Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 19

(1) “Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning of social action.” The proceeding statement was made by

(1) Max Weber

(2) Auguste Comte

(3) Herbert Spencer

(4) Emile Durkheim

Answer: Max Weber

(2) The idea of ‘imperatively co-ordinated associations’ was given by

(1) Karl Marx

(2) Max Weber

(3) Lewis Coser

(4) Ralph Dahrendorf

Answer: Ralph Dahrendorf

(3) AccordingtoEmileDurkheim religious practices are best understood as :

(1) satisfying the spiritual interests of human beings.

(2) helping human beings to get relief from problems of mundane life

(3) showing alternatives to the existing practices of collective life

(4) contributing to the integration and stability of a society

Answer: contributing to the integration and stability of a society

(4) The statement “Organizations are arenas for struggle” was given by

(1) Randall Collins

(2) Karl Marx

(3) Ralph Dahrendorf

(4) Max Weber

Answer: Randall Collins

(5) Who suggested that conflict has a functional importance in society ?

(1) Karl Marx

(2) Lewis Coser

(3) Ralph Dahrendorf

(4) Randall Collins

Answer: Lewis Coser

(6) Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective ?

(1) Society as a struggle for resource and power.

(2) change is inevitable, often beneficial and can be violent

(3) Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.

(4) Conflict between classes determines social change.

Answer: Society is viewed as a complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions.

(7) Which theory advocates the view that the domain of sociology is the ‘common sense world of everyday life’ ?

(1) Functionalism

(2) Structuralism

(3) Phenomenology

(4) Exchange theory

Answer: Phenomenology

(8) Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic interactionism ?

(1) The self

(2) The Ego

(3) Symbols

(4) Role – Taking

Answer: The Ego

(9) Rewards and punishment associated with role expectations are called

(1) Mores

(2) Sanctions

(3) Norms

(4) Values

Answer: Sanctions

(10) Which one of the following is not an example of social action ?

(1) Two persons exchanging blows after a collision of their bicycles.

(2) Two cyclists expressing regrets to each other after their bicycles collide.

(3) Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.

(4) Two cyclists coming from opposite directions trying to give way to each other.

Answer: Two cyclists going their respective ways without taking note of each other.

(11) “An Outline of Social Psychology” is written by

(1) C.H. Cooley

(2) Sigmund Freud

(3) Muzafer Sherif

(4) G.H. Mead

Answer: Muzafer Sherif

(12) The idea of ‘culture of poverty’ was introduced by whom ?

(1) Oscar Lewis

(2) Abel Smith

(3) Somuel Mencher

(4) Peter Townsend

Answer: Oscar Lewis

(13) The theory that views people as “Stage managers” managing impressions presented to the world is

(1) Role theory

(2) Dramaturgy

(3) Looking Glass Self

(4) Dialectual theory

Answer: Dramaturgy

(14) Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism ?

(1) The essence of society is found in actors and action.

(2) Society is made up of macro structures.

(3) Large-scale structures emerge from micro processes.

(4) Collective action gives rise to joint action.

Answer: Society is made up of macro structures.

(15) Definite procedures or rules which people are expected to observe are known as

(1) Norms

(2) Values

(3) Institutions

(4) Group behavior

Answer: Norms

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