1. Sociology is a science because it is 6.

Which of the following BEST describes

I. Empirical the difference between longitudinal and
II. Objective cross-sectional studies?
III. Subjective (A) Secondary sources versus primary
IV. Value free sources
(A) I and IV only (B) Quantitative research versus qualitative
(B) III and IV only research
(C) I, II and IV only (C) Research over a long period of time
(D) I, II, III and IV versus research over a short period
(D) Observation by participation versus
2. Which of the following pairs of concepts multi-stage sampling of population
is associated with George Herbert Mead?
(A) Symbols and meanings 7. Which of the following is a source of
(B) Conflict and social action primary data in qualitative research?
(C) Equilibrium and Verstehen (A) Official statistical report
(D) Value consensus and norms (B) Structured interview
(C) Participant observation
3. “Exploitation was not due to the ‘evil (D) Government report
nature’ of some. Rather it was a structural
requirement of the whole system.” 8. Which of the following would MOST
likely be used in quantitative research?
With which theorist is the view associated? (A) Case study
(A) Karl Marx (B) Structured interview
(B) Max Weber (C) Unstructured interview
(C) Emile Durkheim (D) Participant observation
(D) J.H. Goldthorpe
9. A researcher is seated in a room adjacent
4. People make sense of their world through to a group of students. Unknown to the
an understanding of everyday rules. This students, he observes them with a hidden
view is expressed by camera. What observation technique is the
(A) Marxists researcher using?
(B) Interactionists (A) Overt participation
(C) Functionalists (B) Covert participation
(D) Feminists (C) Overt non-participation
(D) Covert non-participation
5. Which of the following can be described
as a micro perspective? 10. A researcher stands at the street corner
I. Marxism over a period of time administers
II. Functionalism questionnaires to 40 married women passing
III. Interactionism by. What sampling method is the researcher
IV. Ethnomethodology using?
(A) I and II only (A) Quota
(B) I and III only (B) Snowball
(C) II and III only (C) Simple random
(D) III and IV only (D) Systematic random
11. The statement ‘Sociology should be 16. The adoption of North American
value free’ means that lifestyles by Caribbean youth through the
(A) theories should be non-ethical and influence of the media is an example of
objective (A) assimilation
(B) researchers should be ethical and (B) acculturation
objective (C) interculturation
(C) research should offer moral judgement (D) cultural pluralism
(D) researchers’ emotions should influence
only conclusions 17. Which of the following are NOT agents
of primary socialisation?
12. Which group of sociologists argues that
a person’s class is determined by his or her I. Church
position in the economic system? II. Family
(A) Marxists III. Friends
(B) Feminists IV. School
(C) Functionalists
(D) Interpretivists (A) I and II only
(B) II and III only
13. The term ‘popular culture’ refers to the (C) I, III and IV only
(A) cultural products in society (D) II, III and IV only
(B) the culture of the elite in society
(C) the culture of the masses in society 18. Which of the following can be classified
(D) abstract aspects of culture in society as secondary socialisation?
I. Internalisation of norms and value
14. Which of the following statements about II. Accepting the values of the church
culture are TRUE? III. Being a team member of a sports club
IV. Accepting the ideology of the ruling
I. Culture is shared among members of class
society.
II. Society’s culture cannot be transmitted. (A) II and III only
III. Culture is learnt from previous (B) I, III and IV only
generations. (C) II, III and IV only
IV. Culture is the belief system of the elders (D) I, II, III and IV
in the society.
19. Ethnocentrism can BEST be described as
(A) I and II only the
(B) I and III only I. existence of cultural diversity
(C) I and IV only II. ethnic group at the centre of the universe
(D) II and IV only III. evaluation of culture from one’s
perspective
15. Which of the following sociologists is IV. viewing of one’s culture as morally
associated with the Labelling Theory? correct
(A) M. Smith (A) I and III only
(B) A. Cohen (B) I and IV only
(C) H. Becker (C) II and IV only
(D) R. Merton (D) III and IV only
20. Which of the following is TRUE of the
Caribbean matrifocal family?
(A) The household is headed by a male.
(B) Resident husbands are dominant.
(C) The female is the central figure.
(D) Female siblings are more highly valued.
26. Which of the following are
characteristics of cults?
I. Can be short lived
II. Appeal to lower socio-economic groups
III. Reject all of society’s norms
IV. Are dogmatic and fundamentalist

