Sociology MCQs

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Dying_______________?
A. Is one social phenomenon that has changed little over time
B. Is less bureaucratic than it was in the past
C. Is a biological event with no associated social reality?
D. Requires a new definition of self
Role and status are two aspects of same____________?
A. personality
B. phenomenon
C. situation
D. none of these
Princess is an _______ status?
A. ascribed
B. achieved
C. both a and b
D. none of these
Role ascription by merit has also restricted the social statuses to those who has______________?
A. mental and physical proficiency
B. inherited and good early environment
C. (a)mainly depending on (b)
D. none of these
Role-learning theory suggests that______________?
A. we internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing framework
B. we create and negotiate our roles through interaction with others
C. social roles are not fixed or stable but fluid and pluralistic
D. roles have to be learned to suppress unconscious motivations