creative activities such as gardening, cookery and craftwork

the symbolic representation of social groups in the mass media

religious beliefs about how the world ought to be

Introduction to Sociology MCQs with Answers – Page 3

Question 41 Introduction to Sociology

In social research, which step of the scientific method comes after reviewing the literature?

Correct answer A. Formulating a hypothesis

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Question 42 Introduction to Sociology

Which statement about sociologists and research ethics is correct?

Correct answer C. They should obtain informed consent where subjects may face risks greater than those of everyday life

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Question 43 Introduction to Sociology

Which research method makes use of existing records?

Correct answer C. Archival research

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Question 44 Introduction to Sociology

What is the name of the process by which we acquire a sense of identity and become members of society?

Correct answer D. Socialization

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Question 45 Introduction to Sociology

Which of the following is not recognised as a level of society?

Correct answer A. The household

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Question 46 Introduction to Sociology

Sociology can be considered a social science because:

Correct answer D. all of the above

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Question 47 Introduction to Sociology

When a university becomes a place where people meet potential marriage partners, what is it performing?

Correct answer B. A latent function

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Question 48 Introduction to Sociology

Erving Goffman made a distinctive contribution to sociology by popularising which interactionist approach?

Correct answer C. The dramaturgical approach

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Question 49 Introduction to Sociology

Which sociologist never wrote a book, so that most of what we know of his ideas comes from an edited volume of lectures published by his students after his death?

Correct answer C. George Herbert Mead

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Question 50 Introduction to Sociology

Why can society not be studied in exactly the same way as the natural world?

Correct answer A. Human behaviour is meaningful and varies between individuals and cultures

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Question 51 Culture

Social norms are:

Correct answer D. rules and expectations about interaction that regulate social life

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Question 52 Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists

Why is it useful for sociology to have a diversity of theories?

Correct answer C. Human behaviour is so complicated that no single theory would be adequate

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Question 53 Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists

In his study of suicide, Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with:

Correct answer A. suicide rates and how they varied from country to country

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Question 54 Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists

Robert Merton’s contributions to sociology include?

Correct answer D. All of the above

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Question 55 Development of Sociology and Important Sociologists

Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?

Correct answer B. Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx

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