Sociology Mcqs
The term feminist standpoint, suggests_______________?

A. Taking a stand on the issues neglected by feminism
B. Studying society from the perspective of women
C. The recognition of difference and diversity in women’s lives
D. A tendency to ignore the gendered nature of knowledge

The rise of globalization was greatly facilitated by_____________?

A. Wealthy aristocrats
B. Sixteenth-century population growth
C. Industrialization
D. Developments in transportation and communication

The birthplace of sociology is generally considered to be_______________?

A. The united states
B. Canada
C. Europe
D. Australia

According to Weber rationalization meant that_______________?

A. there are no absolutes concerning social life
B. all though would eventually lead to justifying human action
C. early philosophers were too concerned with creating a utopian society
D. sociologists should be primarily concerned with solving problems

Feminist perspectives are distinctive in sociology because______________?

A. Only women can write from a feminist perspective
B. Other theoretical perspectives have not researched women
C. They emphasize the centrality of gender in social analysis
D. Men and women view the and world in different ways

which of these concepts is addressed in Foucault’s work ?

A. Sexuality
B. Discipline
C. Discourse
D. All of the these

Which one of the following statements in not a key charge of postcolonial critiques against mainstream sociology ?

A. Standard accounts of the origins of sociology focus on the industrial and french revolutions giving no weight to the significance of colonialism in shaping modern societies
B. The sociological gaze is eurocentric failing to incorporate the experience of formerly colonized societies
C. Sociology has described western societies as developed or modem in opposition to the notion of non-western societies as pre-modern traditional inferiors
D. The sociological imagination has always encouraged and enabled the voices of people across the world to be heard in sociological theorizing

The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of___________?

A. Cyclical theory
B. Unilinear theory
C. Multilinear theory
D. Conflict theory