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CSS111 PAST QUESTIONS
________________ deals with the scientific study of groups and society?

Sociology

___________is a set of beliefs, symbols and practices based on the idea of the secred.

Religion

Which discipline is recognized as the mother of Social Sciences?

Sociology

Family based on the nature of relations is divided into______and _________

Conjugal and Consanguine

____________family consist of one wife with more than one husband.

Polyandry

Which of the following combinations of languages contributed to the etymology of the term
"Sociology"?

Latin and Greek

Which of these is NOT a method employed by the Sociologists?

Drill

Polygamy is divided into __________ and _________

Polygyny and Polyandry

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___________Sociological method involves the natural study of people through participation in their
activities as a member.

Participant observation

What is the technical term used to describe a family residing in the wife\'s house?

Matrilocal

The concept of Social Solidarity is divided into____________and ____________

Mechanical and Organic Solidarity

A family consisting of one husband with more than one wife is called________

Polygyny

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Family?

It is static

____refers to the tracing of ancestors through the mother\'s side.

Matrilineal

____________family consist of one wife with more than one husband.

Polyandry

In the conventional society, ___________consist of both sexes, at least two of who maintains a socially
approved sexual relationship.

Family

__________is a social group characterised by common residence, economic co-operation and

production.

Family
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Who is regarded as the father of sociology?

Auguste Comte

_________is and interactional process in which individuals learn to behave like other members of the
Society.

Socialisation

Sociology as a discipline is a branch of __________.

Social Sciences

________is the technical term for the tracing of one\'s ancestor through the father\'s side.

Patrilineal

A family based on a matriarchal authority is controled by the __________

Wife

A family based on a patriarchal authority is controled by the __________

Husband

A marriage of two or more women to two or more men is called___________

Group marriage

___________is a structured relations and institutions among a large community of people, which cannot
be reduced to a simple collection or aggregation of individuals.

Society

__________is made up of various groupings with social interactions.

Society
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A legally recognised relationship between an adult male and female that carries certain rights and
obligations is known as _______________

Marriage

According to Max Weber, Sociology is a science of ___________

Social action

______________is the legitimate use of power.

Authority

__________are behaviours that violates norms.

Deviance

_______is the material good of cuture.

Technology

_________theory holds that deviance is a product of association through interaction with others.

Differential Association

Which of these is NOT among the classification of Society according to their level of industrialisation?

Mid-industrial

__________is termed interactions that exist between two or more people in everyday life.

Social interaction

_________is the process of classifying someone as a Deviant.

Labelling
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_________is the unequal distribution of attributes, qualities or possessions among members of the
society.

Social Stratification

A number of people who interact with one another and are psychologically aware of one another and
perceived themselves to be a group is known as________________

Group

The method of collecting information by asking questions orally is known as ___________

Interviews

The term "Participant Observation" was introduced by __________

Eduard Linteman

A family of both matrilocal and patrilocal characteristics is known as ________

Changing residence

The concept of social solidarity is attributed to_______________

Emile Durkheim

A family related by blood is known as _________

Consanguine

Who advocated the use of scientific methods in the study of society?

Auguste Comte

The concept of sociology was first used by _______________

Auguste Comte
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A marriage of two or more women to two or more men is called___________

Group marriage

Who popularized the term "Sociology"?

Auguste Comte

_________is the division of every human society into distinctive social roles.

Social differentiation

___________is NOT a form of power.

Style

_________are rules that govern behaviours.

Norms

________is a system in which individuals and relationships are ordered.

Social organisation

___defined culture as that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, arts, law, morals, customs
and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of the society.

Edward B. Tylor

____________are behaviours that are in consonance with the established norms of a group or society

Conformity

________is an organic natural kind of social group whose members are bound together by the sense of
belonging, created out of everyday contacts covering the whole range of human activities.

Community
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The movement of individuals between the different positions within the system of stratification is
known as___________

Social mobility

A dynamic process of influence over others to commit themselves to the attainment of group task is
known as ____________

Leadership

_________is the ability to ensure compliance despite individual\'s resistance.

Power

The aggregate views of the people on a particular social issues is termed_____________

Public opinion

While psychologists focus on the internal sources of behavior, sociologists focus on the ___________
sources of behavior.

External

__________is NOT a function of the family.

Construction of multiple resisdence

_____is a religious organisation that accepts the legitimacy of other religions but has a negative
relationship to society.

Cult

______is associated with the concept of the Born Criminal.

Cesare Lombroso

All Social Sciences are concerned with human._________

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Behaviour

Public opinion can be formed through

mass media

Sociology is the ------ study of the groups and societies in which people live

systematic

_________solidarity (characteristic of pre-industrial societies) was said to be based on agreement and

identity between people

mechanical

By _________, Durkheim meant the moral beliefs and ideas which formed the \'common-sense\'
underlying social life.

discovering facts

Social __________ are established patterns of action and thought that organize important social
activities

Engagement

In understanding human behaviour, Sociologists use methods which are mainly scientific in
__________about human beings.

social action

Sociologists are primarily interested in areas where social structure and culture._________

Intersect

__________ is another way of forming public opinion

Symposia
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One of the main contributions of Max Weber to sociology is identifying sociology as a science of
___________

Classical Interest

Question MCQ1 : Culture is made up the followings except________

Answer: society

Question MCQ2 : The under listed are sources of socialization with the exception _______

Answer: market

Question MCQ3 : People conform to norms because _______

Answer: norms provide guides to what is right and wrong

Question MCQ4 : Which of these is not a perspective of deviance?

Answer: Geographical perspective

Question MCQ5 : Sociology is like every other social science such as____

Answer: Political science

Question MCQ6 : Sociology is the systematic study of______

Answer: Group and society

Question MCQ7 : _________ is the systematic study of the groups and societiesÂ

Answer: sociology

Question MCQ8 : Â Sociology is part of the family of________

Answer: Social science

Question MCQ9 : Which of these scholars is not among the founding father of sociology?

Answer: Emile Durkheim

Question MCQ10 : The scope of the study of sociology is ____________

Answer: Extremely wide

Question MCQ11 : Sociologists uses __________

Answer: Methods

Question MCQ12 : One of the major scientific tools used for sociological research is:

Answer: Survey

Question MCQ13 : Survey is a method of _____

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Answer: data collection

Question MCQ14 : Interview is a _______method of data collection

Answer: Qualitative

Question MCQ15 : Participant observation is a system of ______

Answer: data collection

Question MCQ16 : The term “participant observer” was coined by _____

Answer: Eduard Linteman

Question MCQ17 : Which of these is not a social issue in Sociology

Answer: Terrorism
Question MCQ18 : Sociology was eveloped as a result of attempts to understand the far-reaching
changes.

Answer: true

Question MCQ19 : ______ focus on how society influences human behaviour and vice-versa.

Answer: Sociology

Question MCQ20 : Sociology is not necessary in the study of human society.

Answer: False

Question MCQ21 : Many Sociologists have regarded the family as _____

Answer: the cornerstone of society

Question MCQ22 : Family is not universal.

Answer: False

Question MCQ23 : Family lives together.

Answer: true

Question MCQ24 : There is only one type of family.

Answer: false

Question MCQ25 : Nuclear Family is a family of a man and ______ wive(s).

Answer: 1

Question MCQ26 : What name is given to a family that consists of a man and his wife, children, father
and mother and their other children?

