👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
486 MCQs141
When was the World Wide Web invented at a Swiss physics laboratory ?
A1980
B1985
C1990
D1995
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According to Marshall McLuhan which of the following is being created by the electronic media ?
Aglobal village
Bglobal network
Cglobal flows
Dglobal cities
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According to Jean Baudrillard What is hyper reality ?
Amodern theme parks such as Disneyland
Bthe merging of reality and media representations
Cthe virtual world made possible by the Internet
Dpeople, s affinity with soap characters rather than real people
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Noam Chomsky,s work is an example of which theoretical approach to the media ?
Afunctionalism
Bsymbolic interactionism
Cpostmodernism
Dpolitical economy
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Place the three largest producers of films globally in order______________?
AUSA India Nigeria
BIndia USA Nigeria
CIndia China USA
DIndia Nigeria USA
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New communications technologies have revolutionized social life in the last 30 years or so Which of the following is not one of the four most significant technological trends making this revolution possible ?
Arobotics
Bthe capability of computers
Cthe digitization of data
Dsatellite communications E. fiber optics
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Karl Marx held that a social movement-the revolt of the proletariat -would help workers overcome feelings of_______________?
Aclass consciousness
Bfalse consciousness
Csocialist consciousness
Dsurplus value
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The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_______________?
Apublic opinion
Bsocial movements
Crumors
Dcrowds
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The abbreviation “NIMBY” stands for “not in my backyard” a cry often heard when people protest____________?
Alandfills
Bprisons
Cnuclear power facilities
Dall of the above
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The term vested interests was coined by social economist______________?
AWilliam F. Oghurn
BTalcott Parsons
CAuguste Comte
DThorstein Veblen