A. the unemployment rate has decreased significantly since the 1970s
B. the unemployment rate remains historically low
C. the unemployment rate remains historically high
D. the unemployment rate in not known
Sociology Mcqs
Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing ?
A. male domination in society
B. male bias in sociological theory
C. the gendered character of knowledge
D. the experience of black women
Which of these key early figures in sociology had an interest in issues of labor and the economy ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim
C. Karl Marx and Max Weber
D. All three of them
The principle of laissez-faire was expounded and endorsed by the British economist ?
A. John Maynard Keynes
B. Adam Smith
C. Paul Samuelson
D. Arthur Scargill
Which of the following theorists rejects the notion of essential categories of male and female through her discussion of the performative aspect of gender ?
A. Joan Acker
B. Judith Butler
C. Helene Cixous
D. Simone de Beauvoir
Which sociological perspective points out that while pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy of the United States competition is much more restricted than one might expect in what is called a free enterprise system ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory
Which of the following ins NOT a key theme in Michel Foucault’s writing ?
A. the hyperreality of media imagery
B. the significance of expert discourses
C. societies use of surveillance and discipline
D. the archaeology of scientific knowledge
There are three basic sources of power within any political system ?
A. force influence and authority
B. force influence and democracy
C. force legitimacy and charisma
D. influence charisma and bureaucracy
Weber said that all knowledge is value-relevant because………….?
A. sociologists like to put a value on different theories
B. knowledge refers to people and their values
C. theorists interpret the world in terms of their own values
D. attempts to provide knowledge about the world are always valuable
The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants are called ?
A. deindustrialization
B. downsizing
C. post industrialization
D. “banana time”