SOC1501 REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

SOC1501 REVISION Semester2 1 QUESTION 1 Choose the option, which correctly describes how the concept of cultural change is treated in the thought of contemporary sociologists such as Piotr Sztompka. a. contemporary sociologists emphasise the importance of the role of social consensus and social integration. b. contemporary sociologists emphasise the role of globalisation in the transformation of people’s values and identities. c. most contemporary sociologists agree that modern societies are culturally diverse and that their national security is always under threat. d. contemporary sociologists believe that all societies are affected by the process of globalisation in a positive way. 1. a, b, and c 2. a and b 3. b and c 4. c and d 5. a, b, c and d. QUESTION 2 Choose the correct option. People in South Africa live in different types of houses. Some live in middle-class houses, while others live in the smaller box-type houses built during the apartheid times or as part of the RDP. RDP is an acronym for: 1. Rebuilding Development Programme 2. Reconstruction and Development Programme 3. Restructuring Development Process 4. Renovation and Development Programme 5. None of the above. QUESTION 3: Choose the correct option. Which slogan do you associate with the spirit of the age of the Enlightenment? a. he who dares wins b. dabbling in dark sciences c. dare to know d. overcome your adversaries 1. only a 2. a and b 3. b, c and d 4. only c 5. None of the above. QUESTION 4: Choose the correct option. Cultural trauma usually occurs when …. a. there are different cultures that co-exist in the same geographical environment. b. when the process of industrialisation takes place. c. when common values and norms lead to social integration and social consensus in society. d. when there are conflicts and splits in the national culture of society. 1. a and c 2. b, c and d 3. a and d 4. All of the above statements are correct. 5. None of the above statements are correct. QUESTION 1 Choose the correct option. Which concepts refer to Karl Marx’s conception of the structure of society and its social change dynamics? a. a differentiated organism; evolution of dominant species b. metropole; survival of the fittest c. mode of production; class struggle d. modernity; cultural lag 1. a and b 2. b and d 3. only c 4. all of the above 5. none of the above QUESTION 2 Choose the correct option. Weber’s point is that …power plays an independent role in determining one’s position in the stratification hierarchy, irrespective of one’s class position or the status one has. 1. economic 2. social 3. political 4. resourceful 5. none of the above QUESTION 3 Choose the correct option. Match the following statements with the appropriate population theory. a. The idea of zero population growth. b. The idea of moral restraint c. The idea of preventative and positive checks d. The idea of family planning e. The idea of geometric and arithmetic growth i. Malthusianism ii. Neo-Malthusianism 1. a=i; b=i; c=i; d=i; e=i 2. a=ii; b=i; c=i; d=ii; e=i 3. a=i; b=ii; c=ii; d=ii; e=i 4. a=i; b=ii; c=i; d=ii; e=i 5. a=ii; b=i; c=ii; d=i; e=i QUESTION 4 Choose the correct option. Max Weber’s conception of an interpretive sociology refers to … a. analysis of the language which sociologists use to describe social phenomena b. studying class consciousness as a factor in bringing about social order. c. the sociologist tries to understand social action by investigating the subjective meaning people give to their behaviour. d. uncovering the laws which determine the consequences of the rationalisation of modern life. 1. a and d 2. a, b and c 3. only c 4. all of the above 5. None of the above SOC1501 REVISION Semester2 2 QUESTION 5 Choose the correct option. When a group of people faces the same sort of problems, problems that are the result of their economic circumstances, a feeling of togetherness (or solidarity) develops among them; these people then start to think and act as a group. 1. only in rare circumstances 2. true 3. in few circumstances 4. never 5. None of the above QUESTION 6 Choose the correct option. Which of the following are political ideals associated with the political revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment? a. the Sun King must rule forever b. freedom, individual rights, human equality, democracy, republicanism c. the poor should be fed cake if they do not have bread d. the monarchy must control legislative, executive and judicial power 1. a and c 2. a, b and c 3. only b 4. only d 5. None of the above. QUESTION 7 Choose the correct option. Link the following statements to the appropriate description. a. a rural woman losing her life as a result of a motor car accident. b. being absent from work as a result of an illness. c. having your leg cut off as a result of an arthritic infection. d. a man dying from multiple sta