Sociology MCQs with Answers

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1. 11 Wirth (1938) said that social relationships in the urban way of life were segmental because______________?
   

   1. they were confined to particular areas of the city

   2. people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals

   3. there were distinctive patterns of activity for each social class

   4. they were based on face to face interaction with close friends and family

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   : people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals

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2. 12 Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?
   

   1. Highest Asia Lowest Africa

   2. Highest Europe Lowest Oceania

   3. Highest North America Lowest Africa

   4. Highest Europe Lowest Africa

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   : Highest North America Lowest Africa

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3. 13 The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?
   

   1. the privatization of public services by the Conservative government

   2. the lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups

   3. the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps

   4. the provision of health housing and education services by the state

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   : the provision of health housing and education services by the state

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4. 14 The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________?
   

   1. Tonnies

   2. Simmel

   3. Weber

   4. Wirth

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   : Simmel

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5. 15 Which of the following was not a common feature of ancient cities ?
   

   1. walled boundaries

   2. relatively small populations

   3. a strong influence over external

   4. geographically small in size

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   : a strong influence over external

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6. 16 What is gentrification ?
   

   1. the movement of the middle classes into suburban areas

   2. a policy aimed at renovating inner-city council housing stock

   3. building shopping centers in cities to create employment

   4. renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups

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   : renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups

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7. 17 In Which year did the urban areas of the world become more populous than rural areas ?
   

   1. 1950

   2. 1975

   3. 1999

   4. 2007

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   : 1975

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8. 18 Cultural restructuring has involved________________?
   

   1. regenerating cities in economic decline

   2. turning industrial landscapes into tourist attractions

   3. selling sites and images through the symbolic economy of media advertising

   4. all of the above

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   : all of the above

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9. 19 Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ?
   

   1. ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination

   2. gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities

   3. sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures

   4. virtual communities that exist only in cyberspace

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   : sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures

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10. 20 The ecological approach to urban sociology involved studying ?
    

    1. how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources

    2. the forms of wildlife and natural habitats that could be found on the edges of the city

    3. the way in which people organized collective protests about environmental issues

    4. how men and women used the city’s public spaces differently

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    : how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources

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