Answer: Extended family

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Question MCQ27 : Sexual function does not help to stabilize society.

Answer: False

Question MCQ28 : How many types of marriage are discussed in this course?

Answer: 2

Question MCQ29 : Monogamous is a type of marriage.

Answer: True

Question MCQ30 : Culture refers to shared, consensual and learned patterns of _____

Answer: Behaviour

Question MCQ31 : Culture is the embodiment of _____

Answer: People

Question MCQ32 : Beliefs is associated with _____

Answer: Religion

Question MCQ33 : Culture is made up of different_____

Answer: Element

Question MCQ34 : The followings are element of culture except ______

Answer: Education

Question MCQ35 : ____ are rules that govern behaviour

Answer: Norms

Question MCQ36 : There are only two means of socialization.

Answer: False

Question MCQ37 : Which of these that is the first means of socialization?

Answer: Family

Question MCQ38 : ______is an interactional process

Answer: Socialisation

Question MCQ39 : Which is the last agent of socialization?

Answer: Work place

Question MCQ40 : Behaviour that violates important norms of the group is known as ______

Answer: deviance

Question MCQ41 : A person who refused to conform to the norms of a society is a _______
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Answer: deviant

Question MCQ42 : The deviance is considered serious if the rule being violated is ________

Answer: important

Question MCQ43 : How many perspective of deviance do we have in this course?

Answer: 3

Question MCQ44 : Who is the profounder of biological perspective of deviance?

Answer: Lambroso

Question MCQ45 : Labelling occurs in response to the commission of deviant acts.

Answer: True

Question MCQ46 : The first time one commit a deviant act is known as _____

Answer: primary deviant

Question MCQ47 : The legitimate use of power is defined as ____

Answer: authority

Question MCQ48 : How many sources of political legitimacy as stated by Weber?

Answer: 3

Question MCQ49 : Which of these is part of legitimate authority?

Answer: Charisma

Question MCQ50 : Crime and deviance are the same, how true is this statement?

Answer: False

Question FBQ1 : Sociology, like any other social science, has_____ definitions

Answer: many

Question FBQ2 : Sociology is the systematic study of the groups and______

Answer: societies

Question FBQ3 : Sociology is part of the family of_____

Answer: Social sciences

Question FBQ4 : All Social Sciences are concerned with Human __________

Answer: behaviour

Question FBQ5 : Each social Science focuses on a different aspect of_________

Answer: behaviour
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Question FBQ6 : ___________ are mostly interested in the internal sources of behaviour

Answer: Psychologists

Question FBQ7 : Psychologists study the workings of the _____ system

Answer: nervous

Question FBQ8 : Sociologists look at the workings of ________

Answer: society

Question FBQ9 : Anthropology shares Sociology’s interest in the impact of social structure and ______

Answer: culture

Question FBQ10 : Economists and political scientists single out particular kinds of ______ activity

Answer: Social

Question FBQ11 : An image formed from the interaction of an object and light and recorded by a camera
is known as____?

Answer: Photograph

Question FBQ12 : ____ are primarily interested in areas where social structure and culture intersect.

Answer: Sociologists
Question FBQ13 : Sociology emerged as a response to ______ upheaval resulting from 1776 French
Revolution

Answer: Â

Question FBQ14 : Max Weber was one of the founding fathers of _____

Answer: Sociology

Question FBQ15 : The work of Max Weber has a great influence on the study of _____

Answer: sociology

Question FBQ16 : To Weber, action has to do with all _____

Answer: human behaviours

Question FBQ17 : one of the early Sociologists discussed in this course is Emily ______

Answer: Durkheim

Question FBQ18 : According to Durkheim moral beliefs and ideas which formed the ‘common-sense’ is
called _____

Answer: solidarity

Question FBQ19 : Mechanical solidarity is one of the characteristics of ____________ societies.

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Answer: pre-industrial

Question FBQ20 : Organic solidarity was derived from agreement to ______

Answer: tolerate

Question FBQ21 : In understanding human behaviour, Sociologists use _______

Answer: methods

Question FBQ22 : The term “participant observer” was coined by Eduard Linteman in the year
_________

Answer: 1924

Question FBQ23 : Participant observation is a methods of ________

Answer: Data collection

Question FBQ24 : ________ forms the basic unit of social organization

Answer: family

Question FBQ25 : Human society will not exist without _______

Answer: family

Question FBQ26 : Family has been seen as a universal__________ institution

Answer: social

Question FBQ27 : According to Peter Maduck, the family is______

Answer: universal

Question FBQ28 : For a group to be called family, at least two adults must conduct a ___________
relationship

Answer: sexual

Question FBQ29 : In Euro-American societies, a ______consists of a man his wife and children

Answer: family

Question FBQ30 : A Family that consists of a man, his wife and children is called _______ family

Answer: Nuclear

Question FBQ31 : An extended family consists of two or more _____ families

Answer: Nuclear

Question FBQ32 : A man and his wife and children together with his father and mother and their other
children form __________ family

Answer: extended
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Question FBQ33 : Every member of a family has some _____ in maintaining the unit

Answer: Function to perform

Question FBQ34 : Peter Murdock argues that the family performs ______ major functions

Answer: four

Question FBQ35 : _____ is traditionally conceived to be legally recognised as the relationship between
adult male and female

Answer: Marriage

Question FBQ36 : Monogamy and Polygamy are the two types of _______

Answer: marriage

Question FBQ37 : _________ system of marriage permits plural marriage.

Answer: Polygamous

Question FBQ38 : Society is simply a collection of individual person. True or false _______

Answer: true

Question FBQ39 : Culture refers to ________ consensual and learned pattern of behaviour

Answer: shared

Question FBQ40 : Rules that govern behaviour, expectations is known as________

Answer: norms

Question FBQ41 : Beliefs are often associated with _______________

Answer: religion

Question FBQ42 : Socialization into society involves being socialised into various _____

Answer: subgroups

Question FBQ43 : Behaviour which follows the established norms of a group or society is called
Â-Â-Â-Â-Â-Â-__________

Answer: conformity

Question FBQ44 : ____________ is defined as violation of norms and values

Answer: deviance

Question FBQ45 : Law makers and ____________ define an act as a deviance

Answer: opinion leaders

Question FBQ46 : For one to be called a deviant he must have violated an important rule or _____
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Answer: norm

Question FBQ47 : Labelling happen after _________________

Answer: deviance

Question FBQ48 : First time committer of deviant act is called_____________ deviant

Answer: Primary

Question FBQ49 : ____________ is the ability to influence decision of one another against his wish

Answer: Power

Question FBQ50 : Unconfirmed/unconvicted misdemeanour ascribed deviant is a result of ______

Answer: Labelling

__is a combination of

polyandry and polygyny.

group marriage eExam

FBQ

A refers to social eruption

that is highly emotional,

violent and undirected

Riot eExam

FBQ refers to organized activity

that encourages or

discourages social change

Social

Movement

EExam

FBQ1: The systematic study of the groups and societies in which people live, how social structures and
cultures are created and maintained or changed, and how they affect our behaviour is_____

Answer: sociology
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FBQ2: sociology as a discipline belongs to ________ sciences

Answer: Social

FBQ3: All social sciences are concerned with _________ behaviour

Answer: Human

FBQ4: _________ studies the working of the nervous system and the effects of neurotransmitters

Answer: Neurotransmissions

FBQ5: ___________ Focus on personality -on the behaviour and attitudes that are characteristics of
person regardless of the situations

Answer: Psychologists

FBQ6: _________ shares Sociology's interest in the impact of social structure and culture on behaviour

Answer: anthropology

FBQ7: _________ usually study non-western societies, preliterate societies, local communities, or small
groups

Answer: Anthropologists

FBQ8: ____________ Study communities and small groups, but they also examine modem industrial
societies and large-scale

Answer: Sociologists

FBQ9: Where social structure and culture intersect are primarily the interested areas of the _________

Answer: Sociologists

FBQ10: The method in sociology by which data is systematically collected from people about their
behaviour, attitudes and beliefs is _________

Answer: survey
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FBQ11: The term ___________ was coined by Eduard Linteman.

