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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter that represents the best answer.

1. It is the scientific study of human society and its institutions.

a. Anthropology c. Social Science
b. Political Science d. Sociology
2. This social science discipline takes account of the “equal but different
ways” of how people live in the world.
a. Psychology c. Anthropology
b. Political Science d. Sociology
3. This is the social science discipline that problematizes the unjust results of
the exercise of power and power relations itself however unequal.
a. Sociology c. Anthropology
b. Political Science d. Political Sociology
4. It is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large
social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to
the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
a. Community c. Ethnic Group
b. Culture d. Society
5. It is defined as the knowledge, beliefs, values, behavior and material objects
that together form a people’s way of life.
a. Culture c. Norms
b. Ethics d. Values
6. It studies the cultural heritage of the past through examination of the
physical remains and ruins of past cultures.
a. Archaeology c. Linguistics
b. Biological Anthropology d. Sociological
Anthropology
7. It is a sociological theory that asserts the idea that society evolves through
the cruel process of survival of the fittest.
a. Social Conflict Theory c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Social Darwinism d. Theory of Natural
Selection/Evolution
8. This Marxist-inspired perspective sees the society as an arena where
social actors are seen as gladiators fighting for their very lives.
a. Social Conflict Theory c. Symbolic
Interactionism
b. Positivism d. Functionalism
9. Conceived by Emile Durkheim as the counterpart notion of social
phenomenon in terms of its external effects on individual actions.
a. Deviance c. Manifest Function
b. Inequality d. Social Fact
10. It is the rapid technological advances utilized in day-to-day lives involving
almost all the aspects of human endeavor which helped shaped the ideas of
early sociologists.
a. Age of Enlightenment c. Political Revolution
b. Industrial Revolution d. Post-Industrial Societies
11. This when an anthropologist sees other cultures as equal to his own
cultural orientation.
a. Cultural Relativism c. Ethnocentrism
b. Holism d. Xenocentrism
12. It means judging other cultural way of life as inferior to one’s upbringing
in a particular cultural environment.
a. Cultural Relativism c. Ethnocentrism
b. Holism d. Xenocentrism
13. This refers to the mechanism of segregating different tasks among
society members hence each have their own tasks to fulfill.
a. Division of Labor c. Organic solidarity
b. Mechanical Solidarity d. Positivism
14. It is the term referred to by Durkheim that shows the kind of social
system that has people who relate to others in a more sophisticated way such
as a customer-provider relationship.
a. Division of Labor c. Organic solidarity
b. Mechanical Solidarity d. Positivism
15. According to Hegel, it is a way of thinking and at the same time it is a
way of seeing the world, which centers on the concepts of processes,
contradictions, dynamics and conflicts.
a. Absolute Idealism c. Materialism
b. Dialectic d. Positivism
16. It is represented by new technological platforms and
facilitating communication, self- expression, and interactions.
a. Behavioral change c. Political change
b. Cultural change d. Social change
17. These are the one who serve as the capitalists or the owners of
businesses.
a. Bourgeoisie c. Proletariat
b. Farmers d. Traders
18. These are informal norms which people do not seriously
comply with because it is not vital for the survival of society.
a. Fads, fashion, and crazes c. Laws
b. Folkways d. Mores
19. These are considered to be rules of conduct or action which is
binding to man and if transgressed is punishable.
a. Ethics c. Norms
b. Laws d. Mores
20. This school of thought looks at social “order” and argues that society is made
possible by cooperation of parts, seeing society as a system of parts with respective
functions to perform.
a. Social Conflict Theory c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Positivism d. Functionalism
21. They are the sum of all ideas concepts that is considered by a particular
culture to be good, desirable, and are considered as judgment of what is important
in life.
a. Customs c. Traditions
b. Ethics d. Values
22. They are firmly held opinion or conviction regardless of the lack of verifiable
evidence.
a. Attitudes c. Traditions
b. Beliefs d. Values
23. This refers to practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as
well as the instruments, objects, and cultural spaces associated therewith – that
communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their
cultural heritage.
a. Culture c. Artifacts
b. Material culture d. Intangible cultural heritage
24. It is the feeling of uneasiness and mental stress because of an experience of
another culture which is contrary to one’s own home culture.
a. Culture relativism c. Ethnocentrism
b. Culture shock d. Reentry shock
25. It is a new trend in socio–cultural change in the present society where
young people have the chance to serve their communities.
a. Community work c. Transnational services
b. Local Public Service d. Youth volunteerism

