A way of life in which all members of society participates defined as
1.plurality
2.inequality
3.culture
4.socialization
Industrial Revolution was characterised by ________
1.migration to cities
2.the emergence of clock time
3.bad sanitation and general squalor
4.All the above
Institution of Politics is concerned with the
1.domination
2.parliament
3.distribution of power
4.elections
Social problems can be understood in the realm of
1. Chemistry
2.Physics
3.Sociology
4.Psychology
The focal point of industrial developments was
1.cities
2.rural areas
3.factories
4.market
The process through which one becomes a member of society is known as
1.modernization
2.industrialization
3.socialization
4.liberalization
Youth rebellion is an example of _____ Culture.
1.adaptive
2.societal
3.counter
4.revolutionary
History is the study of
1.contemporary society
2.abstract and generalized reality
3.our past
4.gender relations
Identify the structure of the family where men exercise authority and dominance
1.Patriarchy
2.Matriarchy
3.Polygamy
4.Patrilineal
In simple or pre-modern societies most of the people were engaged in
1.industrial production
2.agricultural production
3.business
4. minor work
Macro-sociology is the study of:
1.small groups
2.large groups
3.minorities
4.tribal groups
One of the features of modern societies is
1.specialisation of work (b)
2.face to face interaction of members
3.urbanisation and factory production
4.agricultural production
Religion is considered as
1.profane
2. a belief
3.sacred
4.custom
Ruling families of Mewar, in Rajasthan India, is an example of ______ authority.
1.Bureaucratic
2.Charismatic
3.Traditional
4.None of the above
Slums in urban areas denote
1. division of labour
2. overpopulation and migration
3.education and development
4.illiteracy
Social control brings _____ to society.
1.social order
2.deviance
3.disobedience
4.violence
Social Darwinism, is a theory that emphasised the importance of _____ change.
1. revolutionary
2.adaptive
3.evolutionary
4.societal
Sociology focuses on
1. interactions between individuals
2.animal behaviour
3.environment
4.peace and conflict
Sociology is the study of
1.human social behavior
2.plants and animals
3.man and environment
4.earth
The economic system in which highly complex division of labour is present is the feature of (a)
1.modern societies
2.simple societies
3.globalization
4.rural economy
The family in which person is married is known as
1.family of procreation
2.family of orientation
3.nuclear family
4.joint family
The French revolution(1789-93) and the Soviet or Russian revolution of 1917 are examples of ______
1.Evolution
2.Political evolution
3.Social evolution
4.Revolution
The new spinning and weaving machines destroyed the ______ industry of the Indian subcontinent with technological innovations in the textile industry in Britain.
1. transport
2.handloom
3.silk
4.cotton
The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial region’ is known as
1.sovereignty
2.democracy
3.monarchy
4.bureaucracy
Urban communities that are sealed off by fences or walls with controlled entry and exit are called ______ communities.
1.reversible
2.counter
3.gated
4.revolution
Which power considered to be justified or proper?
1.Tariffs
2.Charismatic
3.Authority
4.Evolution
Which term refers to an explicitly codified norm or rule?
1.Tariffs
2.Law
3.Authority
4.Evolution
Which thinker proposed a theory where living organisms evolve-or change slowly over several centuries or even millennia, by adapting themselves to natural circumstances.
1.Spencer
2.Darwin
3.Einstein
4.Comte
Who wrote the book “Sociological Imagination�
1.C.W. Mills
2.August Comte
3.Max Weber
4.Karl Marx
_ refers to landowning intermediate castes that are numerically large in number and thus enjoy political dominance in a given region.
1. Low Castes
2.Untouchables
3.Dominant Castes
4.Gentrification