21. According to Marxism, the family serves (A) I and II only

to (B) II and III only
(A) pass on cultural traditions (C) I, II and IV only
(B) demonstrate gender inequality (D) II, III and IV only
(C) stabilise the adult personalities
(D) produce a suitable labour force 27. Which of the following are sociological
characteristics of the church?
22. Primogeniture refers to I. Supportive of the status quo
(A) kinship networks II. Large, exclusive membership
(B) a primitive society III. Clear, established lines of authority
(C) inheritance given to a first born son IV. In existence for a long period of time
(D) the passing on of tradition from parent
to child (A) I and II only
(B) III and IV only
23. Which of the following religions is (C) I, II and III only
indigenous to Caribbean society? (D) I, III and IV only
(A) Islam
(B) Hinduism 28. Which theorist stated that religious
(C) Christianity beliefs could influence social and economic
(D) Rastafarianism change in a society?
(A) Marx
24. Which of the following is an African- (B) Weber
derived syncretic religion? (C) Parsons
(A) Vodun (D) Durkheim
(B) Islam
(C) Christianity 29. Which of the following religious groups
(D) Catholicism evolved in the Caribbean?
I. Vodun
25. Which concept is associated with a II. Methodist
variety of religious belief systems in a III. Shango Baptists
society? IV. Jehovah’s Witness
(A) Pluralism
(B) Extremism (A) I and III only
(C) Syncretism (B) II and IV only
(D) Fundamentalism (C) I, II and III only
(D) II, III and IV only
30. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of a sect?
(A) Membership is elusive and small
(B) A group formed as a result of a split
from a church
(C) Members are often withdrawn from
conventional life
(D) A formal organisation with a hierarchy
of officials
31. Race and colour are examples of
(A) ascribed status
(B) achieved status
(C) classless society
(D) open stratification
32. According to Emile Durkheim, religion
affects society by
(A) uniting the members
(B) supporting injustice
(C) promoting social change
(D) drugging the masses
33. According to some sociologists, elites
would always maintain their dominant
position in society by
I. sharing their wealth
II. investing their wealth
III. attending prestige schools
IV. being dependable workers
(A) I and III only
(B) II and III only
(C) II and IV only
(D) III and IV only
Item 34 refers to the scenario below.
Janice Lorde is an 80-year-old retired
janitor. She is supported by her son who
owns a modest retail store. Today she is
pleased to attend her granddaughter’s
graduation from medical school.
34. The Lorde family can be used as an
example of
(A) vertical mobility
(B) horizontal mobility
(C) intragenerational mobility
(D) intergenerational mobility
35. Upward social mobility in a society is
normally achieved through
(A) employment
(B) caste system
(C) educational status
(D) racial segregation
36. Which of the following is LEAST
representative of ‘open’ stratification in the
Caribbean?
(A) A person’s mobility is determined at
birth.
(B) Female mobility in the occupational
structure is based on success and effort.
(C) A person’s status can improve or
decline.
(D) Male mobility is based on success and
effort at work.
37. Lloyd Braithwaite (1953) observed that
Trinidad and Tobago’s social structure was
founded on an ascriptive-particularistic
basis. Which of the following was an
example of this phenomenon at the time of
his research?
(A) Employment in a bank required light-
coloured skin.
(B) Whites and Blacks intermarried freely.
(C) East Indians and Chinese mixed freely
with Blacks.
(D) Any person could have been eligible to
become a carnival queen.
38. Which of the following statements about
the plantation society are TRUE?
I. African slaves were culturally diverse
II. There was the potential for inter- and
intra-group conflict
III. Plantations were stratified into three
layers: white, brown and black
IV. Whites were a homogeneous group
consisting of persons of equal status
(A) II and III only
(B) III and IV only
(C) I, II and III only
(D) I, II and IV only
39. On which of the following issues
relating to social stratification did Weber
and Marx differ?
(A) Group conflict is the essence of conflict
in society.
(B) Class, status and power are related but
are not the same.
(C) Economic institutions are critical in the
shaping of society.
(D) The powerful in society use their ideas
and value to maintain control.
Items 40-42 refer to the options below.
(A) Stratification is universal, necessary and
inevitable.
(B) Stratification is an expression of the
values of powerful groups.
(C) Change in the stratification system
comes through an evolutionary process.
(D) In market economies classes develop
from people’s situations in relation to
buying and selling.
40. Conflict
41. Functionalist
42. Weberian
43. Which of the following statements are
TRUE of the Caribbean?
I. Women still face discrimination in the
labour market.
II. More women than men are enrolled in
tertiary institutions.
III. Females outnumber males in clerical and
secretarial occupations.
IV. Males are less likely to get top jobs
today as a result of patriarchy.
(A) I and IV only
(B) II and III only
(C) I, II and III only
(D) II, III and IV only
44. Which of the following processes
represent Edward Kamau Braithwaite’s
(1971) view of creolization?
(A) Endogamy and exogamy
(B) Acculturation and interculturation
(C) Globalisation and transmission
(D) Assimilation and diffusion
45. In what way has Caribbean stratification
changed in the last 100 years?
(A) Social inequalities have almost
disappeared.
(B) East Indian culture has become
dominant in most islands.
(C) Opportunities for females in the
workplace decreased relative to males.
(D) More lower-class groups have benefitted
from educational and occupational
opportunities.