👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
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Sociology is concerned with__________________?
APatterns of human behavior
Bthe behavior of an individual
Crandom human actions
Dall of the above
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When in sociology we speak of researchers using controls, we mean_______________?
Abeing as precise as possible in defining an initial hypothesis
Bholding some variables constant to look at the effects of others
Csupervising the data collection process as closely as possible
Dseeking to manipulate the outcomes of a research process
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Tearoom Trade is typical of the s asked by sociologists because______________?
Ait takes place outside the university campus
Bit makes use of covert research methods
Cit investigates working of society that are different from official accounts
Dthe investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating
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Eyeballing is a technique that involves________________?
Areading a textual document quickly to understand the gist of it
Bgathering a sample from whoever you can see in a public place
Cscanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures
Dkeeping your eyes on research participants at all times
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According to Scott (1990) a document is authentic if it________________?
Ais a sincere and accurate account free from political bias
Bis representative of all the similar documents that did not survive
Chas both a literal and an interpretable meaning
Dis a sound original, or reliable copy of known authorship
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In idealized views of science the experimental method is said to involve_____________?
Atesting out new research methods to see which one works best
Bisolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
Cusing personal beliefs and values to decide what to study
Dinterpreting date subjectively drawing on theoretical paradigms
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In contemporary societies social institutions are_______________?
Ahighly specialized interrelated sets of social practices
Bdisorganized social relations in a post modem world
Cvirtual communities in cyberspace
Dno longer relevant to sociology
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What does Berger (1963) describe as a metaphor for social reality ?
Aa fairground rides
Ba circus
Ca puppet theatre
Da ballet
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The authors explain that feminist research methodology_____________?
Ais an approach to research which emphasizes inclusion fairness and humaneness?
Bplaces its main emphasis on concrete theories
Cstresses that all human emotions are to be ignored all of the above
Dall of the above
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Observation______________?
Ais one of the easiest tools for sociological inquiry because it requires only good note taking
Bis not subject to the same controls that are applied to other methods
Crequires the involvement of the researcher in the activity being studied
Dmay be unobtrusive or participant