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FINALTERM EXAMINATION
FALL 2006 Marks: 60
SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - Time: 120min
1)
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Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting any question:
• All the questions are compulsory.
• This exam consists of 15 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) carrying 1 mark each, 5
fill in the blanks carrying 1 mark each, 5 true false carrying 1 mark each, 5 Short
questions carrying 3 marks each and 2 Descriptive questions carrying 10 marks each.
ƒ Time management is very important. MCQs and fill in the blanks may be solved first
to secure enough time for remaining descriptive questions.
ƒ The use of notes, handouts, books or any other helping material is strictly prohibited
in the centre during the exam.
ƒ Please answer the short and long descriptive questions keeping in view the marks
allocated for each question.
ƒ You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the
official timekeeper of the exam.
ƒ Failure to comply with the Supervisor’s directions may result in your paper being
cancelled.
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Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Marks
Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Marks
Question 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Marks
Question 31 32
Marks
► Social conflict
► Structural-Functional
► Symbolic-Interaction
► Functionalist
► Latent
► Manifest
► Dysfunctions
► Social mobility
► Social stratification
► Inter-class mobility
► Economic mobility
is a social group of two or more people, related by blood and marriage who
usually live together.
► Tribe
► Family
► Clan
► Kinship
► Polygamy
► Polyandry
► Polygyny
► Group marriage
► Peer group
► School
► Religion
► Family
► Caste
► Class
► Gender
► Power
The government of Pakistan, pursuing the policy of Education for All (EFA), expects that by
all children will complete their primary education.
► 2010
► 2020
► 2015
► 2025
Erving Goffman use the term which refers to attributes that discredit people.
► Stigma
► Degradation ceremony
► Deviant ritual
► Secondary identity
► 42
► 43
► 45
► 44
The population growth rate (PGR) of the world was percent in 2002.
► 1.3
► 1.4
► 1.6
► 3.1
The is “Crude” because it does not take into account the risk of having births.
► CBR
► CDR
► Mortality
► Neurology
► Biology
► Ecology
► Anthropology
► Inventions
► Discovery
► Diffusion
► Creation
In Karl Marx idea of class and conflict those who earn their living by selling their labor
called .
Davis and Moore view that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation
of a society.
► True
► False
Counter culture is cultural pattern that strongly opposes the widely accepted patterns within
a society.
► True
► False
In a global perspective, the United States spends more on schooling than almost anywhere
else.
► True
► False
► True
► False
► True
► False
Briefly describe the major components of Karl Marx theory of class and conflict .
The amount of movement up and down the class structure would indicate the extent of
social mobility prevalent in the society. Enlist three main factors that affect mobility?
(1+1+1)
In pre-industrial societies, most newly weds live with one set of parents, gaining economic
assistance and economic security in the process. Enlist any three residential patterns
present in the industrial society. (1+1+1)
Peer group is the one, whose members have interests, social position and age in common.
Keeping in view the above mentioned statement how peer group influence your personality.
According to Weber, social stratification is not simply a matter of class but it also shaped by
two other aspects: status and power. How you as a sociologist see the relevance of these two
concepts of stratification in the society? (5+5)
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 10 )
Family performs several functions. In fact family has been considered as “The backbone of
society”. Explain any two functions of family that are fundamental for Pakistani society?
(5+5)
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Ahmar is a student of sociology. He is working on population study, name three significant areas of
population that he can study.
In a traditional society, status and roles were characterized by few statuses, mostly ascribed and few
specialized roles.
True
False
The adoptions of those social patterns that have resulted from industrialization are
called .
The government of Pakistan, pursuing the policy of Education for All (EFA), expects that by
all children will complete their primary education.
2010
2020
2015
2025
Ch. Ahsan is a well known land lord in his district, he has two children, one daughter and one
son. Both are competent, his son is studying in England; his daughter also wants to go
abroad for higher studies. When she tried to get permission from her father, he strictly refused
her. Moreover Ch. Ahsan does not give any importance to the females of his family and only
involves his son in any kind of decision making.
Keeping in view the above mentioned situation, explain the behavior of Ch. Ahsan according
to the gender stratification.
Zeeshan moved from rural to urban area in search of job. The available occupation in urban area
can cause mental illnesses and conflicts. What kind of fears he can face regarding the new
occupation.
mobility is the up and down movement of individuals and groups in socio- economic
scale.
Vertical
Horizontal
Latent
Intra-generational
The shift from high to low mortality and fertility is known as the .
Polyandry refers to a .
Marriage joining two partners
Marriage uniting three or more people
Marriage uniting one male and two or more females
Marriage uniting one female with two or more males
Endogamy is the practice that mandates marriage between different social categories.
