Sociology Mcqs
The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultural change is called_____________?

A. Cultural shock
B. Role strain
C. Role conflict
D. None of these

Alteration is the state of affairs in which_____________?

A. The society has no norms and if there are any nobody follows them
B. The individual has no claim over the product that he has finished
C. The worker is least emotionally related to the product that he develops the co-workers and the work environment
D. None of these

Songs languages and orchestral performances are examples of______________?

A. Nonmaterial culture
B. Material culture
C. Mores
D. Proprietary culture

Which of the following is NOT an example of an American folkway ?

A. The custom of chewing food with one,s mouth closed
B. The practice of shaking hands when greeting someone for the first time
C. The courtesy of arriving on time for a religious service
D. The habit of driving on the right-hand side of the road

The patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies are called_____________?

A. Cultural relativism
B. Requisite societal composition
C. Cultural universals
D. Ethnocentrism

A subculture ?

A. Is always at odds with the ways of the larger society
B. Is a set of patterned and recurrent aspects of life that appear in all known societies?
C. Includes members of a group that participate in the main culture while sharing another culture
D. Uses a value-free approach that views people from the perspective of their own culture

To compliment your professor for delivering a particularly inspiring lecture would be to comment on his/her ?

A. Role modelling
B. Ascribed status
C. Status conception
D. Role performance

Which of the following statements concerning roles is FALSE ?

A. A single status may have multiple roles attached to it
B. A role does not exist in isolation but is integrated with the activities of other people
C. Roles define duties but only statuses define rights
D. Groups consist of complexes of interlocking roles

People waiting for a bus are an example of a(n) ?

A. Group
B. Aggregate
C. Subculture
D. Transitory collective