Answer: participant observer

FBQ12: ___________ refers to a researcher who interacts with group members for the purpose of
studying them.

Answer: participant observer

FBQ13: Rape is one of the ___________ issues that are of great interest to the sociologists

Answer: Social

FBQ14: Discovery is a source of ________ change

Answer: Social

FBQ15: Invention is a source of ________ change

Answer: Social

FBQ16: Invention is of _______ types

Answer: Two

FBQ17: The _________ interactionists stress the role of language and symbols like fashion in the social
construct of identity and in the structure of relationship

Answer: Symbolic

FBQ18: _________ defined religion by reference to the sacred rather than to a belief in a god, because it
makes social comparison possible

Answer: Sociologists

FBQ19: The traditional society saw ________ as an authority in all areas of social life

Answer: Religion
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FBQ20: _________ are groups forming a pair of the organisational structure, established by
management to see to the smooth running of the organisation

Answer: formal groups

FBQ21: In _________ society conflicts are settled in courts run by legal experts

Answer: Modern

FBQ22: _________ dynamic involves in-group/out-group relationship

Answer: Group

FBQ23: A religious organisation that accepts the legitimacy of other religious but has a negative
relationship to society is ________

Answer: Cult

FBQ24: A set of beliefs, symbols, and practices which is based on the idea of the sacred, and unites
believers into socio-religion community is called ________

Answer: Religion

FBQ25: Another name for informal groups is ________

Answer: unofficial groups

FBQ26: _________ are less exclusive than sects

Answer: Denomination

FBQ27: Adair (1986), defined a _______ is more than just a group with a common aim

Answer: Team

FBQ28: _________ has been stripped of many of its former functions in modern society and it’s now
competed with other institutions of authority
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Answer: Religion

FBQ29: The interactions and relationships that exists between/or among people in everyday life is called
_______

Answer: social interaction

FBQ30: A ________ usually claims to have a monopoly over the route to salvation

Answer: Sect

FBQ31: The study of coordinated and organised social movements is____

Answer: collective behaviour

FBQ32: The spontaneous eruption of common behavioural pattern is ________

Answer: collective behaviour

FBQ33: There are _______ main forms of collective behaviour

Answer: Six

FBQ34: The ability of ensuring compliance among members of a group is referred to as _______

Answer: Power

FBQ35: The unequal distribution of attributes, qualities, or possessions among members of a society
that at usually regarded within that society as desirable and valuable is said to be ____________

Answer: social stratification

FBQ36: Demotion from one level in a place of work is synonymous with __________ mobility

Answer: social stratification

FBQ37: Movement in the same strata is __________ mobility

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Answer: Horizontal

FBQ38: Guatava LeBon is called the grandfather of __________ behaviour theory

Answer: Collective

FBQ39: __________ Darwin traced the origin of humanity back to the animal kingdom

Answer: Charles

FBQ40: __________ Freud explored the unconscious levels of the mind

Answer: Sigmund

FBQ41: _________ Behaviour deals with the ways which collective behaviour emerges as responses to
problematic circumstances and situation

Answer: Collective

FBQ42: The organised effort of a large number of people to produce some social change is referred to as
_________

Answer: social movement

FBQ43: Social movement resemble __________ behaviour

Answer: Collective

FBQ44: A great brief enthusiasm among a relatively large number of people for a particular innovation is
referred to as ________

Answer: Fashion

FBQ45: __________ tend to be ephemeral since their novelty wears off quickly.

Answer: Fashion

FBQ46: Unverified story spread from one to another is termed to be ___________

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Answer: Rumours

FBQ47: __________was one of the founding fathers of Sociology whose work has been a great influence
on the study of Sociology

Answer: Max Weber

FBQ48: ___________ is one that demonstrates strong bonds of loyalty within its membership and strict
adherence to the established norms of the group

Answer: cohesive group

FBQ49: _________ is recognized as any set of institutionalised belief and practices that with the
ultimate meaning of life

Answer: Religion

FBQ50: The most important studies of every day social behaviour come from ___________

Answer: Collective

FBQ51: __________ expectation set the stage for interraction

Answer: Social

FBQ52: Our sense of whom and what we are is referred to as ________ social identity

Answer: social identity

FBQ53: The term referring to a hierarchy of inequality is called _________

Answer: Stratification

FBQ54: ___________ refers to the relative degree of prestige and privilege that a person or social group
can successfully claim from other members of the society

Answer: Status
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FBQ55: The persistent social fact in the modern societies is _______

Answer: social stratification

FBQ56: Vilfredo pareto proposed the circulation of __________

Answer: Elites

FBQ57: There are _______ ways that the sociologists viewed mass departures from social expectations
and normative behaviours

Answer: Two

FBQ58: __________ theory sees collective behaviour as the result of rational decision on the part of
collectivities

Answer: collective-action

FBQ59: _________ is the aggregate views of the people on a particular public issue or government
policy at a given period

Answer: public opinion

FBQ60: ____________ formation tends to happen whenever a public is identified

Answer: Opinion

FBQ61: _______ indicates that public opinion can be formed at meetings in which idea on matters of
public importance are expressed and discussed

Answer: Symposia

FBQ62: ____________ is a government agency which is meant to inform the public on the activites of
the government

Answer: bureau of information

FBQ63: Election is another strategy of forming ________

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Answer: public opinion

FBQ64: The formation of government policies is made easy through ________

Answer: public opinion

FBQ65: Government takes the views of _________ into consideration while formulation its policies

Answer: People

FBQ66: A direct vote through which all the people in a society declare their position on any particular
issue is _________

Answer: Referendum

FBQ67: The result of _________ could be used to know how popular or unpopular a government and its
policies are

Answer: Election

FBQ68: People are made to participate in decision making process through their ________ on certain
issues

Answer: Opinion

FBQ69: People can express their view through radio, newspapers and television. this is called _________

Answer: mass media

FBQ70: ________ is referred to technique of measuring the acceptability or non-acceptability of any

government proposal

Answer: Referendum

FBQ71: ________ is one of the central problems of sociology

Answer: social change

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FBQ72: _________ is a means of checking government excesses.

