Sociology Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers - Set 15

1 Arrange in the logical order in which P. Berger has explained.

1 Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization

2 Content analysis

3 Habitualization, legitimation, externalization, institutionalization

4 Legitimation, institutionalization, habitualization, externalization

Answer:Habitualization, institutionalization, legitimation, externalization

2 Which of the following categories can be placed in Althusser’s concept of ideological state apparatus ? i. Education ii. Family iii. Religion iv. State bureaucracy Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

1 i, ii & iv

2 i, iii & iv

3 i, ii & iii

4 ii, iii & iv

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Answer:i, ii & iii

3 Which of the following methods used by H. Garfinkel in his exposition of ethnomethodology ? i. The Documentary Method ii. The Breaching Experiments iii. The Reciprocity of Perspectives iv. The Etcetera Principle Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

1 i, ii & iii

2 ii, iii & iv

3 i, iii & iv

4 i, ii, iii & iv

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Answer:i, ii, iii & iv

4 Which of the following crises are stated by J. Habermas ? i. Economic crisis ii. Political crisis iii. Legitimation crisis iv. Rationality crisis

1 Economic crisis, political crisis and rationality crisis

2 Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis

3 Political crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis

4 Economic crisis, political crisis and legitimation crisis

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Answer:Economic crisis, legitimation crisis and rationality crisis

5 Which of the following books are not written by F. Goffman ? i. Relations in Public ii. Behaviour in Public Places iii. Forms of Talk iv. Social Behaviour : Its Elementary Forms Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

1 i, ii & iii

2 i, ii & iv

3 i, iii & iv

4 ii, iii & iv

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Answer:i, ii & iv

6 To A. Giddens socral theorizing involves

1 Single hermeneutic

2 Double hermeneutic

3 Dialectical hermeneutic

4 Historical hermeneutic

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Answer: Double hermeneutic

7 Who among the following distinguishes three components of the life world – culture, society and personality ?

1 A. Shutz

2 E. Husserl

3 P. Berger

4 J. Habermas

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Answer:J. Habermas

8 Giddens’ concept of regionalization implies that

1 the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.

2 the process of social change is limited by regions.

3 a regional society starts influencing other societies.

4 the mainstream society acquires the features of regional societies.

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Answer:the reproduction of relations not only across time but also space.

9 In defining nationalism A.R. Desai is influenced by

1 S.M. Lipset

2 E.H. Carr

3 M. Weber

4 L. Althussar

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Answer:E.H. Carr

10 Which of the following statements is incorrect with regard to D.P. Mukherjee ?

1 He uses the dialectical approach.

2 He combines Marx’s, Dilthey’s and Vedanta’s approaches.

3 Traditions can be distinguished between primary, secondary and tertiary.

4 Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.

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Answer:Modernity can be understood independent of tradition.

11 In which of the following sequences are ‘Demographic Transitions’ traditionally associated ?

1 High fertility, low mortality, high population growth

2 Low mortality, low mortality to high fertility

3 High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind

4 Low fertility, high mortality to low fertility and low mortality with mortality lagging behind

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Answer:High fertility, high mortality to low mortality and low fertility, the later lagging behind

12 Which of the following concept does not figure in Malthusian Theory of Population ?

1 Arithmetic progression

2 Positive checks

3 ‘Stable population’

4 Preventive checks

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Answer:‘Stable population’

13 ‘Population pyramids’ reveals the following information : (a) Dependency burden (b) Birth and Death rate (c) Sex ratios of different ages (d) Approximate life expectancy of birth From the above, find the combinationfor correct answer :

1 (a) and (b) but not (c) and (d).

2 All (a), (b), (c) and (d).

3 (a) only but not (b), (c) and (d).

4 (c) and (d) but not (a) and (b).

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