. Albert CohenC. Georg SimmelD. Emile Durkheim Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Frederick W. Taylor

**A social status is:**A. An important position in society that others aspire to haveB. A position of power within a communityC. A specific position in the social structureD. A set of expectations about your behavior Show Answer Correct Answer: C. A specific position in the social structure

**Socialization is:**A. The formation of an attachment bond between an infant and its carerB. A tendency of social theorists to explain everything in terms of social causesC. The process of becoming part of a society by learning its norms and valuesD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. The process of becoming part of…

**The term sociology was coined in 1838 by:**A. Auguste ComteB. Karl MarxC. Herbert SpencerD. Emile Durkheim Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Auguste Comte

**Who can be considered as a pure sociologist among these social thinkers?**A. Auguste ComteB. Emile DurkheimC. Ibn-e-KhaldunD. Hegel Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Emile Durkheim

**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 behaviorB. Theory of ‘Reformation of Prisons’C. It is related to child behavior and its improvementD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. A criminological theory of the norm-setting and…

**Ascribed social status is determined by:**A. Biological inheritanceB. Material cultureC. Contacts abroadD. All of the above Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Biological inheritance