Sociology Question
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MidtermExam11.docxINTRODCUTION TO SOCIOLOGY (SOC 011)
MIDTERM EXAM
Name: _________________________ Total marks: 80
Time allowed: 90 mins
Part A:
Write brief answers to the following short questions. (50 marks)
1. Write a note on The McDonaldization of Society. Give examples from China. (10)
2. Write down the essential characteristics of Max Weber’s “Ideal Type” of bureaucracy. (10)
3. Describe the concept of “Looking Glass Self” with examples from your own life. (10)
4. What is the difference between sociological I and Me according to George Herbert Mead? (10)
5. Consuming alcoholic beverages is one of many things we do as a result of socialization. Suggest how the family, peers, schools, and mass media help establish the desire to consume alcoholic drinks. Of these influences, which force is the most persuasive? Explain. (10)
Part B: Multiple Choice Questions
Please choose the correct answer for the following questions from the options given. Do not overwrite, cut or double mark. Encircle or tick mark the right answer. (15*2)
1. Adding more people to a dyad leads to a larger group, which means more stability in the group.
a. True
b. False
2. Put Piaget's main stages of cognitive development in chronological order.
a. Sensorimotor stage; pre-operational stage; concrete operational stage; formal operational stage
b. pre-operational stage; formal operational stage; concrete operational stage; sensorimotor stage
c. formal operational stage; sensorimotor stage; pre-operational stage; concrete operational stage
d. sensorimotor stage; pre-operational stage; formal operational stage; concrete operational stage
3. ________ can be defined as the process by which existing social structures and norms are transmitted from generation to generation, thus providing societies with continuity over time.
a. Acculturation
b. Social Reproduction
c. Social regeneration
d. Social equity
4. An Out-Group is the one towards which one have feelings of ________
a. Loyalty and respect
b. Hate and antagonism
c. Obligations and duty
d. Attachment and belonging
5. Social identity refers to _____________.
a. the ways in which people understand who they are and what is meaningful to them
b. the process of self-development through which people create a unique sense of themselves and their relationship to the world
c. the characteristics that other people attribute to an individual
d. the process of constant negotiation between an individual's public and private lives that shapes his or her sense of self
6. How are social identity and self-identity different?
a. Self-identity is shaped more by individual agency and choice, while social identity is subject to the influence of a person's social and cultural environment
b. Social identity is more likely to change over the course of one's life, while self-identity is more likely to remain static.
c. Social identity can be multi-faceted, while self-identity tends to develop around a single, dominant factor
d. A social identity emphasizes a person's similarity to and connection with others, while self-identity demonstrates that a person is a distinct individual.
7. _________ is/are the main influence during primary socialization.
a. Mothers
b. Family
c. Siblings
d. Peer groups
8. Socially defined expectations for a person in a given social position are termed as:
a. Social roles
b. Social identities
c. Social norms
d. Agents of socialization
9. Which of the following statements about dyads (a group of two people) is true?
a. One person can temporarily withdraw from the relationship without necessarily threatening it.
b. Dyads are open to the formation of revolutionary coalitions
c. One member of a dyad can play a mediating role.
d. Dyads are likely to be both intense and unstable.
10. The Asch Task’s experiment of matching the lines provides insight into what concept?
a. coalition building in triads
b. group conformity
c. obedience to authority
d. small group instability
11. According to Max Weber, why is the expansion of bureaucracy inevitable in modern societies?
a. Bureaucracy is the best middle ground between chaos and authoritarian rule
b. Bureaucratic authority is the only way to manage the administrative demands of large-scale social systems
c. An ideal bureaucracy provides both administrative efficiencies and opportunities for creativity.
d. Modern societies demand more control from the government.
12. A reference group is ____________.
a. a group toward which one feels antagonism or contempt
b. usually a small group characterized by face-to-face interaction and a strong sense of commitment
c. a group that provides a standard for judging one's attitudes or behavior
d. a group one belongs to and toward which one feels loyalty and respect
13. An organization can best be defined as _________.
a. a large social group with established or standardized patterns of rule-governed behavior
b. an institution that develops structured ways of fulfilling the needs, wants, and desires of its members
c. a group with an identifiable membership that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve a common purpose
d. a social group with little hierarchy whose members make decisions collectively as they pursue their goals
14. The id, ego and super ego are associated with:
a. Carol Gilligan
b. Sigmund Freud
c. Max Weber
d. Kohleberg
15. A group of people who happen to be present at the bus stop waiting for the same bus constitute a:
a. Social group
b. Social aggregate
c. Social category
d. Generalized other
