Sociology MCQs

A. A university
B. A mental hospital
C. A factory
D. Each of the above

A. Increase in the number of men with a college education
B. Increasing birth-rate
C. Shift in the economy of the united states from manufacturing to service industries
D. All of the above

A. Be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them
B. Carry on a “ritualistic”(primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren
C. Never see their grandchildren
D. Function as “specialists in recreational care-giving”

A. The end of history
B. The rise of neoliberalism
C. The fall of communism
D. The birth of nationalism

A. Neighborhood
B. Class
C. Family
D. None of these

A. The ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation
B. The ability to manipulate others desires
C. The ability to control the issues discussed
D. The ability to appeal to legal-rational authority

A. Lobbying campaign financing and corruption
B. Socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms
C. Class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict
D. Corporate corruption through interlocking directorates

A. Force is very efficient but also very costly
B. Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
C. The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
D. Force is the most effective means for political rule

A. Charismatic
B. Legal-rational
C. State
D. Traditional

A. Is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?
B. Is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?
C. Is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families
D. Can incorporate only in a socialist society