In idealised views of science, what does the experimental method involve?
Correct answer B. Isolating and measuring the effect of one variable upon another
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Introduction to Sociology MCQs
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- Methods and Research 94
- Culture 87
- Social Stratification 82
- Social Institutions 78
- Theory and Perspectives 74
- Social and Cultural Change 71
- Social Control 66
- Religion Education and Health 64
- Social Groups 57
- Introduction to Sociology 55
- Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists 54
- Population and the Environment 48
- Sociology and Society 45
- Socialization 45
- Crime and Deviance 45
- Race and Ethnicity 39
- Social Mobility 37
- Technology & Media 36
- Globalization 35
- Population Growth 32
- Personality 31
- Sociology as a Science 30
- Groups and Organizations 30
- Political and Economic Power 29
- Community 26
- Role & Status 25
- Cities and Urban Life 20
- Social Interaction and Everyday Life 19
- Poverty in Pakistan 19
- Civil Society 18
- Work, Government and the Economy 17
- Urbanization in Pakistan 16
- Nations, War and Terrorism 14
- The Process of Socio-Economic change in Pakistan 13
- Poverty,Social,Exclusion and Welfare 12
- Aging in Pakistan 12
- Immigration Issues in Pakistan 11
- literacy in Pakistan 6
- Drug Abuse in Pakistan Society Its Causes and Consequences 5
How does sociology differ from common sense?
Correct answer D. Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts
Which concept did Max Weber introduce to sociology?
Correct answer A. Ideal types
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Which sociological perspective sees society as a network of connected parts, each helping to maintain the whole system?
Correct answer B. Functionalist perspective
Which early Black sociologist campaigned for a racially equal society and criticised theorists who seemed content with the status quo?
Correct answer D. W.E.B. Du Bois
What is sociology concerned with?
Correct answer B. Patterns of human behaviour
How is the social world best described?
Correct answer B. Changing
When did sociology emerge as a field of study?
Correct answer A. In the early 19th century
Who coined the term sociology?
Correct answer B. Auguste Comte
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What was the final stage in Comte’s scheme of social development?
Correct answer A. Scientific stage
What disparaging label is often applied to the social sciences?
Correct answer C. Soft sciences
According to Comte, what was the first stage of human thought?
Correct answer A. Theological
Who introduced sociology as an academic discipline?
Correct answer D. Auguste Comte
Which of these writers produced the first book with the word sociology in its title?
Correct answer B. Herbert Spencer
Who created the term sociology and is generally regarded as its founder?
Correct answer D. Auguste Comte
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What are the aspects of social life concerned with order, stability and organisation, which allow societies to hold together and endure, called?
Correct answer C. Social statics
What is Weber’s principle that sociologists must keep personal biases out of their research called?
Correct answer A. Value-free sociology
What was W.E.B. Du Bois’s major contribution to sociology?
Correct answer B. He developed a theoretical understanding of racial inequality
Students at Bailey University held a sit-in after the university ended its long-standing policy of exempting graduating seniors from final exams. Which framework best analyses this situation?
Correct answer C. Conflict, because this is a power struggle between two groups with conflicting ideas and interests
In the library, Louanne sees a woman sitting alone at a table. A man sits at the other end, the woman frowns and shakes her head, and he moves to another table. Louanne concludes the woman did not want to share. Which theoretical perspective is Louanne using?
Correct answer C. The interactionist perspective