Sociology MCQs

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Totalitarianism ?


ais the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?

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bis a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?

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cis a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families

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dcan incorporate only in a socialist society

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Political parties ?


aare organizations designed to gain control of the government but not necessarily by putting their own people in office

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btend to be pulled to the “right”

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cmust appeal to a broad base of the electorate in order to win

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dtend to be barriers between citizens and the government

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How do market and command economies differ ?


aMarket economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty

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bMarket economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict

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cMarket economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property

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dMarket and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do

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In reviewing capitalism worldwide following the downfall of communism in the Soviet Union some observers suggest that_____________?


acapitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations

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bRussia Eastern Europe Latin America and Asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the United States

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cin dynamic Asian nations (e.g. Japan Singapore Hong Kong South Korea and Taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a “government-business symbiosis ” different from that in Europe and the United States

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dthe performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the “government-business /state capitalism/communal capitalism economic arrangement

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Which theorist sees power as the chance that you will get your way even against opponents ?


aSteven Lukes

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bMax Weber

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cMichel Foucault

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dJean Baudrillard

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View Answer Max Weber

Which of the following is not an example of an institution or organization of global governance ?


aUnited States of America

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bthe European Union

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cthe United Nations

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dthe International Criminal Court

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The global spread of democracy is probably the most striking trend in geopolitics but in the established Western democracies what has now become a source of major concern ?


aelectoral fraud

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bthe expanding number of small political parties

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cthe decline in voter turnout

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dsecurity problems with-e-voting

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The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?


anew social movement theory

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bcollective behavior theory

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csocial strain theory

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dresource mobilization theory

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Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of power _____________?


athe ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation

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bthe ability to manipulate others desires

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cthe ability to control the issues discussed

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dthe ability to appeal to legal-rational authority

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What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ?


athe end of history

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bthe rise of neoliberalism

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cthe fall of communism

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dthe birth of nationalism

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View Answer the end of history

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