Sociology MCQs

A. Are organizations designed to gain control of the government but not necessarily by putting their own people in office
B. Tend to be pulled to the “right”
C. Must appeal to a broad base of the electorate in order to win
D. Tend to be barriers between citizens and the government

A. Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty
B. Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict
C. Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property
D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do

A. Capitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations
B. Russia eastern europe latin america and asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the united states
C. In dynamic asian nations (e.g. japan singapore hong kong south korea and taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a “government-business symbiosis ” different from that in europe and the united states
D. The performance of the asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the “government-business /state capitalism/communal capitalism economic arrangement

A. Steven lukes
B. Max weber
C. Michel foucault
D. Jean baudrillard

A. United states of america
B. The european union
C. The united nations
D. The international criminal court

A. Electoral fraud
B. The expanding number of small political parties
C. The decline in voter turnout
D. Security problems with-e-voting

A. New social movement theory
B. Collective behavior theory
C. Social strain theory
D. Resource mobilization theory

A. Maintain strong national identities in spite of operating abroad
B. May need to avoid alienating non-american workers and customers
C. Provide preferential treatment for american employees
D. Play an increasingly important role in the structuring of the division of labor in the world economy

A. 1989
B. 1998
C. 2001
D. 1991

A. About half
B. One fifth
C. One third
D. One tenth