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Category: Sociology Mcqs
Which of the following is TRUE of interactionists ?
A. Interactionist believe that groups will experience conflict only if they are of two distinct ethnic groups
B. Interactionists downplay the role of communication in ethnicity
C. Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed
D. all of the above
Which of the following statements concerning roles is FALSE ?
A. A single status may have multiple roles attached to it
B. A role does not exist in isolation but is integrated with the activities of other people
C. Roles define duties but only statuses define rights
D. Groups consist of complexes of interlocking roles
In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with_______________?
A. suicide rates and how they varied from county to country
B. personalities of individual suicide victims
C. means people used to take their own lives
D. effects of suicide on the families of victims
Deviance is dysfunctional in that it_______________?
A. can impair and undermine organized social life
B. increases our willingness to play our roles
C. increases our willingness to contribute to the larger social enterprise
D. enhances our trust of one another
Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
A. People do not follow norms in all situations In some cases they evade
B. In some instances behavior that appears to violate society,s norms the norms of a particular group
C. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
D. all of the above
By the year 2020 it is projected that less than 2 percent of the entire global labor force will be engaged in ?
A. farming
B. service jobs
C. factory work
D. high-tech jobs
When conducting social research what is the next step in the scientific method after a review of the literature ?
A. collecting data
B. choosing a research design
C. selecting a researchable problem
D. formulating a hypothesis
Changes in the social structure of a society is called_______________?
A. Social Change
B. Cultural Change
C. Structural Change
D. None of these
Horticulture and agriculture developed_____________?
A. 10,000 to 80,00, B.C.E
B. 1000 to 8000 B.C.C
C. 100 to 800 B.C.E
D. None of these
A major disadvantage of using mail naires to collect data is____________?
A. the cost of the stamps
B. the response rates
C. the inability to follow-up
D. some respondents are paranoid
E. the mail is slow
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