True
False
The is “Crude” because it does not take into account the risk of having births.
CBR
CDR
Mortality
None of the given option
Ali, Maham and Hamza took admission in the school at grade one; 50 percent of students dropped
out prior to completion of their primary stage from their school. There could be number of reasons,
enlist any three.
Ahmad is studying the links of birth rates and death rates to a society’s level of
industrialization. Keeping in view the Demographic Transition Theory, how will he explain
the four stages?
Question No. 28 Marks : 1
is a system which traces kinship through males.
Matrilineal
Bilateral
Patrilineal
Neolocal
societies actively encourage other societies to seek more efficient forms of energy and
convince people about new technologies.
Caste
Class
Industrial
Traditional
Sociologists are interested in studying the environmental problems that result from the
specific actions of individuals, so they are also social problems.
True
False
Bourgeoisie welcomed the industrial revolution because the new technology increased the
productivity and profits.
True
False
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
FALL 2006 Marks: 40
SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - Time: 60min
3)
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Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting any question:
ƒ All the questions are compulsory.
ƒ This exam consists of 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 5 questions of fill in the
blanks, 5 short descriptive questions and 1 long descriptive question.
ƒ Time management is very important. MCQs and fill in the blanks may be solved first
to secure enough time for remaining descriptive questions.
ƒ For each MCQ, read the given options carefully and select the most appropriate or
the best suitable answer.
ƒ The use of notes, handouts, books or any other helping material is strictly prohibited
in the centre during the exam.
ƒ Please answer the short and long descriptive questions keeping in view the marks
allocated for each question.
ƒ You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the supervisor will be the
official timekeeper of the test.
► Latent function
► Natural science
► Positivism
► Sociobiology
A statement illustrating that how and why specific facts are related to each other is called
.
► Macro-level orientation
► Theory
► Theoretical paradigm
► Hypothesis
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
► Latent
► Eufunctions
► Manifest
► Dysfunctions
► Logical theory
► Unethical theory
► Status set
► Role set
► Ascribed statuses
► Achieved statuses
► Role exit
► Role strain
► Role ambiguity
► Role conflict
►
Coercive organization
► Normative organization
► Utilitarian organization
► Moral organization
► Structural-functional
► Social-conflict
► Symbolic-interaction
► Sociobiological
► Mass media
► Peer groups
► Family
► School
► Id
► Superego
► Generalized other
► Ego
The perspective reveals that people's lives are mostly a result of what they decide
to do.
group is a social group whose members have interests, social position and age in
common.
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 3 )
Today, the world has become a global village. We find people wearing same clothes,
enjoying same music and selecting same brands of products for shopping. How people
from diverse corners of the world develop global links?
Ahmad is a member of primary group. What kind of relationship he shares with other
group members. Give two examples of primary groups?
According to George Herbert Mead, there are three emerging stages of self. Name them.
Give any three examples of white collar crime from your daily observation.
The research process requires a sequence of steps. Explain any five steps in detail.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting any question:
• All questions are compulsory.
• This exam consists of 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s) carrying 1 mark each, 5 fill in the
blanks carrying 1 mark each, 5 Short Questions carrying 3 marks each and 1 Descriptive Question
carrying 10 marks.
• You are required to show all the working of short questions as well as descriptive question.
• This examination is closed book, closed notes, closed neighbors.
• Do not ask any questions about the contents of this examination from anyone.
• You may wish to pace yourself with your own watch, but the Supervisor will be the official
timekeeper of the test.
• Failure to comply with the supervisor’s directions will result in your test being cancelled. Please
comply with supervisor’s directions to avoid any unpleasant event.
An ascribed status
An achieved status
Role conflict
Role
is the process in which researcher spell out the procedure for data
collection.
Structure Functional
Conflict
Symbolic interaction
None of the given options
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
People and groups that influence our self-concept, attitudes and behavior are called
Agents of democratization
Agents of change
Agents of socialization
Agents of politicization
Epistemology
Criminology
Socio-biology
None of the given options
Karl Marx
Emile Durkhiem
Robert K. Merton
Herbert Spenser
Durkheim said Deviance is functional, in that context, describe anyone function of deviance.
Question No. 13 Marks : 1
Gender is
Biological construction
Social construction
Socio-biological construction
None of the given options
Karl Marx
Emile Durkhiem
Robert K. Merton
Herbert Spenser
In the light of “Understanding the Socialization Process” discuss the Charles H. Cooley’s
theory of looking Glass Self in context of your local social settings.
Socialization
Culture
Cultural change
Conflict
Positivism
Ethnocentrism
Xeno-centrism
None of the given options