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This set of Foundations of Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Foundations Of Sociology Set 3

Q1 | Which of the following events was integral to the emergence of sociology?
  • french revolution
  • westernisation
  • globalisation
  • modernisation
Q2 | Which of the following laid the foundation for French Revolution?
  • dark ages
  • communism
  • enlightenment
  • globalisation
Q3 | A role is the ————— aspect of status.
  • counter
  • dynamic
  • static
  • latent
Q4 | Under __________, land was the main means of production
  • feudalism
  • capitalism
  • socialism
  • communism
Q5 | According to _____ , the force of human Reason replaced establishedauthority, such as the Church and the King
  • enlightenment
  • capitalism
  • socialism
  • communism
Q6 | _________ represent ‗standardized generalization‘ concerning expected modes ofbehavior.
  • values
  • customs
  • norms
  • sanctions
Q7 | The power of _______ was based on the feudal seigniorial system
  • clergy
  • nobles
  • commoners
  • labourers
Q8 | _______ was a period of intellectual development and change in philosophicalthought beginning in the eighteenth century
  • enlightenment
  • capitalism
  • socialism
  • communism
Q9 | Social status based on an individual‘s effort.
  • achieved
  • ascribed
  • merit
  • none of the above
Q10 | In Europe, ______ was one of the torchbearers of Enlightenment literature andphilosophy
  • rousseau
  • parsons
  • simmel
  • merton
Q11 | Conformity implies behaving in accordance with the _________.
  • groups
  • culture
  • situations
  • norms
Q12 | Auguste Comte was a _______ philosopher
  • french
  • german
  • russian
  • austrian
Q13 | _______ coined the term sociology as a social science to study about society
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q14 | Emotional warmth and spontaneity exist in __________ group.
  • social
  • primary
  • secondary
  • special
Q15 | ________ proposed the doctrine of Positivism
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q16 | __________ interaction consists of vocal or other gestures and language, spoken orwritten.
  • direct
  • symbolic
  • social
  • personal
Q17 | Who defined Sociology as a positive science?
  • comte
  • spencer
  • durkheim
  • marx
Q18 | _______ is the search for ―invariant laws of the natural and social world.‖
  • naturism
  • socialism
  • positivism
  • idealism
Q19 | In ___________ interaction, interaction occurs among people who are present in the samesetting, but are not engaged in face- to- face communication.
  • focused
  • formal
  • unfocused
  • informal
Q20 | _______ consists of the investigations of laws of action and reaction of differentparts of the social system
  • social dynamics
  • social statics
  • social biology
  • social chemistry
Q21 | The French revolution led to the emergence of ______
  • nationalism
  • socialism
  • communism
  • capitalism
Q22 | Which among the following is an indirect method of social control?
  • folkways
  • propaganda
  • customs
  • religion
Q23 | ________ focuses on whole societies as the unit of analysis and how theydeveloped and changed through time
  • social dynamics
  • social statics
  • social biology
  • social chemistry
Q24 | ___________ is a negative social sanction.
  • praise
  • suggestion
  • reward
  • punishment
Q25 | In ________ stage, people come to believe that all phenomena are created andinfluenced by gods and supernatural forces
  • theological
  • metaphysical
  • positivist
  • revolutionary