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DIR. OF WELFARE MKTG DEP. (DOWEL)
Beginning of Sociology
- What is the primary focus of sociology?
a) Study of individual psychology
b) Scientific study of society and social interactions
c) Economic resource distribution
d) Political power dynamics
Answer: b) Scientific study of society and social interactions - Who first coined the term “sociology”?
a) Emile Durkheim
b) Auguste Comte
c) Karl Marx
d) Max Weber
Answer: b) Auguste Comte - Which of the following is NOT a branch of sociology?
a) Urban Sociology
b) Sociology of Medicine
c) Quantum Physics
d) Criminology and Penology
Answer: c) Quantum Physics - What does sociological imagination emphasize?
a) Personal anecdotes
b) Connecting individual experiences to broader social structures
c) Economic theories
d) Political ideologies
Answer: b) Connecting individual experiences to broader social structures - Sociology differs from common sense because it relies on:
a) Speculation
b) Empirical and verifiable evidence
c) Myths
d) Assumptions
Answer: b) Empirical and verifiable evidence
Scientific Nature of Sociology
- What is a key characteristic of the scientific method?
a) Subjectivity
b) Speculation
c) Systematic observation and verification
d) Reliance on tradition
Answer: c) Systematic observation and verification - Why is sociology considered a science?
a) It avoids empirical data
b) It uses systematic methods to study social phenomena
c) It focuses only on individual behavior
d) It is purely theoretical
Answer: b) It uses systematic methods to study social phenomena - Which concept refers to established patterns of behavior that fulfill societal needs?
a) Social Group
b) Social Institution
c) Social Structure
d) Society
Answer: b) Social Institution - What is a criticism of sociology as a science?
a) It is too objective
b) Human behavior is difficult to predict
c) It ignores social facts
d) It avoids empirical methods
Answer: b) Human behavior is difficult to predict - A social structure is best described as:
a) A temporary group of individuals
b) The organized framework of social relationships
c) A single institution
d) A cultural artifact
Answer: b) The organized framework of social relationships
Founding Fathers of Sociology
- According to Auguste Comte, which stage of societal evolution relies on reason and observation?
a) Theological Stage
b) Metaphysical Stage
c) Positive/Scientific Stage
d) Industrial Stage
Answer: c) Positive/Scientific Stage - Herbert Spencer’s organic analogy compares society to:
a) A machine
b) A biological organism
c) A political system
d) A factory
Answer: b) A biological organism - Emile Durkheim defined sociology as the study of:
a) Social action
b) Social facts
c) Class struggle
d) Rationalization
Answer: b) Social facts - Which type of suicide, according to Durkheim, results from excessive individualism?
a) Altruistic
b) Anomic
c) Egoistic
d) Fatalistic
Answer: c) Egoistic - Max Weber’s concept of rationalization refers to:
a) Class conflict
b) Thinking and acting based on reason
c) Social solidarity
d) Cultural diffusion
Answer: b) Thinking and acting based on reason - Which type of authority is based on age-long customs and traditions?
a) Charismatic
b) Legal-Rational
c) Traditional
d) Bureaucratic
Answer: c) Traditional - Karl Marx viewed history as driven by:
a) Rationalization
b) Social solidarity
c) Class struggle
d) Cultural evolution
Answer: c) Class struggle - What did Marx predict would replace capitalism?
a) Feudalism
b) Socialism
c) Industrialism
d) Bureaucracy
Answer: b) Socialism - A criticism of Marx’s theory is that socialist revolutions occurred in:
a) Advanced industrial societies
b) Agricultural and industrially backward nations
c) Urban centers only
d) Western Europe exclusively
Answer: b) Agricultural and industrially backward nations - Who advocated for laissez-faire policies, opposing government welfare?
a) Emile Durkheim
b) Karl Marx
c) Herbert Spencer
d) Max Weber
Answer: c) Herbert Spencer
Socialization
- Socialization is the process by which individuals:
a) Create new cultural norms
b) Learn and internalize societal norms and values
c) Resist social control
d) Form countercultures
Answer: b) Learn and internalize societal norms and values - Which is an agent of socialization?
a) Weather
b) Family
c) Technology
d) Geography
Answer: b) Family - Anticipatory socialization refers to:
a) Relearning norms in total institutions
b) Preparing for future roles
c) Early childhood socialization
d) Resisting societal norms
Answer: b) Preparing for future roles - Resocialization is most associated with:
a) Schools
b) Total institutions like prisons
c) Peer groups
d) Media
Answer: b) Total institutions like prisons - The nature vs. nurture debate concerns the influence of:
a) Biology vs. socialization
b) Culture vs. economy
c) Politics vs. religion
d) Urban vs. rural settings
Answer: a) Biology vs. socialization
Social Control
- Social control aims to:
a) Promote deviance
b) Ensure conformity to societal norms
c) Encourage individualism
d) Eliminate culture
Answer: b) Ensure conformity to societal norms - Which is an example of informal social control?
a) Laws
b) Police
c) Gossip
d) Courts
Answer: c) Gossip - Corrective social control involves:
a) Preventing deviance
b) Punishing deviance
c) Rehabilitating deviants
d) Ignoring norms
Answer: b) Punishing deviance - Conformity to norms is often driven by:
a) Fear of sanctions
b) Economic incentives
c) Technological advancements
d) Genetic factors
Answer: a) Fear of sanctions - Which level of social control involves self-regulation?
a) Individual
b) Group
c) Societal
d) Institutional
Answer: a) Individual
Culture
- Culture is best defined as:
a) Individual beliefs
b) Shared beliefs, values, norms, and material objects
c) Economic systems
d) Political ideologies
Answer: b) Shared beliefs, values, norms, and material objects - Which is a characteristic of culture?
a) Static
b) Learned
c) Individualistic
d) Permanent
Answer: b) Learned - Mores are norms that:
a) Are informal and minor
b) Carry strong moral significance
c) Apply only to subcultures
d) Are legally enforced
Answer: b) Carry strong moral significance - Ethnocentrism refers to:
a) Judging other cultures by one’s own standards
b) Accepting all cultural practices
c) Preferring foreign cultures
d) Studying cultural diffusion
Answer: a) Judging other cultures by one’s own standards - Culture shock occurs when:
a) A subculture forms
b) Individuals encounter unfamiliar cultures
c) Norms are reinforced
d) Values are shared
Answer: b) Individuals encounter unfamiliar cultures
Collective Behavior
- Collective behavior is characterized by being:
a) Highly structured
b) Spontaneous and unstructured
c) Permanent
d) Individualistic
Answer: b) Spontaneous and unstructured - Which is a form of collective behavior?
a) Social institution
b) Social movement
c) Bureaucracy
d) Social structure
Answer: b) Social movement - Relative deprivation explains social movements based on:
a) Resource availability
b) Perceived discrepancies between expectations and reality
c) Legal reforms
d) Cultural diffusion
Answer: b) Perceived discrepancies between expectations and reality - Propaganda is used to:
a) Eliminate public opinion
b) Influence or change public opinion
c) Prevent collective behavior
d) Promote cultural relativism
Answer: b) Influence or change public opinion - Fads differ from fashions because they are:
a) More widespread
b) Longer-lasting
c) Short-lived
d) Class-based
Answer: c) Short-lived
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