Sociology Subject Question
Q76. The result of social interaction is _________
(a) social stratification
(b) social value
(c) social process
(d) social pattern
Answer: (c) social process
Q77. Who has classified status into "ascribed" and "achieved"
(a) Robert Bierstedt
(b) Ralph Linton
(c) H.M. Johnson
(d) R.M. Maclver
Answer: (b) Ralph Linton
Q78. "Primary groups are nurseries of human nature" This is stated by
(a) H.M. Johnson
(b) Herbert Spencer
(c) George Simmel
(d) C.H. Cooley
Answer: (d) C.H. Cooley
Q79. Any small group marked by continuous close interaction of a highly personal and emotionally supportive nature is called
(a) Reference group
(b) Primary group
(c) Interest group
(d) Secondary group
Answer: (b) Primary group
Q80. The group other than one's own group shaping behaviour of an individual is called
(a) ingroup
(b) outgroup
(c) primary group
(d) reference group
Answer: (d) reference group
Q81. Who has classified the groups as ingroup and outgroup
(a) W.G. Sumner
(b) Laster F. Ward
(c) C.H. Cooley
(d) J.H. Fichter
Answer: (a) W.G. Sumner
Q82. Who has given the idea of consciousness of kind
(a) H.M. Johnson
(b) R.M. Maclver
(c) F.H. Giddings
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) F.H. Giddings
Q83. Who has defined the concept of "Looking Glass Self" among the following
(a) G.H. Mead
(b) S. Freud
(c) C.H. Cooley
(d) D.H. Wrong
Answer: (c) C.H. Cooley
Q84. A developed society is characterized by
(a) Particularistic value
(b) Diffuseness value
(c) Ascription value
(d) Specificity value
Answer: (d) Specificity value
Q85. Interpretative sociology's basic unit of analysis is
(a) organization
(b) structure
(c) system
(d) action
Answer: (d) action
Q86. Who among the following gave a linear explanation for the evolution of human societies
(a) Pareto
(b) Weber
(c) Spencer
(d) Sorokin
Answer: (c) Spencer
Q87. Conspicuous consumption is an example of
(a) Manifesto function
(b) Latent function
(c) Confunction
(d) Disfunction
Answer: (a) Manifesto function
Q88. Anomic suicide is the result of
(a) Low social integration
(b) Low social regulation
(c) High social integration
(d) High social regulation
Answer: (b) Low social regulation
Q89. Who has given the concept of "functional alternatives"
(a) Talcott Parsons
(b) Robert K. Merton
(c) Albert Cohen
(d) Emile Durkheim
Answer: (b) Robert K. Merton
Q90. Who regards deviance as functional for society
(a) Albert Cohen
(b) Robert K. Merton
(c) Emile Durkheim
(d) Radcliffe Brown
Answer: (c) Emile Durkheim