Economics MCQs

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Cultural change is always________________?
A. Fast and dramatic
B. Slow and imperceptible
C. Nether of the above
D. Both of the above
If the daughter of a factory worker wants to become the president of the company for which her father works we may assume that______________?
A. She has a different reference group than her social class would indicate
B. Her father has special connections to the boss
C. The daughter likes to daydream
D. She has been reading too many yuppie biographies
Faulty role performance ?
A. May create much stress
B. Sometimes occurs by chance
C. Could mean that another role is being performed well
D. All of the above
A reference group is a(n) ?
A. Group of which one is member without having asked to be
B. Formal or informal organization to which one belongs
C. Hierarchical system in an organization
D. Group to which an individual aspires to belong
Role conflicts tend to occur______________?
A. Over scarce resources
B. Within aggregates
C. Because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously
D. All of the above
Which of the following is a group ?
A. Commuters riding a train
B. Spectators watching the construction of a building
C. Lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter
D. Softball players performing in a playoff tournament
Studying the interaction between government and the economy would occur on a______________?
A. Microsocial level
B. Macrosocial level
C. Secondhand level
D. Macroscopic level
Social structure refers to_________________?
A. Biological cell patterns
B. Norms roles and group in a social system
C. Patterns of individual behavior
D. What the individual becomes in society