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FINALTERM EXAMINATION FINALTERM EXAMINATION

FALL 2006 FALL 2006

SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - 1 ) 1 )

Marks: 60 Marks: 60

Time: 120min Time: 120min

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Exam Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007

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• 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.

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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

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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

perspective argues that social stratification benefits some people at the expense of others.

► Social conflict

► Structural-Functional

► Symbolic-Interaction

► Functionalist


functions are recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern.

► Latent

► Manifest

► Dysfunctions

► None of the given options


is an act of moving from one social class to another.

► 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


is a form of marriage uniting one male and two or more females.

► Polygamy

► Polyandry

► Polygyny

► Group marriage


is the first and most influential setting for socialization.

► Peer group

► School

► Religion

► Family


stratification refers to society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power and privilege between men and women.

► 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

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Erving Goffman use the term which refers to attributes that discredit people.

► Stigma

► Degradation ceremony

► Deviant ritual

► Secondary identity

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The CBR refers to .

► Child birth rate

► Crude baby rate

► Child birth ratio

► Crude birth rate


According to 1998 Population Census of Pakistan, percent of the population was of children under 15 years.

► 42

► 43

► 45

► 44


The population growth rate (PGR) of the world was percent in 2002.

► 1.3

► 1.4

► 1.6

► 3.1

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The is “Crude” because it does not take into account the risk of having births.

► CBR

► CDR

► Mortality

► None of the given options


is the study of interaction of living organisms and the natural environment.

► Neurology

► Biology

► Ecology

► Anthropology


is the transfer of cultural traits from one place or group to another.

► Inventions

► Discovery

► Diffusion

► Creation

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) In Karl Marx idea of class and conflict those who earn their living by selling their labor called .

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) is an exaggerated description applied to every person in same category.

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) is the practice of mate selection from the same social category.

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) According to view inequality is a product of the traditional division in human societies.

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) In 1798 published an Essay on the “Principle of Population”.

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Davis and Moore view that social stratification has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society.

► True

► False

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Counter culture is cultural pattern that strongly opposes the widely accepted patterns within a society.

► True

► False

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one In a global perspective, the United States spends more on schooling than almost anywhere else.

► True

► False

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Pakistan had a population of 148.6 million in 2006.

► True

► False

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The concept of cultural lag was given by William F. Ogburn.

► True

► False

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 3 )

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)

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 ) 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.


How institution of school is imparting its role to create social integration?


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)


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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SOC101 Introduction to Sociology Final Term Examination – Spring 2006

Time Allowed: 150 Minutes

Question No. 1 Marks : 3

Ahmar is a student of sociology. He is working on population study, name three significant areas of population that he can study.


is the property-less working class. � Proletariat � Bourgeoisie � Mediocre � Industrialists


Thomas Malthus’s theory of population growth summarizes that _. � Population increases geometrically while the available food supply increases arithmetically. � Although population increases geometrically, technological innovation will guarantee adequate food

supplies. � Increase in the food supply inevitably lead to increase in population. � Population increases in direct proportions to the available food supply.


In a traditional society, status and roles were characterized by few statuses, mostly ascribed and few specialized roles. � True � False


The concept of social integration was proposed by . � Karl Marx � mile Durkhiem � Robert K. Merton � Herbert Spenser


The adoptions of those social patterns that have resulted from industrialization are called .


is a social bond that is based on blood, marriage or adoption that joins individuals into families.

� Clan � Kinship � Tribe � Class


The government of Pakistan, pursuing the policy of Education for All (EFA), expects that by

� 2010 � 2020 � 2015 � 2025

all children will complete their primary education.


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.


Cultural change means . � Change in patterns of behavior � Change in the laws of society � Change in the technology of the society � All of the given options

Question No. 11 10

Marks :

Asim and Atif are friends. Both are the student of sociology. Their teacher gives them an assignment on “social stratification”. Asim favouring Karl Marx’s point of view about social stratification, which states that social stratification is based on two classes. While Atif inclined towards Max Weber’s point of view about social stratification. How Atif will explain Max Weber’s point of view?


