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Sociology MCQs 1551 MCQs [All-Courses]

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This category covers multiple-choice questions on core sociological concepts, social institutions, culture, social change, and major sociological thinkers. It is designed to help students and competitive-exam candidates (PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, CTS, OTS, BPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC etc.) quickly revise theories and apply sociological ideas to real-world social issues.

Bringing music and movies into Canada from another country would be a good example of __________ diffusion ?

A adaptive
B relativistic
C indirect
D direct
Correct Answer: indirect

Karl Pearson said “The unity of all science consists alone in its methods not in its material It relates to the importance of______________?

A Scientific research
B Scientific method
C Science unity
D None of these
Correct Answer: Scientific method

Conflict theory emphasizes the use of humor as a________________?

A means by which to present the self
B political tool
C defense mechanism
D means by which to bind culture
Correct Answer: political tool

Which of these NOT viewed as a strength of surveys ?

A they are often undertaken by specialist agencies
B they offer an appearance of precision
C the data is easy to quantify and analyses
D large numbers of people can be studied
Correct Answer: they offer an appearance of precision

The use of language label people can lead to a_______________?

A self-fulfilling prophecy
B sense of ethnocentrism
C cultural lag
D cultural adaptation
Correct Answer: self-fulfilling prophecy

One strength of ethnography is that______________?

A the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator
B it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods
C it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension
D it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities
Correct Answer: it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods

Values traditions, and beliefs are all examples of_______________?

A popular culture
B customs
C material culture
D non-material culture
Correct Answer: material culture

An association between two variables which is in fact caused by other factor(s) is called a_____________?

A multiple regression
B causal mechanism
C spurious correlation
D multinomial distribution
Correct Answer: spurious correlation

In a sense xenocentrism is a reverse form of_________________?

A cultural integration
B cultural relativism
C ethnocentrism
D culture shock
Correct Answer: ethnocentrism

Bias in research practice refers to_____________?

A the investigator being committed to a particular ideology
B the research team prejudging the meaning of the data
C the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
D interpretations being applied to the results
Correct Answer: the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research