Answer: Public Opinion

FBQ73: Wilmot (1985) defines _______ as the alteration in the sources or organization of society or its
component parts overtime

Answer: social change

FBQ74: MacGee et. Al. (1977: 589) refers to _________ as the transformation in patterns of social
organisation or activity

Answer: social change

FBQ75: Parsons (1951) defined __________ as an addition to knowledge

Answer: Discovery

MCQ1: Sociologists are not interested in understanding why people change from a particular way to the
other especially in this modern era

Answer: TRUE

MCQ2: The field of sociology is very much concern with ______________

Answer: people's actions

MCQ3: the following are social sciences except __________

Answer: philosophy

MCQ4: ___________is true to state that all social sciences are concerned with human behaviour

Answer: true

MCQ5: all social sciences differs in approach, assumption and methods from one another

Answer: TRUE
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MCQ6: Sociologists look at the workings of the __________ and the effects that ______, _________,
________ etc have on people

Answer: economic system, social class, gender role, political revolution

MCQ7: __________ shares the sociologists interest in the impact of social structure and culture on
behaviour

Answer: structural sociology

MCQ8: Some of the founding fathers of sociology are ______ and _______

Answer: Max Weber, August Compte

MCQ9: the act of socialising into various sub-groups within the society is _________

Answer: socialization

MCQ10: in __________ as the agent of socialization, parents are the most socializing agents for the child
at the very early state of their development

Answer: family

MCQ11: behaviour which follows the established norms of a group or society is _________

Answer: culture

MCQ12: the following except one are the agents of socialization

Answer: violence

MCQ13: the following except one are social issues that are of interest to sociology __________

Answer: none of the options

MCQ14: ____________ can be said to occur as a result of real or imagined, though unspoken, group
pressure

Answer: culture
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MCQ15: in ______________________ as the agent of socialisation the child begins to learn new things
which he might not have learnt from his parents and siblings

Answer: family

MCQ16: Socialisation is an interactional process in which an individual's behaviour and attitude are
modified to conform with the members' expectation of the groups to which he or she belongs

Answer: TRUE

MCQ17: The function of___________ is to secure entrance into and acceptance by his society and its
sub- groups

Answer: socialization

MCQ18: A __________ can be simply put as a collection of individual person

Answer: group

MCQ19: _________ is where one is a father or mother, or husband or wife

Answer: conjugal family

MCQ20: An ______________ might examine census figures; birth records; scores on tests administered
in schools, clinics or businesses; criminal records; or personal documents such as diaries or letters

Answer: archival study

MCQ21: _____ is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: Culture

MCQ22: ___________ is said to be the embodiment of the people, things they share and do together

Answer: culture
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MCQ23: norms, values, beliefs, technology, are elements of ________

Answer: globalization

MCQ24: ___________ is one of the thing that can be said to influence our behaviours

Answer: food

MCQ25: national ideology are also ______________

Answer: political ideology

MCQ26: _________ claimed that some form of family existed in every society and concluded, on the
evidence of this sample, that the family is universal

Answer: August Compete

MCQ27: nuclear family is also known as __________

Answer: elementary family

MCQ28: Beliefs are often associated with __________

Answer: religion

MCQ29: The shared, consensual and learned pattern of behaviour can be referred to as ________

Answer: culture

MCQ30: The programming language that is said to be making all of the things done on the computer to
work are the ________

Answer: brands

MCQ31: Culture is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: plural norms

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MCQ32: The gun powder was known to the __________ for centuries

Answer: Chinese

MCQ33: _________ consists of two or more nuclear families

Answer: extended family

MCQ34: ___________ refers only to the changes in behaviour and attitude having their origins in
interactions with other persons

Answer: modernization

MCQ35: ___________ refers only to the changes in behaviour and attitude having their origins in
interactions with other persons

Answer: behavioural change

MCQ36: Culture is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: Sociology

MCQ37: The process by which different individuals are prepared to play many different and varied roles
and interact in such a way that the interrelated individuals and groups can functions as a whole -as a
society is ________________

Answer: culture

MCQ38: __________ And the child's siblings form the only significant group on whom the child depends
physically and psychologically

Answer: parents

MCQ39: The behaviour that does not conform to a given norm, or set of norms which are acceptable by
a significant number of people in the society is ___________ behaviour

Answer: Software
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MCQ40: The ____________ element of culture means simply that many share it and agree to its
meaning and importance

Answer: Deviance

MCQ41: XYZ chromosomal difference explains ___________ based violence

Answer: Genetic

MCQ42: _________ Theory defines the cause of deviant or delinquent behaviour in the pattern of
associations that we have

Answer: differential association

MCQ43: a man is said to have only one wife as a legal wife in ___________

Answer: monogamous family

MCQ44: Culture is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: TRUE

MCQ45: Weak self-esteem, inability to control temper, rage and so on are the ___________ based
theories of deviance

Answer: personality

MCQ46: Polyandry form of marriage consists of ________

Answer: one wife and two or more husbands

MCQ47: The importance of culture is ___________, ____________

Answer: sets of behaviours standards for a given setting, defines the structure of relationships

MCQ48: ____________ can be generated by a group's spoken or unspoken norms

Answer: conformity
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MCQ49: The following except one are the social perspectives on deviance except ________

Answer: psychological differences

MCQ50: a type of family practice where a man is married to more than one wife is referred to as
____________

Answer: polygamous family

MCQ51: ________ is refers to things that will hold to be true

Answer: beliefs

MCQ52: ____________ occurs in response to the commission of deviant acts and is influential in how
those acts and the actors are seen by others

Answer: secondary deviance

MCQ53: ___________ is the area around us that we consider to be an extension of our body or selves

Answer: atmospheric space

MCQ54: ___________ is defined as behaviour that violates important norms of the group of society

Answer: deviance

MCQ55: The believe by the fundamental Christians that the world was created in 7 days and that it was
created by God. Can be said to be a _________

Answer: belief

MCQ56: ________Is true to state that all social sciences are concerned with human behaviour

Answer: TRUE

MCQ57: all social sciences differs in approach, assumption and methods from one another

Answer: TRUE
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MCQ58: Monogamous norms of marriage encourage individual to have more than one spouse at a time

Answer: TRUE

MCQ59: Culture is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: Sub cultural perspective.

MCQ60: One of the better ways of maintaining order and conformity is when each of us is our own
police

Answer: TRUE

MCQ61: The concept of family refers to different levels of social organisation in different cultures

Answer: TRUE

MCQ62: Culture is language, family structure, how and when people plant, how people lives, how they
die and what the hold to be sacred

Answer: TRUE

MCQ63: _________ is regarded as one’s own internal policeman

Answer: conscience

MCQ64: Effectiveness of control is greatly lessened and armed conflict break out as soon as groups
begin to see the application of force as _________ or ________.

Answer: illegal, excessive

MCQ65: Direct or external controls are the forces that can be brought to bear upon the people and it is
commonly exercise by the _________

Answer: state
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MCQ66: The family performs four basic functions in all societies, which he terms the sexual,
reproductive, economic and educational

Answer: FALSE

MCQ67: ________ Controls often rest upon people’s fear of loss of income, position, or other material
objects that we have accumulated

Answer: direct, external

MCQ68: Internal control of __________ and our attachments to groups are some of the notable social
factors that contribute to conformity and social control

Answer: conscience

MCQ69: Ability to ensure compliance despite resistance from the individual is called __________

Answer: power

MCQ70: __________ is said to be rules that govern behaviour, expectations we hold for how to behave
in a given situation

Answer: norms

MCQ71: ________ has been identified as the legitimate use of power

Answer: authority

MCQ72: One of the legitimate functions of _________ institution is to legitimise the ways in which
power is exercised in a society

Answer: political

MCQ73: Max Weber (1946), identified _________ main sources of political legitimacy

Answer: three

MCQ74: ________ Authority is based on custom handed down through the generations
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Answer: traditional

MCQ75: __________ Authority is based on special personal qualities

Answer: charismatic

FBQ refers to wide spread

attitudes about

controversial issue

Public Opinion eExam

FBQ

group, members of the

group do not often know

themselves, not all the

members live in close

proximity, for example, a

city or corporation.