_ means assigning students to different types of educational programs.


is the study of interaction of living organisms and their natural environment.


stratification refers to society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power and privilege between men and women. � Caste � Class � Gender � power


of population refers to the dispersion of people in a territory, like rural-urban densities. � Distribution � Size � Composition � Migration


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.


Ahmad is a student of sociology. He is conducting a research on “causes of social change”. Presently he is working on one cause that “ideas can bring change”. To guide him, explain this cause of social change.


is to occupy many statuses simultaneously. � Role set � Role conflict � Role description � Role exit


mobility is the up and down movement of individuals and groups in socio- economic scale. � Vertical � Horizontal � Latent � Intra-generational


In Weber’s theory of social stratification, three overlapping elements are social class, status and .


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


Traditional societies are governed by heterogeneity in the cultural values. � True � False


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


is not related with the basic feminist ideas.

� The importance of change � No choice of human expanding � Eliminating gender stratification � Existing sexual violence


Bourgeoisie welcomed the industrial revolution because the new technology increased the productivity and profits. � True � False

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FALL 2006

SOC101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (Session - 3 )

Marks: 40

Time: 60min

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Exam Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006


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.

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allocated for each question.

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Marks Question 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Marks Question 21

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The way of understanding social facts based on science is called .

► 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


Recognized and intended consequences of a social pattern are called functions.

► Latent

► Eufunctions

► Manifest

► Dysfunctions


is a term used to transform the specific observations into general theory.

► Logical theory

► Inductive logical thought

► Unethical theory

► Deductive logical thought


A daughter, a teenager and a son are examples of .

► Status set

► Role set

► Ascribed statuses

► Achieved statuses


refers to the tension among roles that are connected to a single status.

► Role exit

► Role strain

► Role ambiguity

► Role conflict


is a formal organization that individuals join to accomplish their moral goals.

► Coercive organization

► Normative organization

► Utilitarian organization

► Moral organization

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one paradigm views culture as a relatively stable system, based on core values.

► Structural-functional

► Social-conflict

► Symbolic-interaction

► Sociobiological

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one has the greatest impact on socialization.

► Mass media

► Peer groups

► Family

► School

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one According to Freud's concept is a basic drive or need for humans.

► Id

► Superego

► Generalized other

► Ego

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) The perspective reveals that people's lives are mostly a result of what they decide to do.

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) Social is a social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society.

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) is an expected behavior of someone who holds a particular status.

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) are norms for routine or casual interaction.

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) group is a social group whose members have interests, social position and age in common.


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?


Name any three characteristics of scientific methods.


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.


SOC101 Introduction to Sociology Mid Term Examination – Spring 2006

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS:


• 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.


The behavior of one who fills a particular status is called .

� An ascribed status � An achieved status � Role conflict � Role


Explain secondary groups with reference to Pakistani society.


An exaggerated group shared image of another group or category is called .


is the process in which researcher spell out the procedure for data collection.


Paradigm sees society as an arena of in-equality.

� Structure Functional � Conflict � Symbolic interaction � None of the given options


There was no sociology as a distinct discipline before the .

� 17th century � 18th century � 19th century � 20th century


Define the concept of “Closed Social System” in context of Pakistani society.


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


The branch of sociology that deals with the crimes is called

� Epistemology � Criminology � Socio-biology � None of the given options


The theory of class conflict was proposed by

� Karl Marx � Emile Durkhiem � Robert K. Merton � Herbert Spenser


What is meant by stereotypes? Give example.


Durkheim said Deviance is functional, in that context, describe anyone function of deviance.


----------------- is a recognized social position that an individual occupies in a social situation.


Gender is

� Biological construction � Social construction � Socio-biological construction � None of the given options


The concept of social integration was proposed by

� 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.


Invention, discovery and diffusion are the agents of

� Socialization � Culture

� Cultural change � Conflict


What is meant by normative organizations? Give at least two examples of normative organizations functioning in Pakistan.


is a behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status.


Paradigm sees society as an arena of in-equality that generates conflict and change.


Considering others’ culture as superior to one’s own is called

� Positivism � Ethnocentrism � Xeno-centrism � None of the given options

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