Deck 2: Sociology and Society

Question 1

The _____________ status is the position assigned to an individual without reference to his innate differences and abilities.

A)social
B)ascribed
C)group
D)achieved

Answer 1

ascribed

Question 2

The opinion held by people on any issue for the welfare of the whole community.

A)personal opinion
B)public opinion
C)verdict
D)petitions

Answer 2

public opinion

Question 3

_____________ is the integrated system of learned behavior patterns.

A)culture
B)group
C)institution
D)society

Answer 3

culture

Question 4

_______ is the virtue which leads those who govern in an aristocracy torestrain themselves both from oppressing the people and from trying toacquire excessive power over one another

A)political virtue
B)honour
C)moderation
D)fear

Question 5

The components of material culture are __________ and objective.

A)external
B)internal
C)tangiblen
D)both a&c

Question 6

_____________ is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.

A)universalism
B)ethnocentrism
C)xenocentrism
D)racism

Question 7

The principle of democracy is _______

A)political virtue
B)honour
C)moderation
D)fear

Question 8

The study of large scale organizations or social systems belongs to _________ sociology.

A)micro
B)industrial
C)macro
D)descriptive

Question 9

Who was the first to use the term sociology as a way of studying the world in terms of society?

A)comte
B)spencer
C)durkheim
D)marx

Question 10

Name the culturally based tendency to value other cultures more highly than one's own.

A)ethnocentrism
B)cultural relativism
C)acculturation
D)xenocentrism

Question 11

For Tonnies, ___________ is the form of social cohesion prevalent in pre-industrial societies.

A)collectivity
B)gesselschaft
C)gemeinschaft
D)congregate

Question 12

Which is not a characteristic of groups?

A)plurality of individuals
B)reciprocity
C)antagonism
D)we-feeling

Question 13

Who among the following could be considered as an enlightenment philosopher?

A)aristotle
B)plato
C)socrates
D)montesquieu

Question 14

The principle of despotism is _____

A)political virtue
B)honour
C)moderation
D)fear

Question 15

Knowledge is an example of ______________ culture.

A)material
B)non-material
C)explicit
D)none of the above

Question 16

Functionalism and conflict theories tend towards ________ sociological analysis.

A)micro
B)modern
C)macro
D)current

Question 17

__________ implies a value-judgement about the folkways.

A)sanction
B)custom
C)tradition
D)mores

Question 18

______ had introduced the concept of ?industrialization

A)saint-simon
B)rousseau
C)montesquieu
D)voltaire

Question 19

Saint-Simon is a primary figure of ______

A)socialism
B)capitalism
C)despotism
D)communism

Question 20

The long established habits and usages of people

A)norms
B)rituals
C)customs
D)manners

Question 21

The society maintains its order by means of __________ system.

A)normative
B)interaction
C)cultural
D)conventional

Question 22

________ claimed that human beings enjoy natural rights over the political ones

A)ethical socialism
B)monopolistic socialism
C)neutral socialism
D)instrumental socialism

Question 23

Modes of action which do not conform to the norms of a society.

A)violence
B)deviance
C)rejection
D)crime

Question 24

A social relationship in society involves __________ awareness.

A)personal
B)reciprocal
C)self
D)social

Question 25

_______ postulated everyone's right to a decent living standard and the right to human relations in the emerging urban and industrial society

A)ethical socialism
B)monopolistic socialism
C)neutral socialism
D)instrumental socialism