Secondary eExam

FBQ group is relatively small,

simple group of people.

Primary eExam

FBQ

Burns and Stalker (1961)

make the interesting point

that in 'mechanistic'

(hierarchical),

__is to the concerned, and

obedience is to superior.

Loyalty eExam

FBQ
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

The

__also must ensure that all

group memebrs contribute

to the discussion and must

avoid letting one

participant's opinions

dominate.

Question

Type Question A B C D Answer Remark

FBQ

At

stage, factions form,

personalities clash, no one

concedes a single point

without first fighting tooth

and nail.

Storming eExam

FBQ

Power is a key aspect of

any

posts.

managerial eExam

FBQ

The process of social

learning directed toward

achieving a desired
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

position in future is called

Socialization eExam

FBQ refers to marriage that

unites one male and two or

more females more female

Polygyny eExam

FBQ

Power is a key aspect of

any

posts.

managerial eExam

FBQ

refers to behaviors

expected at someone who

holds a particular status

Role eExam

FBQ

study the workings of the

nervous system and the

effects of

neurotransmitters,

hormones, or stress on

individual.

Psychologists eExam

FBQ

Which of the following is

not one of the functions of

deviance as identify by
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Emile Durkheim?

Promote unit eExam

FBQ

Which of the following is

not identified in the text as

a leadership style? Utilitarian eExam

FBQ

The spread of cultural

element from one society

to another is diffusion eExam

FBQ

People who have some

status in common, such as

teachers , exemplify a Social Group eExam

FBQ

Power does not

necessarily rely either on

formal

authority

authority eExam

FBQ

Legge (1973) describes

power as “the capability of

exercising influence over

attitudes or

of other individuals or

groups”

behaviour eExam
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FBQ

Sociology is the

study of the groups and

societies in which people

live, how social structures

and cultures are created

and maintained or

changed, and how they

affect our behaviour

Systematic eExam

FBQ

A person who has power

can

his will on others.

impose eExam

FBQ

Our

identity may include

thoughts and experiences

we never divulge to

anyone; our social identity

requires public validation.

Private eExam

FBQ

The roles to which we

aspire as well as the

positions we currently

occupy is

Social identity eExam

NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FBQ

refers only to the changes

in behaviour and attitude

having their origins in

interactions with other

persons

Socialization eExam

FBQ

is the movement between

different positions within

the system of social

statification in any society.

Politics eExam

FBQ

An

_thus refers to intergroup

relations.

Out-group eExam

FBQ

An

_is characterised by a 'wefeeling'.

in-group eExam

FBQ _dynamics involves ingroup/

out-group

relationship.

Group eExam

FBQ

Although,
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

__groups may also have

face-to-face relationship

but contact between

individuals in the group

are very ephemeral and

impersonal.

Secondary eExam

FBQ refers to wide spread

attitudes about

controversial issue

Public Opinion eExam

FBQ

The sharing of a

household by an

unmarried couple is

known as

Cohabitation eExam

FBQ refers to sexual activity

outside marriage

Infidelity eExam

FBQ refers to marriage that

unites one male and two or

more females more female

Polygyny eExam

FBQ

Marriage that unites

partners is known as Monogamy eExam

FBQ

A
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

family is a family unit

composed of one or two

parents and their children

Nuclear eExam

FBQ

Although,

groups may also have

face-to-face relationship

but contact between

individuals in the group

are very ephemeral and

impersonal.

Secondary eExam

FBQ

system refers to social

stratification based on

ascription on birth

Caste eExam

FBQ

Social stratification based

on personal merit is

known as a Meritocracy eExam

FBQ

Change in one’s position

in the social hierarchy is

called

Social

mobility.
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FBQ refers to organized activity

that encourages or

discourages social change

Social

Movement

eExam

FBQ

Power does not

necessarily rely either on

formal

authority

authority eExam

FBQ

Negative power is the

power to stop things

happening. It tends to

surface at times of low

morale eExam

FBQ

Personal power is the

power of

(charisma)

personality eExam

FBQ

Expert power arises from

the possession of

expertise.

acknowledge eExam
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FBQ

Political sensitivity

represents the subjective

dimension of power and

on this the perception of

one’s role is

crucial eExam

FBQ

Position power relies

closely not on resource

power FALSE eExam

FBQ

The power of office is also

known as position powe eExam

FBQ

The possession of valued

resources is also known as resources powe eExam

FBQ

is the capability of using

physical force to achieve

influence physical means eExam

FBQ

(1949) defines the family

as follows: The family is a

social group characterised

by common residence,

economic co-operation

and reproduction.

Murdock eExam
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FBQ

The term "

observer" was coined by

Eduard Linteman (1924),

a university of Chicago

Sociologist, to refer to

individuals who belong to

a group and report on that

group to investigators.

Participant eExam

FBQ

__research in actual fact

uses existing records,

gathered originally for

some other purpose, as

data.

Archival eExam

FBQ

The

__is a method of

systematically collecting

data from people about

their behaviour, attitudes

and beliefs.

Survey eExam

FBQ

_solidarity (characteristic

of pre-industrial societies)
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

was said to be based on

agreement and identity

between people.

Mechanical eExam

FBQ

_dealt with two types of

social solidarity, that is,

mechanical and organic

solidarity.

Emily

Durkheim

eExam

FBQ said sociology is a science

of social action.

Max Weber eExam

FBQ

Social

are established patterns of

action and thought that

organize important social

activities -the family,

education, religion, and

the political and economic

systems.

Instiotutions eExam

FBQ

Psychologist are most

interested in the internal

sources of behaviour;
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

sociologist in the

__sources of behaviour.

External eExam

FBQ

Sociology is the

_study of the groups and

societies in which people

live, how social structures

and cultures are created

and maintained or

changed, and how they

affect our behaviour.

Systematic eExam

FBQ

Legge (1973) describes

power as “the capability of

exercising influence over

attitudes or

of other individuals or

groups”

behaviour eExam

FBQ

Power is a key aspect of

any

posts.

managerial eExam

FBQ

Students have power over

NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

their teachers FALSE eExam

FBQ

refers to behaviors

expected at someone who

holds a particular status

Role eExam

FBQ

The

refers to the process by

which people act and react

in relation to others

Mass Media eExam

FBQ

The sharing of a

household by an

unmarried couple is

known as

Cohabitation eExam

FBQ

__is defined as a legally

sanctioned relationship

usually involving

economic cooperation as

well as sexual activity and

child bearing that people

expect to be enduring.

marriage eExam

FBQ
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Norms, belief, technology,

arts is one of elements of culture eExam

FBQ

Election, Referendum,

Opinion polls are used to

measure public opinion eExam

FBQ

The

is one of the means of

forming public opinion.

mass media

eExam

FBQ

refers to crime committed by people of high social position in the course of their occupations White-
collar

crime

eExam

FBQ

Legge (1973) describes

power as “the capability of

exercising influence over

attitudes or

of other individuals or

groups”

behaviour eExam

FBQ

Power is a key aspect of

any

posts.
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

managerial eExam

FBQ

Students have power over

their teachers FALSE eExam

Q76 Psychologists study the workings of the nervous system and the effects of neurotransmitters,
hormones, or stress on individual.

