Sociology MCQs

A. The proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. Many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. The upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. All of the above

A. There is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. The changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. Researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. There is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic

A. The iron law of oligarchy
B. Parkinson’s law
C. The peter principle
D. Trained incapacity

A. Industrial capitalism separated the middle-class home from the workplace
B. Those who enter paid employments have been sidelined into particular fields
C. It is difficult to succeed in malestream politics without compromising their femininity
D. All of the above

A. The objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
B. A felt sense of group of group membership on basis of religion language or history
C. The imposition of a racial label on a minority by a powerful majority
D. The fragmented and pluralistic nature of ethnicity

A. Clan
B. Tribe
C. Kin group
D. Class

A. In-group
B. Reference group
C. Secondary group
D. Relationship

A. Anticipatory bond
B. Expressive tie
C. Family tie
D. Instrumental bond

A. Socialization
B. Meeting important personal needs
C. Social control
D. Accomplishing a specific practical purpose

A. They are membership groups
B. They provide comparative but not normative functions
C. Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation
D. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations