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Category: Social Institutions
There are three basic sources of power within any political system?
A. force influence and authority
B. force influence and democracy
C. force influence and charisma
D. influence charisma and bureaucracy
Which of the following is considered a total institution ?
A. a university
B. a mental hospital
C. a factory
D. each of the above
Pluralist theories suggest that_______________?
A. the state,s power can be exercised through several different administrative structures
B. the ruling elite is composed of people from various class backgrounds
C. political parties must compete for the votes of consumers in the electorate
D. there is a close alignment between class background and party preference
Polyandry means_____________?
A. allowing a marriage only within the social class
B. allowing a man to have several birds
C. allowing a man to have several wives
D. allowing a woman to have several husbands
E. allowing a family to live in a commune
Which term describes the process whereby religion loses its influence over various spheres of social life ?
A. secularization
B. evangelicalism
C. fundamentalism
D. alienation
Occupational gender segregation is used to explain ?
A. the belief that women control the private sphere
B. women’s increasing labor market participation
C. the allocation of men and women to different types of job
D. relations between men and women in the workplace
New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement ?
A. world-affirming
B. world-rejecting
C. world-enhancing
D. world-accommodating
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labelling theory
Which is the JK,s largest university ?
A. University of Cambridge
B. The Open University
C. London Metropolitan University
D. University of Manchester
Global studies indicate that one- _________ of all women have been beaten coerced into sex or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime ?
A. half
B. third
C. quarter
D. tenth
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