TRUE

Q77 . Although they share the same basic subject matter, each Social Science focuses on the same
aspect of behavior

FALSE

Q78 All Social Sciences are not concerned with human behaviour.

FALSE

Q79 ___________ is the systematic study of the groups and societies in which people live, how social
structures and cultures are created and maintained or changed, and how they affect our behaviour

Sociology

Q80 Power is exercised in all human relationship.

TRUE

Q81 A person who has power can ____________ his will on others.
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

impose

Q82 Ability to compel or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do is __________

powe r

Q83 Power has been seen as the ability to ensure compliance despite resistance from the____involved

individual

Q84 one of these is not features of institutionalised religion

belief

Q85 _______means the marriage of one man to one woman

polygamy

Q86 Which of the following is not one of the general contexts in which power is commonly defined as
authority

demo cracy

Q87 Power does not necessarily rely either on formal ___________ authority

power

Q88 Legge (1973) describes power as “the capability of exercising influence over attitudes or
__________ of other individuals or groups”
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

behav iour

Q89 Power is a key aspect of any _________posts.

manageria l

Q90 Students have power over their teachers

FALSE

Q91 The possession of valued resources is also known as

resources powe

Q92 is the capability of using physical force to achieve influence

physical m eans

Q93 What is the term for status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a
person’s entire life

Ascri bed status

Q94 The process of social learning directed toward achieving a desired position in future is called

Socialization

Q95 Which of the following is not identified as a situation that stimulate sociological thinking
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Encountering peop le who are different from us

Q96 Which sociologist, in a systematic study, linked the incidence of suicide to the degree of social
integration of different categories of people

Durkheim.

Q97 The ________ refers to the process by which people act and react in relation to others

Mass Media

Q98 A ________ refers to social eruption that is highly emotional, violent and undirected

Riot

Q99 ____ refers to organized activity that encourages or discourages social change

Social Movement

Q100 ________ refers to wide spread attitudes about controversial issue

Opinion poll

Q101 The sharing of a household by an unmarried couple is known as

Cohabitation
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Q102 _______ is the aggregate views of some members of the society or a particular public on issues or
governmental policy at a given time

public opin ion

Q103 ______ means the presentation of information in an attempt to influence people

propaganda

Q104 Election, Referendum, Opinion polls are used to measure ___________

public opinion

Q105 The ________ refers to the process by which people act and react in relation to others

Mass Media

Q106 ________is a combination of polyandry and polygyny.

group marriage

Q107 _______is defined as a legally sanctioned relationship usually involving economic cooperation as
well as sexual activity and child bearing that people expect to be enduring.

marriage

Q108 Power is ________ to compel or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do.

abilit y
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Q109 Students have power over their teachers

FALSE

Q110 Norms, belief, technology, arts is one of elements of ___________

culture

Q111 The ________ is one of the means of forming public opinion.

mass media

Q112 A system in which social ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called

social stratif ication

Q113 Which of the following is not one of the functions of deviance as identify by Emile Durkheim?

Promote unit

Q114 Which of the following is not identified in the text as a leadership style?

Utilitarian

Q115 The spread of cultural element from one society to another is

diffusion
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Q116 People who have some status in common, such as teachers , exemplify a

Social Group

Q117 A job __________ is merely the script, but the role is the way the script is acted out.

descri ption

Q118 A role needs to be distinguished from a __________ or job

position

Q119 A system in which social ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called

social mobility

Q120 one of these is not features of institutionalised religion

demo cracy

Q121 Which of the following is not one of the general contexts in which power is commonly defined as
authority

demo cracy

Q122 Power that people perceive as being legitimate rather than illegitimate is the definition for ?

Authority
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Q123 ________ refers to the study of aging and the elderly

Ageism

Q124 In Karl Marx’s analysis of social stratification another name for the working class is the

Proletariat

Q125 A change in one’s position in a social hierarchy refers to

social mo bility

Q126 A system in which social ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called

social stratif ication

Q127 Which of the following is not one of the functions of deviance as identify by Emile Durkheim?

Promote unit

Q128 Which of the following is not identified in the text as a leadership style?

Utilitarian

Q129 The spread of cultural element from one society to another is

diffusion
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Q130 The systematic study of the groups and societies in which people live, how social structures and
cultures are created and maintained or changed, and how they affect our behaviour is ___________

Sociology

Q131 Power is exercised in all human relationship.

TRUE

Q132 ______ refers to various range of conditions and aberrant behaviours which are caused as a result
of social disorganization

Criminal

Q133 _______ is defined as any behavior ,belief or condition that violates significant social norms in the
society.

crim inal

Q134 Which social institution did Karl Marx argue dominated all the others

Family

Q135 Which of the following identified two of the components of culture

Value and norms

Q136 __________ refers to sexual activity outside marriage

Infidelity
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Q137 _________ refers to marriage that unites one male and two or more females more female

Polygyny

Q138 Marriage that unites partners is known as _____

Monogamy

Q139 A_______ family is a family unit composed of one or two parents and their children

Nuclear

Q140 Personal power is the power of __________(charisma)

perso nality

Q141 Expert power arises from the possession of ________ expertise.

acknowledge

Q142 Political sensitivity represents the subjective dimension of power and on this the perception of
one’s role is------

crucial

Q143 Position power relies closely not on resource power

FALSE
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Q144 The power of office is also known as

position

Q145 is one of the sources of power

author ity

Q146 is any significant alteration, modification or transformation in the organization and operation of
social life

change

Q147 refers to two or more people who identify and interact with one another

group

Q148 ______is the study of the size, composition, growth and distribution of human population.

demography

Q149 Which of the following identified two of the components of culture

Value and norms

Q150 Psychologists focus on personality -on the behaviour and attitudes that are not characteristics of
person regardless of the situations.
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

FALSE

Schein in-----defines group as any number of people who interact together

1965

Changes resulting from physical growth are not part of --------process

socialization

In the traditional setting, marriage is seen as the -------------between a man and a woman

union

Religious beliefs affirm the existence of a supernatural-------

being

The first to write about sociology was an African who lived between 1332 and 1395. He is-------

Ibn Khaldun

Social ----- are the realities that affect us

facts

Most religious adherents believe in---------

original sin

Sociologist also study modern………….societies

vehicles

social organization is a ---------

system
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

The three main theories in sociology are functionalism, symbolic interactionism and-----

conflict

Sociologists use methods that are mainly ----------in descovering facts

scientific

Sociologists use ------to study human beings

methods

The interaction that exists between or among people is the----------

social interaction

Religion is based on the belief in the ----------

sacred

Movement of individuals from one social class to another is ----------------

individual mobility

Movement of a group of people from one social status to another is -----------

group mobilty

In survey, ----------are allowed to choose between response alternatives

respondents

Authority which is based on special personal qualities is called--------

charismatic authority

The person that first studied suicide is--------

durkheim
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Conjugal family is also known as family of ----------

procreation

The most important factor in a team is its----------

effectiveness

Spontaneous eruption of common behavioural patterns is called------behaviour

collective

The movement on the same status is called-----

horizontal mobility

__________ can be defined as the aggregate views of the people on a particular public issue or
government policy at a given period

Public opinion

Attraction to a......... also influences conformity

group

The family is a social---------

group

Totems are synonymous with….....

Tools

Question
when a behaviour does not conform to the rules of society it is called---

Answer
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

crime

Question
Discoveries are not a source of social change, true or false?

Answer
false'

Question
sociology emarged as a discipline as result of industrial revolution, true or false?

Answer
true'

Question
Which of these marriages these marriage is common in northern Nigeria?

Answer
Polygamous

Question
Some socities are free from deviance, true or false?

Answer
false'

Question
deviance is relative to which of the follwing?

Answer
Place
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
Marriage is acceptalbe in all scoieties, true or false?

Answer
true'

Question
Which of these agents of socialization can be replaced?

Answer
None of the above

Question
How many forms of collective behaviour is discussed in this course?

Answer
5

Question
what is the main reason why social movements emerge ?

Answer
to provide change

Question
All social sciences focus on different aspects of human behaviour, true of false?

Answer
True'

Question
How many ways of viewing mass departures is there in sociology?

Answer
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
How many founding fathers are discussed in this course?

Answer
2

Question
Comte devided societal development into how many stages?

Answer
3

Question
which is the central problem of sociology?

Answer
Change

Question
How many sources of opinion formationsare discussed in this course?

Answer
4

Question
Pressure Groups and Political Parties help in which ways?

Answer
Public policies
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
How can government assess the acceptance of its policy?

Answer
compliance

Question
Formulation of government policies is made easy through?

Answer
Public opinion

Question
Public opinion is important in assessing government policy true or false?

Answer
True'

Question
when a behaviour does not conform to the rules of society it is called---

Answer
crime

Question
Discoveries are not a source of social change, true or false?

Answer
false'

Question
sociology emarged as a discipline as result of industrial revolution, true or false?

Answer
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

true'

Question
Which of these marriages these marriage is common in northern Nigeria?

Answer
Polygamous

Question
Some socities are free from deviance, true or false?

Answer
false'

Question
deviance is relative to which of the follwing?

Answer
Place

Question
Marriage is acceptalbe in all scoieties, true or false?

Answer
true'

Question
Which of these agents of socialization can be replaced?

Answer
None of the above
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
How many forms of collective behaviour is discussed in this course?

Answer
5

Question
what is the main reason why social movements emerge ?

Answer
to provide change

Question
All social sciences focus on different aspects of human behaviour, true of false?

Answer
True'

Question
How many ways of viewing mass departures is there in sociology?

Answer
2

Question
How many founding fathers are discussed in this course?

Answer
2

Question
Comte devided societal development into how many stages?

Answer
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
which is the central problem of sociology?

Answer
Change

Question
How many sources of opinion formationsare discussed in this course?

Answer
4

Question
Pressure Groups and Political Parties help in which ways?

Answer
Public policies

Question
How can government assess the acceptance of its policy?

Answer
compliance

Question
Formulation of government policies is made easy through?

Answer
Public opinion
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

Question
Public opinion is important in assessing government policy true or false?

Answer
True'

FBQ1
------is the systematic study of the groups and societies in which people live

*Sociology*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ2
Sociology is part of the family of------

*Social sciences*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ3
Each social science discipline focuses on a different aspect of---------

*Human behaviour*
1.0000000
FBQ4
All social sciences are concerned with-----

*Human behaviour*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ5
------are most interested in the internal sources of behaviour

*Psychologist*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ6
--------also studies the workings of the nervous system and the effects of neurotransmitters
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

*Psychologist*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ7
-----------look at the workings of society

*Sociologists*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ8
The word “socio” is a----------- word

*Latin*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ9
The word “logy” is a-------word

*Greek*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ10
The word “socio” means------

*Society*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ11
The word “logy” means --------

*Science*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ12
---------look at the nature of social action itself

*Sociologists*
1.0000000
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

0.0000000
FBQ13
The word sociology is the combinations of-----words

*Two*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ14
-------- is the father of sociology

*August Comte*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ15
Max Weber was one of the ------------ of sociology

*Founding father*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ16
To Max Weber sociology is a---------of social action

*Science*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ17
To Max all action has to do with --------------

*Human behaviour*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ18
Emile Durkheim is one of the --------Sociologists

*Early*
1.0000000
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0.0000000
FBQ19
Emile Durkheim dealt with-------- of social solidarity

*two types*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ20
By 'Solidarity' Durkheim means----------- and integration

*Social cohesion*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ21
According to Durkheim pre-industrial societies is characterised by----

*mechanical solidarity*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ22
Sociologists use -------method to investigate human behaviour

*Scientific*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ23
Survey is a systematic method of -----------

*data collection*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ24
Survey is the use of ------- and interviews during data collection in social sciences

*Questionnaires*
1.0000000
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0.0000000
FBQ25
The method that uses questionnaires in data collection is called----

*Survey*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ26
The research that uses published results of other researchers is called-----

*archival research*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ27
Participant observation is a method of--------

*data collection*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ28
In participant observation as data gathering tool the researcher is expected to ------- and observed

*Participate*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ29
In participant observation researcher is expected to spend a period of time with the people he is ----

*Studying*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ30
Family is a unit of the ----------
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*Society*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ31
Family is one of the ------ institutions of society

*Social*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ32
Without the family there can be no---------

*Society*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ33
Type of family with husband and wife is called------

*Nuclear family*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ34
Marriage system that allows more than one ------is called polygamous family

*Wife*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ35
Marrying more than one wife is known as---------

*Polygamy*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ36
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Basically there are -----types of family

*Two*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ37
-------system of family is mostly practiced in western societies

*Nuclear*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ38
George Peter Murdock is the one who studied-------societies

*250*
1.0000000

1.0000000
FBQ39
Family according to Murdock must have adults of both----

*Sexes*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ40
When two adults of opposite sex share a legal sexual relationship it is called-----

*Family*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ41
Monogamous system of marriage refers to --------

*One man and one wife*

1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ42
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Every member of the family has some ----- to perform

*Functions*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ43
Murdock gave ---- main functions of the family

*Two*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ44
Who gave the two main function of the family

* Murdock*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ45
In all societies there is a social distinction between legitimate and ------ children

*Illegitimate*
1.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ46
Marriage is seen as a -----recognised relationship between a man and woman

*Legally*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ47
There are ------ common types of marriage in Nigeria

*Two*
1.0000000
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0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ48
Culture is the way of--------of a people

*Life*
1.0000000

1.0000000
FBQ49
There is no society ------culture

*Without*
1.0000000

0.0000000

0.0000000
FBQ50
Culture is made of different ------

*Elements*
1.0000000

0.0000000
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
MCQ1
Sociology is a systematic study of --------

Groups and societies

1.0000000
plants and Animals

0.0000000
Natural objects

0.0000000
Science

0.0000000
None of the options
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0.0000000
MCQ2
The words “Socio” was from the Latin word meaning?

