The socially defined expectations that a person in a given status follows are called______________?
A. a position
B. a role
C. a performance
D. an impression
Sociology Mcqs
The term ethnomethodology was coined by______________?
The term ethnomethodology was coined by______________?
A. Harold Garfinkel
B. Max Weber
C. Erving Goffman
D. Anthony Giddens
What is the compulsion of proximity ?
What is the compulsion of proximity ?
A. the dominance of spoken language in interactions
B. the need to meet each other face to face
C. the ability to read peoples body language
D. the desire for intimacy in personal relationships
What is social role ?
What is social role ?
A. an achieved occupational status
B. a persons overall social status within their family
C. a social position that becomes a master status for the person occupying it
D. socially defined expectations of people in a given social position
The most common master statuses are based on what ?
The most common master statuses are based on what ?
A. gender and race
B. class and income
C. education and occupation
D. family and peer groups
What is ethnomethodology ?
What is ethnomethodology ?
A. the study of sociological research methods
B. the study of the methods people uses to make sense of the world
C. the study of language in everyday conversations
D. the use of experiments in sociological research
Norbert Elias argued that effective communication systems have an evolutionary survival value How did he illustrate this in humans ?
Norbert Elias argued that effective communication systems have an evolutionary survival value How did he illustrate this in humans ?
A. by studying whole body language
B. by studying the face
C. by studying sign language
D. by studying small tribal groups
According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
A. an experimental stage before marriage
B. a family form only found among st younger people
C. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline
D. an alternative to traditional marriage
It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of domestic violence because___________?
It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of domestic violence because___________?
A. there is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. the changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. there is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic
In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?
In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?
A. the proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. the upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. all of the above