Sociology Mcqs

A. refers to new forms of social disintegration
B. is the adjustment gap between material and nonmaterial culture?
C. occurs when the dominant group forces change upon the subordinate group which lags behind
D. is society’s way of avoiding the social problems that ensue from social change

A. Lenski argues that evolution depends largely on changes in a society’s level of technology and made of economic production
B. Social Darwinists like Spencer see evolution as inevitably leading to the downfall of society
C. Contemporary approaches take a unilinear view of evolution and assume all change equals progress
D. Parsons suggested that societies tend become simpler over time

A. cultural lag
B. diffusion
C. social change
D. modernization

A. Social values
B. Real traits
C. Picture of himself
D. None of these

A. efficiency calculability affordability consistent decor
B. efficiency calculability uniformity automation
C. efficiency dehumanization automation high calories
D. efficiency Big Mac large fries’ milkshake

A. a generally ascetic frugal lifestyle that can be taken to extremes
B. traditional images of women as emotional domesticated and unassertive
C. the social construction of mental illness through which normal patterns of behaviour are pathologized
D. the new ideal of independent self-assured femininity combined with cultural values of achievement and control

A. William F. Ogburn
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Auguste Comte
D. Thorstein Veblen

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above

A. Japan
B. Great Britain
C. the United States
D. all of the above

A. Change
B. no change
C. neutrality
D. None of these