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This set of Foundations of Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Foundations Of Sociology Set 6

Q1 | Structure is useless without __________.
  • role
  • order
  • function
  • status
Q2 | Name the control of society over individual.
  • custom
  • social control
  • state
  • sanction
Q3 | ______ refers to the relationship between those who own the means ofproduction and those who do not
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production
Q4 | The concept of ______was based on the ideology that society will graduallyimprove on the basis that the ‗fittest‘ will be the most successful and therefore‗survive‘.
  • social imperialism
  • social marxism
  • social colonialism
  • social darwinism
Q5 | Any form of social encounter between individuals is termed as ____________.
  • conflict
  • social interaction
  • deviance
  • none of the above
Q6 | ______ refers to the physical means and techniques of production to whichlaborers add value and transform capital into products for sale
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production
Q7 | Which of the following modes of production is said to be classless?
  • primitive communism
  • slavery
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
Q8 | The core of a culture is formed by ___________.
  • art
  • values
  • technology
  • traditions
Q9 | The Enlightenment is associated with which of the following thinkers
  • merton
  • parsons
  • simmel
  • voltaire
Q10 | In which of the following modes of production is the primary form of propertypossession of land in reciprocal contract relations?
  • primitive communism
  • slavery
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
Q11 | In which of the following modes of production is the primary form of propertythe possession of objects and services through state guaranteed contract?
  • primitive communism
  • slavery
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
Q12 | ______________ is a characteristic of in-group.
  • formality
  • competition
  • primary relation
  • ethnocentrism
Q13 | Which of the following books is authored by Marx?
  • principles of sociology
  • positive philosophy
  • positive politics
  • the communist manifesto
Q14 | Name one American sociologist, who is known as the founder of behavioral sociology andexchange theory.
  • t.parsons b.
  • f.skinner
  • h. blumer
  • g. c. homans
Q15 | Who defined sociology as the study of societal evolution?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q16 | _______are the sum total of social relations which human beings establishamong themselves in the production of their material lives
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production
Q17 | The __________ groups are characterized by sympathetic contact.
  • secondary
  • congregate
  • reference
  • primary
Q18 | For Marx, the analysis of social order and the causes of social change must bediscovered in the specific _______that a society has
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production
Q19 | _____ shapes the mode of distribution, circulation and consumption, and isregulated by the state
  • mode of production
  • forces of production
  • relations of production
  • means of production
Q20 | The ruling class in Feudalism is usually _______
  • clergy
  • nobility
  • commoners
  • peasants
Q21 | Contradictory demands of different roles individuals perform is termed as
  • role strain
  • role identity
  • role conflict
  • role playing
Q22 | In which mode of production is the primary form of exploitation wage labour?
  • primitive communism
  • slavery
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
Q23 | Social exchange theory was introduced by _____________.
  • g. homans
  • g. h. mead
  • goffman
  • peter blau
Q24 | The ruling class in Capitalism is________
  • bourgeoisie
  • proletariat
  • peasant
  • serf
Q25 | In Capitalism, it is the _______ who exploit the proletariat
  • bourgeoisie
  • nobility
  • peasant
  • serf