26. It is one of society’s important institutions; it is a belief system that

emphasizes a supernatural being.
a. Faith c. Superstition
b. Religion d. Tradition
27. This sociological perspective explores the issues of meaning-making and
why this is crucial in understanding order or conflict as processes that brought
about society.
a. Social Conflict Theory c. Symbolic Interactionism
b. Positivism d. Functionalism
28. These refers to a lifelong or “womb to tomb” journey or social experience by
which people develop their human potential and culture.
a. Accommodationc. Enculturation
b. Acquisition d. Socialization
29. It is the study of humanity of human beings and could be considered as more
scientific that other disciplines as it studies human evolution and artifacts.
a. Archaeology c. Psychology
b. Anthropology d. Physical Sciences
30. It is the stage of positivism whereby dominated by a search for the essential
nature of things, and people come to believe that all phenomena are created and
influenced by gods and supernatural forces.
a. Metaphysical or abstract stage c. Theological or fictitious stage
b. Positive or scientific stage d. Fetishism
31. Under the Conventional Level of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral
Development, being good means doing whatever pleases others.
a. Law and Order Stage c. Social Contract Stage
b. Interpersonal Concordance Stage d. Universal Ethical Principle
Stage
32. This refers to the Piaget’s Stage of Cognitive Development where children are
able to think logically about objects, people, and places. It is also during this stage
where the child starts to develop empathy.
a. Concrete Operational Stagec. Preoperational Stage
b. Formal Operational Stage d. Sensorimotor Stage
33. According to Mead, in this stage, children begin “role-taking” in which they
mentally assume the perspective of others and respond from that viewpoint.
a. Game Stage c. Play Stage
b. Imitation Stage d. Preparatory Stage
34. It is the feeling of affiliation to a state whose members share a common
identity, origin, ancestry or heritage
a. Cultural Identity c. Master Identity
b. Ethnic Identity d. National Identity
35. This developmental psychologist developed eight psychosocial stages in
which a healthy developing individual should pass through from infancy to late
adulthood.
a. Erik Erikson c. Sigmund Freud
b. Erving Goffman d. Jean Piaget
36. It is the anticipated behavior to follow after all the goals, rules and
expectations have been internalized
a. Conformity c. Social Control
b. Deviance d. Surveillance
37. It rests on the concept of being caught because an act will not be
automatically considered as deviant as long there will be no one who will
label the act as deviant.
a. Role Conflict c. Labeling Theory
b. Structural Strain d. Deviance
38. It is the kind of admonition of a certain act which goes against the
standards of a society.
a. Culture c. Social Control
b. Laws d. Sanction
39. It is the kind of situation whereby there is a discrepancy or imbalance
between culturally valued goals and the means to attain those goals
a. Merton’s Theory c. Alienation
b. Structural Strain d. Labeling Theory
40. It is generally defined as a violation of the cultural norms and standards in
society.
a. Crimes c. Formal Rules
b. Deviance d. Statutes
41. Under the Conventional Level of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral
Development, being good means doing your duty to society.
a. Law and Order Stage c. Social Contract Stage
b. Punishment and Obedience Stage d. Universal Ethical
Principle Stage
42. This refers to the stage of cognitive development where children are
learning language and are able to symbolically represent things, places. During
this stage, children's thinking is egocentric, meaning the child has difficulty seeing
the viewpoint of others.
a. Concrete Operational Stage c. Preoperational Stage
b. Formal Operational Stage d. Sensorimotor Stage
43. According to Cooley, this concept is used to depict the process by which
man sees other people as a mirror of who they are.
a. Generalized Other c. Mirroring
b. Looking-Glass Self d. Self-Reflection
44. This sociologist articulated that individuals improvise on the
performance of their role so that they would appear “presentable” in a
social situation.
a. Sigmund Freud c. Robert K. Merton
b. Erving Goffman d. Jean Piaget
45. It is a type of mechanism exerted by the society in order to create a
social order according to cultural standards.
a. Culture c. Social Control
b. Laws d. Sanction
46. One of the Five Pillars of Islamic Faith, (Hajj, Shahada, Salat) is the
pilgrimage done by Muslims to the holy city of Mecca.
a. Hajj c. Shahada
b. Salat d. Zakāt
47. The religion traces its beginnings to the time of Abraham and
believes in the existence of Yahweh.
a. Buddhism c. Hinduism
b. Christianity d. Judaism
48. It is the philosophical stance that explains all that is in
terms of a single reality and thus conflicts with any belief
that distinguishes radically between different grades of
being.
a. Deism c. Monism
b. Dualism d. Monotheism
49. Hinduism believes that the soul is caught in a cycle of
birth-death-rebirth called (Dukkha, Pitaka, Samsara).
a. Dharma c. Pitaka
b. Dukkha d. Samsara
50. They are religious organizations that have a large
number or members but are less formal than a church.
a. Cults c. Megachurches
b. Denominations d. Sect