Lecturer Sociology MCQs PPSC FPSC KKPSC BPSC SPSC Test 51

The "building blocks" of societies are:

In explaining behavior, sociologists look first at:

The primary job of the military is to provide defense for the nation. This more or less stable structure of statuses and roles devoted to meeting the basic needs of people in society are:

Shared ideas about how a role should be performed are termed role:

Society designates that a doctor diagnoses and treats the illnesses of patients in the hospital. This definition of how he/she is to behave in a particular status is referred to as:

The first million years of human evolution was a time when populations remained small. This can be attributed to the fact that:

Which of the following statements concerning social statuses is FALSE?

In a single parent family, older children take on some of the parental roles while the parent works two jobs to make ends meet. This is a situation in which the family members are all experiencing:

All of the following are social groups EXCEPT:

Any collection of people who interact on the basis of shared expectations regarding one another's behavior is a:

A visual depiction (tree diagram) of the hierarchy in a typical army combat brigade shows:

Orderly, practical nurse, registered nurse, resident, physician etc. are all socially defined positions in a hospital. These are examples of a(n)

People attending a football game would not constitute a group because:

Which of the following is the correct sequence in societal evolution?

A major source of confusion in role expectations and performance can be found in the:

The recurring patterns of behavior that create relationships among individuals and groups within a society are termed:

An attorney who is also a mother feels harried by the pressures of her job, her family responsibilities, the need to spend time with her husband and the demands of her children as well as her aging parents who need her care. She is experiencing:

A socially defined position in a group is a:

The rapid increase in the world's population from 1000 A.D. to 2000 A.D. can be attributed primarily to:

A major league center fielder is expected to have a batting average over .300, drive in more than 75 runs, and cover the field with a minimum of errors. These notions reflect

Which of the following is only a limited characteristic of hunting and gathering societies?

A larger social structure created by interconnected groups is called:

Talcott Parsons referred to the continual creation by societies of new social institutions as:

Which of the following types of society was the first to emerge in human history?

The way in which society defines how an individual is to behave in a particular status is a: