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Exam (elaborations) SOCIOLOGY practice test (multiple choice)
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Multiple Choice questions for Sociology Unit 1MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Counter cultures are important in society because
(A) It reflects the ability of culture to change in society
(B) It reveals the level of inequality in society
(C) It reflects the ability of social institutions to adapt to new things
(D) It illustrates the value of culture in society
2. It is often difficult for sociologists to ignore their personal
values in sociological research because
(A) They are humans and humans are imperfect (B) They often have to come in contact with
the subject of their research
(C) Objectivity is frown upon
(D) It is the best way to truly study society
3. The Marxists are of the view that the school employs
WHAT to ensure conformity?
(A) Punitive measures
(B) The hidden cirriculum
(C) Labelling
(D) None of the Above
4. The lorde family can be used as an example of A vertical mobility
B horizontal mobility
C intra_ generational mobility
D intergeneratinal mobility
5. Which of the following can be considered a similarity
between the family based on a common law union and family
based on a visiting unions?
A) in both units there are stable father figures
B) the mother is more likely to be the head of
the household
C) both types of units are relatively stable
D) both family types are recognized as legal entities
6. For Weber, all of the following have Characterized the
Interactionists perspective EXCEPT
(A) Conflict
(B) Technology
(C) Values and beliefs
(D) Religion
7. Ethnocentrism means
(a) Superiority of ones own culture
(b) Inferiority of ones own culture
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
, 8. Primogeniture refers to
a) kinship networks
b) a primitive society
c) inheritance given to a first born son
d) the passing on of tradition from parent to child
9. Which family type is least affected by poverty? a) extended family
b) matrifocal
c) nuclear
d) single parent
10. People make sense of their world through an
understanding of everyday rules. This view is expressed by
a) Marxists
b) Interactionists
c) Functionalists
d) Feminists
11. Which concept is associated with a variety of religious
belief systems in a society?
a, pluralism
b.extremism
c.syncretism
d. fundamentalism
12. Social researchers are often criticized for not adhering to
ethical principles in research. Which of the following is not
and ethical principle?
A) the right to privacy
B) the consent of the participant
C) the right to research
D) the publication of
research findings
13. The prohibition of incest is an example of: a)values
b)taboo
c)mores
d)folkways
14. a subculture can be best defined as a group
A) whose cultural traits have been assimilated into modern society
B) that has certain cultural traits which are inferior to those of
the wider society
C)located within the wider society which has norms and values that differs from those of the
mainstream society
D)located within the substructure of society and are therefore exploited and oppressed
15. Which of the following sociologist saw Fundamentalism
as a reaction to modernization?
(A) Emile Durkheim
(B) Max weber
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