Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 21

(1) Who among these theorist were the intellectual fountain heads of conflict theories ?

(1) G.H. Mead and Erving Goffman

(2) Karl Marx and Max Weber

(3) Emile Durkheim and Herbert Spencer

(4) Edward Wilson and Charles Darwin

Answer: Karl Marx and Max Weber

(2) The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are :

(1) Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation

(2) Land alienation and poverty

(3) Criminalisation of politics and corruption

(4) Religious fundamentalism and terrorism

Answer: Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation

(3) Who suggested that God is society divinized ?

(1) Max Weber

(2) E.E. Evans - Pritchard

(3) Auguste Comte

(4) Emile Durkheim

Answer: Emile Durkheim

(4) In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughters to be a good wife/daughter in her in-laws home, this is an example of

(1) Socialization

(2) Re-socialization

(3) Adult socialization

(4) Anticipatory socialization

Answer: Anticipatory socialization

(5) Which theory among the following states that people are motivated by self-interest in the interactions with other people ?

(1) Conflict

(2) Exchange

(3) Interaction

(4) Structural

Answer: Exchange

(6) “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

(7) 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

(8) 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

(9) The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called

(1) Nikah

(2) Muta

(3) Mehr

(4) Purdah

Answer: Muta

(10) 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

(11) 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

(12) 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.

(13) 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

(14) 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

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

(1) Mores

(2) Sanctions

(3) Norms

(4) Values

Answer: Sanctions

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