Sociology is a Science because it is:
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Basic Concepts of Sociology
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Socialisation is different from socialism because the later is:
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Minorities giving up their ancestral customs and adopting the culture of the majority is known as:
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Consider the following statements:
The dangers of ethnocentrism are very grave in India.
Efforts of bringing unity among people of India are defeated because ethnocentrism:
1. Involves a double moral standard-one for in-group and another for out-group.
2. Distorts self and originality of every individual.
3. Makes individuals to look at the culture of out-groups with hatred and even contempt.
Which of these statements are correct?
The dangers of ethnocentrism are very grave in India.
Efforts of bringing unity among people of India are defeated because ethnocentrism:
1. Involves a double moral standard-one for in-group and another for out-group.
2. Distorts self and originality of every individual.
3. Makes individuals to look at the culture of out-groups with hatred and even contempt.
Which of these statements are correct?
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Which of the following characteristics are used by Maclver for defining a community?
1. Common religion.
2. We feeling.
3. Common language.
4. Common territory.
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1. Common religion.
2. We feeling.
3. Common language.
4. Common territory.
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What does law in a society mean?
1. To transform informal social norms into formal ones.
2. To elevate vague obligations and privileges into rights and duties.
3. A realm of formal obligation.
4. A fear imposed on people to avoid certain actions.
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1. To transform informal social norms into formal ones.
2. To elevate vague obligations and privileges into rights and duties.
3. A realm of formal obligation.
4. A fear imposed on people to avoid certain actions.
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Which one of the following is the correct statement?
The term cultural relativity means a belief in viewing
The term cultural relativity means a belief in viewing
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When a whole way of life is in the process of change under the influence of another culture, what is it called?
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Training given to a person for acquiring membership in a non-membership group is called:
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
| List I | List II |
| a. Significant others | 1. Freud |
| b. Looking-glass self | 2. Cooley |
| c. Collective representation | 3. Mead |
| d. Id, Ego and Superego | 4. Durkheim |
| 5. Jung |
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The study of the different definitions of sociology reveals that it is:
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When a passenger gooses an air hostess, who in turn gives him a dirty look, in terms of Max Weber's categories her reaction would be classifiable as:
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Consider the following statements
1. Law is made while custom grows in society
2. Law is specific, custom is not.
3. Both law and custom need a special agency for enforcement.
4. Customs disappear on their own while laws disappear with deliberate efforts by a recognised authority.
Of these statements
1. Law is made while custom grows in society
2. Law is specific, custom is not.
3. Both law and custom need a special agency for enforcement.
4. Customs disappear on their own while laws disappear with deliberate efforts by a recognised authority.
Of these statements
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Prejudice and feelings of cultural superiority give rise to
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According to whom, "the scope of sociology is the study of forms of social relationships"?
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. . . . . . . . is the means of cultural transmission.
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Who amongst the following termed community and association as gemeinschaft and gesellschaft?
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Who of the following has said that "Socialisation is the process of developing group responsibility"?
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What does structural assimilation refer to?
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Which one of the following can be referred to as independently defined role?
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