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Introductory sociology questions.

Introductory sociology questions.

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# Question
1
LIST I LIST II

 

  1. A voter
  2. Ethnocentrism
  3. Cultural relativism
  4. Gender
  5. Sex
  6. Conformists
  7. Proscriptive norms
  8. Sanctions
  9. Culture shock
  10. Ascribed status

 

  1. An example of achieved status
  2. An example of age based status
  3. Individuals occupying statuses associated with approximately the same level of status factors.
  4. Enables an individual to secure entrance into and acceptance by his society
  5. Socially constructed relationships between males and females
  6. The biological differences between females and males
  7. The tendency to evaluate other cultures in terms  of one`s own
  8. One of the socializing institutions
  9. Tries hard to succeed at whatever goal aimed at.
  10. Have the same opinion with others in most situations
  11. Specify what should be done
  12. Specify what should not be done
  13. Fashions and fads are a good example
  14. Society`s motivations to ensure conformity to norms
  15. A body of practical knowledge and equipment for enhancing the effectiveness of human labor.
  16. The view that a culture must be understood in terms of its own meanings, attitudes and values
  17. Feelings of disorientation and stress following new experience with unfamiliar cultural settings
  18. Is based on characteristics over which the individual has no control.

 


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2

As opposed to scientific process, an industrial process

  1. Produces knowledge
  2. Is cyclic in nature
  3. Starts with facts and ends with facts
  4. Produces physical products
  5. Involves a continuous interaction of theory and observation

Multiple choices
3

When a wealthy person resides in a low profile area, we consider this scenario as

  1. An ascribed status
  2. An achieved status
  3. An age based status
  4. A status inconsistence
  5. A permanent status

Multiple choices
4

Actual behaviour relating to expectations associated to a certain status is described as

  1. Role conflict
  2. Role strain
  3. Role expectation
  4. Role avoidance
  5. Role performance

Multiple choices
5

“Scientists limit themselves to problems and issues that can be resolved by making observations”. This relates to what principle of science?

  1. Empiricism
  2. Objectivity
  3. Control
  4. Predictions
  5. Generalization

Multiple choices
6

Broad cultural principles embodying ideas about what most people in a society consider desirable.

  1. Values
  2. Beliefs
  3. Norms
  4. Sanctions
  5. Symbols

Multiple choices
7

A wealthy person residing in low profile area is a good example of

  1. Social status
  2. Status symbol
  3. Status factor
  4. Status inconsistence
  5. Status inconvinience

Multiple choices
8

Describe any five social conditions that led to development of sociology as a field of study.


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9

Write short notes on each of the following sociological concepts.

  1. Role
  2. Role strain
  3. Role conflict
  4. Conflict avoidance

Short answers
10

Describe six key steps in the scientific method as proposed by Shepard(1981).


Long answers