👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
486 MCQs51
Which sociology perspective emphasizes that societies literally could not function if massive numbers of people defied standards of appropriate conduct ?
Afunctionalist perspective
Bconflict perspective
Cinteractionist perspective
Dlabelling theory
52
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that school in the United States foster competition through built-in systems of reward and punishment ?
Afunctionalist perspective
Bconflict perspective
Cinteractionist perspective
Dpsychological perspective
53
In studying the strategies that students employ to create appearances after grades have awarded sociologists Daniel Albas and Cheryl Albas drew upon the concept of impression managements developed by______________?
AGeorge Herbert Mead
BCharles Horton Cooley
CErving Goffman
DJean Piaget
54
The use of terms such as flaming and chat rooms by the subculture of early Internet users is an example of____________?
Acharisma
Bargot
Cequilibrium
Dvirtual reality
55
Which of the following theorists argued that conflict is a normal and desirable aspect of social change ?
AKarl Marx
BTalcott Parsons
CEmile Durkheim
Deach of the above
56
The acceptance of preventive medicine is an example of the process that Parsons called______________?
Adifferentiation
Bvalue generalization
Cinclusion
Dadaptive upgrading
57
Which term was used by Talcott Parsons in asserting that society tends toward a state of stability or balance ?
Acharisma
Bmagnetism
Cequilibrium
Dstatus quo
58
Nineteenth-century theories of social change reflect the pioneering work in biological evolution done by____________?
AAlbert Einstein
BCharles Darwin
CHarriet Martineau
DBenjamin Franklin
59
The effect of the Internet upon the public sphere has been to_____________?
Arepress it by promoting only the interests of elite groups
Brevive it by reaffirming a commitment of freedom of speech
Creproduce it by emphasizing face-to-face contact with peer groups
Dreplace it with a superior form of communication
60
A moral panic occurs when_______________?
Athe media exaggerate reports of deviant groups generating hostile reactions
Bchildren watch violent or sexually explicit films and then copy the behavior
Caudiences challenge the ethnic stereotypes represented by the media
Delitists express concern with the Americanization of culture