Sociology MCQs

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What is urban recycling ?


arenovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes

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ba new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas

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ccouncils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developments

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drefurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land

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Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?


aA. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries

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bfertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers

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cgreater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities

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dreverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost

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Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ?


aethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination

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bgay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities

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csociological communities formed by unpopular lectures

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dvirtual communities that exist only in cyberspace

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In Which year did the urban areas of the world become more populous than rural areas ?


a1950

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b1975

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c1999

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d2007

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View Answer 1975

What is gentrification ?


athe movement of the middle classes into suburban areas

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ba policy aimed at renovating inner-city council housing stock

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cbuilding shopping centers in cities to create employment

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drenovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups

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Which of the following was not a common feature of ancient cities ?


awalled boundaries

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brelatively small populations

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ca strong influence over external

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dgeographically small in size

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The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________?


aTonnies

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bSimmel

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cWeber

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dWirth

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View Answer Simmel

The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?


athe privatization of public services by the Conservative government

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bthe lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups

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cthe form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps

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dthe provision of health housing and education services by the state

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Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?


aHighest Asia Lowest Africa

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bHighest Europe Lowest Oceania

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cHighest North America Lowest Africa

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dHighest Europe Lowest Africa

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Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because_______________?


acommuters started moving out of villages and into cities

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btowns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed

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cindustrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas

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dtransport systems were not provided so it was easier to live in the city

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