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Schools are social institutions because they
[A]
Preserve and instill in future generations the knowledge, ideas, and customs of our culture
[B]
Suggest ways and means of social progress
[C]
Suggest solutions to social problems
[D]
Are established by the society
Answer: Are established by the society
42
”Educational Sociology is the study of the interaction of the individual and his cultural environment.” This was stated by
[A]
Brown
[B]
Carter
[C]
Ottoway
[D]
Skinner
43
The social institution that men create should be the best because
[A]
Poor schools, poor churches, weak and indecisive government will have a negative effect on the society which brings them into being
[B]
Poor institutions will make people still poorer
[C]
Poor institutions are always ineffective and corrupt
[D]
Best institutions are liked by all in the society
Answer: Poor schools, poor churches, weak and indecisive government will have a negative effect on the society which brings them into being
44
Which of the following type of economy places higher value on education?
[A]
Agricultural economy
[B]
Industrial economy
[C]
Commercial economy
[D]
Mixed economy
Answer: Industrial economy
45
Earlier educational values were lower and less wide-spread in an agrarian than in an industrial society. This was not because
[A]
Education served no purpose for them as they needed no knowledge
[B]
The agrarian society was always in need of hard physical labour and long hours of work instead of education
[C]
The agrarian society would get little time to take off to attend school
[D]
The agrarian society needed no employment for their members outside agriculture for which education is necessary
Answer: Education served no purpose for them as they needed no knowledge
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Today agrarian society calls for considerably more schooling than formerly because
[A]
The farmers have become wiser now
[B]
The farmers have greater interaction with the people in the cities who motivate them to go to schools
[C]
Agriculture has become a science which together with its mechanization calls for scientific knowledge
[D]
All the above
Answer: Agriculture has become a science which together with its mechanization calls for scientific knowledge
47
It is industrial rather than other types of economy which most enhances the regard for education, because
[A]
Each country has had tremendous development of industry
[B]
Industrialization has led to the production of a huge wealth
[C]
Modern industry has become extremely technical, science-based, knowledge- based; and scientific and technical knowledge is gained only through education
[D]
None Of The Above
Answer: Modern industry has become extremely technical, science-based, knowledge- based; and scientific and technical knowledge is gained only through education
48
A social institution is defined as
[A]
An institution established by the government
[B]
An institution which serves the society
[C]
The totality of relationships processes and facilities which people develop to meet a specific social interest or need
[D]
An institution established for achieving social purposes
Answer: The totality of relationships processes and facilities which people develop to meet a specific social interest or need
49
Our social institutions are frequently in conflict with one another. Which is not the possible reason?
[A]
They are so complex that they are only partially understood by many people
[B]
Different individuals and groups with different needs are associated with them for quite different reasons
[C]
They are established by people for meeting their needs
[D]
None of the Above
Answer: They are established by people for meeting their needs
50
Who said that “Educational sociology is the study of those phases of sociology that are of significance for educative processes, specially the study of those that point to valuable programmers of learning and control of learning processes”?
[A]
Brown
[B]
Carter
[C]
Ottoway
[D]
T.P. Munn
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