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1131SociologyMedium

Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of households below 60 per cent of median income?

AWhites

BBangladeshis

CBlack Caribbean’s

DIndians

Correct answer

B. Bangladeshis

Explanation

The correct answer is Bangladeshis.

1132SociologyMedium

Which of the following was not identified as a major theoretical perspective on social change?

Ainteractionist theory

BConflict theory

CCyclical theory

DEvolutionary theory

EFunctional theory

Correct answer

A. interactionist theory

Explanation

The correct answer is interactionist theory.

1133SociologyMedium

Urbanism is the study of________?

Ahuman communities’ rural areas

BCities

CNone of these

DTransition

Correct answer

B. Cities

Explanation

The correct answer is Cities.

1134SociologyMedium

Arlie Hochschild,s The Managed Heart is an influential application of________?

Asymbiosis

Bemotional labor

Csocial action

Dsymbolic interactionism

Correct answer

D. symbolic interactionism

Explanation

The correct answer is symbolic interactionism.

1135SociologyMedium

In Sociology book, Violence against women is most prevalent in: ________?

ARural areas

BBoth equally

CIndustrial zone

DUrban areas

Correct answer

A. Rural areas

Explanation

The correct answer is Rural areas.

1136SociologyMedium

Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its________?

Alife expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age

Bimmigration rate is expected to remain high

Call of the above

Doverall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century

Correct answer

C. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

1137SociologyMedium

Which equation can be used to represent pluralism?

AA+B+C=D

BA+B+C=A+B+D

CA+B+C=A+B+C

DA+B+C=A

Correct answer

A. A+B+C=D

Explanation

The correct answer is A+B+C=D.

1138SociologyMedium

Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors?

ARumors are easy to verify

BRumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

CRumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information

DRumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information

Correct answer

B. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

Explanation

The correct answer is Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion.

1139SociologyMedium

Which of the following is TRUE of interactionists?

AInteractionist believe that groups will experience conflict only if they are of two distinct ethnic groups

BInteractionists downplay the role of communication in ethnicity

Call of the above

DInteractionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed

Correct answer

D. Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed

Explanation

The correct answer is Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed.

1140SociologyMedium

Which method of identifying social classes views social class as a statistical category formed by sociologists or statisticians or statisticians on the basis of income occupation education or some combination of these?

Athe objective method

Bthe combined approach

Cthe reputational method

Dthe self-placement method

Correct answer

A. the objective method

Explanation

The correct answer is the objective method.

Demographers who once believed that the U.S population would stabilize between 290 and 300 million people now believe that it will stabilize at around 390 million people because its________?

Alife expectancy at birth will shortly increase to nearly 100 years of age

Bimmigration rate is expected to remain high

Call of the above

Doverall birth-rate will increase significantly in the early part of the new century

Correct answer

C. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors?

ARumors are easy to verify

BRumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

CRumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information

DRumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information

Correct answer

B. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion

Explanation

The correct answer is Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion.

Which of the following is TRUE of interactionists?

AInteractionist believe that groups will experience conflict only if they are of two distinct ethnic groups

BInteractionists downplay the role of communication in ethnicity

Call of the above

DInteractionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed

Correct answer

D. Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed

Explanation

The correct answer is Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed.