All Free Economics MCQs with Answers
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- A. processes of social interaction
- B. diseases that harm societies
- C. problems of cement roads
- D. none of the above
Explanation: At the microsocial level, society is examined through everyday interactions and the processes connecting individuals.
Correct answer: processes of social interaction- A. kinship
- B. primary ties
- C. machines for production
- D. smokestacks
Explanation: Industrial societies depend on machines and mechanized production as the foundation of their economy.
Correct answer: machines for production- A. reference group
- B. membership group
- C. voluntary group
- D. all of the above
Explanation: A group to which a person actually belongs is a membership group, regardless of the group’s particular activity.
Correct answer: membership group- A. the primary group is always helpful to the individual
- B. primary group relations can be harmful to the individual
- C. secondary relations are more important than primary ones
- D. none of the above are relevant
Explanation: Primary groups such as families can strongly influence well-being, but close relationships are not always beneficial and may also cause…
Correct answer: primary group relations can be harmful to the individual- A. small size
- B. daily contact
- C. intimacy
- D. formal interaction
Explanation: Secondary groups are usually larger and less personal, with relationships organized around a purpose or institution.
Correct answer: formal interaction- A. triad
- B. quadrad
- C. dyad
- D. monad
Explanation: A dyad consists of two people and is the smallest possible social group.
Correct answer: dyad- A. fear of a divorce
- B. role conflict
- C. no role involvement
- D. a master status
Explanation: The officer must act according to the duties of a police officer while dealing with her husband in his family role, creating incompatible…
Correct answer: role conflict- A. ancient Egypt
- B. 19th century India
- C. feudal Europe
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Achieved status is earned through effort or choice and is especially prominent in modern, merit-based societies.
Correct answer: none of the above- A. division of labor
- B. age
- C. gender
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Social statuses may arise from the division of labor and may also be assigned on the basis of age or gender.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. status
- B. role
- C. macrolevel behavior
- D. unliberated women
Explanation: Preparing lunch is an activity performed in the position of mother and reflects the expected behavior attached to that position.
Correct answer: role- A. biological cell patterns
- B. norms roles and group in a social system
- C. patterns of individual behavior
- D. what the individual becomes in society
Explanation: Social structure is the organized framework of norms, roles, groups, and institutions that shapes social life.
Correct answer: norms roles and group in a social system- A. division of labor
- B. status fulfillment
- C. ascribed status
- D. status specialization
Explanation: When different individuals specialize in particular tasks, production is organized through division of labor.
Correct answer: division of labor- A. commuters riding a train
- B. spectators watching the construction of a building
- C. lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter
- D. softball players performing in a playoff tournament
Explanation: A group involves people who interact and share a common identity or purpose.
Correct answer: softball players performing in a playoff tournament- A. over scarce resources
- B. within aggregates
- C. because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Role conflict arises when the demands of two or more roles must be met at the same time and cannot easily be reconciled.
Correct answer: because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously- A. Norms
- B. Concepts
- C. Statuses
- D. Roles
Explanation: Social structure is built from statuses, roles, and norms that organize social relationships.
Correct answer: Concepts- A. may create much stress
- B. sometimes occurs by chance
- C. could mean that another role is being performed well
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Faulty role performance can result from chance, create stress, and occur while another role is being performed successfully.
Correct answer: all of the above- A. she has a different reference group than her social class would indicate
- B. her father has special connections to the boss
- C. the daughter likes to daydream
- D. she has been reading too many yuppie biographies
Explanation: Her ambition suggests that she compares herself with a group above her inherited social position and may identify with it as an…
Correct answer: she has a different reference group than her social class would indicate- A. subcultures that refuse to assimilate
- B. groups whose values differ from the mainstream
- C. groups whose values are in explicit opposition to those of the wider societal culture
- D. the most active subcultures
Explanation: A counterculture does more than differ from the mainstream: it explicitly challenges or rejects important values of the wider society.
Correct answer: groups whose values are in explicit opposition to those of the wider societal culture- A. the MTV generation
- B. vegetarians
- C. monks in a convent
- D. players of chess
Explanation: The MTV generation represents a temporary, age-linked subculture that may fade as its members and cultural influences change.
Correct answer: the MTV generation- A. pivotal institution
- B. cultural universals
- C. culture traits
- D. culture complexes
Explanation: Cultural universals are practices or features found in every known culture, such as language, family organization, and rules governing…
Correct answer: cultural universals