Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 19

Questions

1 “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by

1 Max Weber

2 Auguste Comte

3 Herbert Spencer

4 Emile Durkheim

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Answer:Max Weber

2 The idea of ‘imperatively co-ordinated associations’ was given by

1 Karl Marx

2 Max Weber

3 Lewis Coser

4 Ralph Dahrendorf

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Answer:Ralph Dahrendorf

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3 AccordingtoEmileDurkheim religious practices are best understood as :

1 satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings.

2 helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life

3 showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life

4 contributing to the integration and stability of a society

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Answer: contributing to the integration and stability of a society

4 The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by

1 Randall Collins

2 Karl Marx

3 Ralph Dahrendorf

4 Max Weber

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Answer: Randall Collins

5 Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?

1 Karl Marx

2 Lewis Coser

3 Ralph Dahrendorf

4 Randall Collins

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Answer:Lewis Coser

6 Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?

1 Society as a struggle for resource and power.

2 change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent

3 Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.

4 Conflict between classes determines social change.

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Answer: Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.

7 Which theory advocates the view that the domain of sociology is the ‘common sense world of everyday life’ ?

1 Functionalism

2 Structuralism

3 Phenomenology

4 Exchange theory

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Answer:Phenomenology

8 Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism ?

1 The self

2 The Ego

3 Symbols

4 Role – Taking

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Answer:The Ego

9 Rewards and punishment associated with role expectations are called

1 Mores

2 Sanctions

3 Norms

4 Values

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Answer:Sanctions

10 Which one of the following is not an example of social action ?

1 Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles.

2 Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide.

3 Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.

4 Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other.

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Answer:Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.

11 “An Outline of Social Psychology” is written by

1 C.H. Cooley

2 Sigmund Freud

3 Muzafer Sherif

4 G.H. Mead

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Answer:Muzafer Sherif

12 The idea of ‘culture of poverty’ was introduced by whom ?

1 Oscar Lewis

2 Abel Smith

3 Somuel Mencher

4 Peter Townsend

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Answer:Oscar Lewis

13 The theory that views people as “Stage managers” managing impressions presented to the world is

1 Role theory

2 Dramaturgy

3 Looking Glass Self

4 Dialectual theory

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Answer:Dramaturgy

14 Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism ?

1 The essence of society is found in actors and action.

2 Society is made up of macro structures.

3 Large-scale structures emerge from micro processes.

4 Collective action gives rise to joint action.

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Answer:Society is made up of macro structures.

15 Definite procedures or rules which people are expected to observe are known as

1 Norms

2 Values

3 Institutions

4 Group behavior

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Answer:Norms

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