Society

1.0000000
Individual

0.0000000
Social

0.0000000
Science

0.0000000
MCQ3
The word “logy” derived from Greek word meaning?

Environment

0.0000000
Logic

0.0000000
Science

1.0000000
Human beings

0.0000000
MCQ4
All Social Sciences are concerned with

Human behaviour

1.0000000
Objects

0.0000000
Nature

0.0000000
Cities
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

0.0000000
MCQ5
Each social Science focuses on a different aspect of

Human behaviour

1.0000000
Society

0.0000000
Country

0.0000000
Region

0.0000000
MCQ6
The person who gave the name sociology was

August Comte

1.0000000
Emile Durkheim

0.0000000
Herbert Spencer

0.0000000
Karl Marx

0.0000000
MCQ7
Among the founding fathers of sociology who was named as the father of sociology?

August Comte

1.0000000
Sigmund Fruit

0.0000000
David Smith

0.0000000
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Emile Durkheim

0.0000000
MCQ8
The words sociology was arrived at from two words which are

Latin and Greek

1.0000000
German and Jewish

0.0000000
French and Dutch

0.0000000
Italian and Aramaic

0.0000000
MCQ9
Psychologists are most interested in

Internal source of human behaviour

1.0000000
Culture

0.0000000
Anthropology

0.0000000
Crimes

0.0000000
MCQ10
Psychologists also study the workings of

Nervous systems

1.0000000
Human digestive system

0.0000000
General human body
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0.0000000
Nerves and Bones

0.0000000
MCQ11
Anthropology shares sociology's interest in the impact of

Human minds

0.0000000
Human existence

0.0000000
culture

1.0000000
Individual life

0.0000000
MCQ12
Sociologists look at the nature of-----

Social actions

1.0000000
Past societies

0.0000000
Organizations

0.0000000
Agricultural development

0.0000000
MCQ13
The statement ”sociology is a science of social action” was made by ----

Max Weber

1.0000000
Karl Marx

0.0000000
George Mead
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0.0000000
August Comte

0.0000000
MCQ14
---- made a clear distinction between action and social action.

Max Weber

1.0000000
August Comte

0.0000000
Talcum Person

0.0000000
Aristotle

0.0000000
MCQ15
Who brought about the idea of two forms of solidarity

Emile Durkheim

1.0000000
August Comte

0.0000000
Max Weber

0.0000000
Ibn Kaldum

0.0000000
MCQ16
Identify the two forms of solidarities brought by Emile Durkheim

Mechanical and Organic solidarity

1.0000000
Complex and simple solidarity

0.0000000
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Group and individual solidarity

0.0000000
Social and natural solidarity

0.0000000
MCQ17
Sociologists use which methods in understanding human behaviour

Scientific method

1.0000000
Pure science

0.0000000
Natural science

0.0000000
Philosophy

0.0000000
MCQ18
Survey is a systematic way of

Data collection

1.0000000
Interaction

0.0000000
Teaching

0.0000000
Human development

0.0000000
MCQ19
The term "participant observer" was coined by Eduard Linteman in which year?

1924

1.0000000
1945
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0.0000000
1956

0.0000000
1935

0.0000000
MCQ20
The term “participant observation” is a system of

Cultural development

0.0000000
Philosophical thinking

0.0000000
Data collection

1.0000000
Analyses

0.0000000
MCQ21
How many types of families do we have as discussed in this course?

1.0000000
5

0.0000000
6

0.0000000
2

0.0000000
MCQ22
Which among the following is a system of western family?

Nuclear Family

1.0000000
Extended family
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0.0000000
Polygamous family

0.0000000
Monogamous Family

0.0000000
MCQ23
Sociologists have regarded the family as the cornerstone of?

Society

1.0000000
The world

0.0000000
Human history

0.0000000
Evolution

0.0000000
MCQ24
The family system that consists of man, woman and children is known as---?

Nuclear family

1.0000000
Monogamous family

0.0000000
Extended family

0.0000000
Polygamous family

0.0000000
MCQ25
Nuclear system of family is also known as ----?

Elementary family

1.0000000
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Tertiary family

0.0000000
Traditional family

0.0000000
Modern family

0.0000000
MCQ26
George Peter Murdock identifies how many function of family?

1.0000000
6

0.0000000
2

0.0000000
5

0.0000000
MCQ27
Which of the following is not among Murdock’s functions of the family?

Religion

1.0000000
Sexual

0.0000000
Reproduction

0.0000000
Education

0.0000000
MCQ28
How many societies did Murdock study to arrive at functions of the family?

250
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1.0000000
25

0.0000000
150

0.0000000
200

0.0000000
MCQ29
Without the sexual and reproductive functions----

There can be no human society

1.0000000
Religion

0.0000000
Development

0.0000000
Education

0.0000000
MCQ30
The sexual function also helps in ---------

Stabilizing the society

1.0000000
Breaking the family

0.0000000
Uniting societies

0.0000000
Developing societies

0.0000000
MCQ31
Marriage helps in---------------

Legitimising children
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1.0000000
Illegitimating children

0.0000000
Dividing the children

0.0000000
None of the options

0.0000000
MCQ32
How many types of marriage do we have?

Monogamous and polygamous

1.0000000
Extended and Nuclear

0.0000000
All of the options

0.0000000
None of the options

0.0000000
MCQ33

Polygamous types of marriage permit how many wives?

More than one wife

1.0000000
One wife

0.0000000
Not sure

0.0000000
Partial sure

0.0000000
MCQ34
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Individual's behaviour is influenced by society.

True

1.0000000
False

0.0000000
Not sure

0.0000000
Partial sure

0.0000000
MCQ35
Culture is not the way of life of the members of a society

False

1.0000000
True

0.0000000
Not sure

0.0000000
Partial sure

0.0000000
MCQ36
The behaviour of an individual is a reflection of group norms

True

1.0000000
False

0.0000000
Not sure

0.0000000
Partial sure
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0.0000000
MCQ37
Which of these is not part of culture?

Philosophy

1.0000000
Norms

0.0000000
Values

0.0000000
Beliefs

0.0000000
MCQ38
Beliefs are mostly associated with ----

Religion

1.0000000
Education

0.0000000
Society

0.0000000
Individuals

0.0000000
MCQ39
---- is a rule that govern behaviour of individuals in his group

Norms

1.0000000
Belief

0.0000000
Culture

0.0000000
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None of the options

0.0000000
MCQ40
Socialization is not the impartation of societal norms, values and attitudes---

False

1.0000000
True

0.0000000
not sure

0.0000000
partiall sure

0.0000000
MCQ41
The following are sources of socialization except?

Environment

1.0000000
Family

0.0000000
Peer group

0.0000000
Associations

0.0000000
MCQ42
Socialization is a product of ------------ interaction

Social

1.0000000
Organizational studies

0.0000000
None of the options
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0.0000000
All of the options

0.0000000
MCQ43
----- is the first agent of socialization

Family

1.0000000
School

0.0000000
Peer group

0.0000000
Work place

0.0000000
MCQ44
School as a means of socialization is becoming ---- effective

More

1.0000000
Less

0.0000000
All of the options

0.0000000
None of the options

0.0000000
MCQ45
Conformity is a product of ----- of a society

Norms

1.0000000
Interaction

0.0000000
Individual
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0.0000000
Relationship

0.0000000
MCQ46
Conformity occurs because people want -----

Approval of others

1.0000000
To show off

0.0000000
Punishment

0.0000000
All of the options

0.0000000
MCQ47
The act of non-conformity to norms of the society is called----

Deviance

1.0000000
Social action

0.0000000
Delinquent

0.0000000
None of the options

0.0000000
MCQ48
Which of these is deviance not relative to

Educational level

1.0000000
Culture
NOUN NEWS AND UPDATES 08029335399

0.0000000
Place

0.0000000
Society

0.0000000
MCQ49
Deviance is considered serious if the rule being violated is-----

All of the options

1.0000000
Important

0.0000000
Affects a significant number of people

0.0000000
Highly respected

0.0000000
MCQ50
Which sociologist said that deviance is inevitable in human society?

Emile Durkheim

1.0000000
Herbert Spencer