SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEWER

1) Society denotes
a. the totality of social organization and its complex of social relationships
b. a group of people who share a common culture
c. a geographical aggregate who live a common life and interact with one another
d.all of the above
e. none of the above

2) The pattern of relationship between units of a specified whole is:

a. social structure d. all of these
b. social organization e. none of these
c. society

3) Sociologists define culture as:

a. a state of refinement
b. the plastic and graphics arts
c. activities such as TV sitcoms, soap operas or rock music
d. the totality of meanings, values, customs, norms, ideas and symbols relative to a society
e. none of the above

4) Which statement about culture does sociologist hold?

a. people living in urban areas are highly cultured
b. the Negritoes in Central Luzon are uncultured
c. all societies have culture
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

5) The idea held by the Negritoes about nature spirits helping them is an example of:
a. norms d. sanction
b. belief e. all of these
c. perception

6) The strongly held norms considered essential to the welfare of the people and their cherished values
are called:
a. folkways d. laws
b. belief e. all of these
c. mores

7) When norms are formalized a governing body, they become -

a. folkways d. laws
b. belief e. none of these
c. mores

8) The socially imposed rewards and punishments to ensure the conformity of the members of society
to its norms are called -
 a. laws d. sanctions
b. folkways e. all of these
c. mores

9) Which of the following is a part of our folkways?

a. the pamanhikan d. all of these
b. superstitious e. none of these
c. the ten commandments

10) The feeling of unpleasantness or disorientation when one goes to an unfamiliar setting is:
a. culture strip d. cultural imagination
b. skeptical receptivity e. none of these
c. culture shock

11) When one group blends and takes on the characteristics of another culture, there is ____.
a. Acculturation d. assimilation
b. Accommodation e. none of these
c. adaption

12) The sharing for the dignity of others and being with them is:
a. Pakikisalamuha d. pakikitungo
b. Pakikiisa e. none of these
c. pakikipagkapwa

13) The obligation to repay a person for whom one has received a favor with undefined quantification is
___.
a. Pakikisama d. utang na loob
b. kusang loob e. none of these
c. magandang loob

14) The occurrence of graft and corruption, nepotism and favoritism in the Philippines if often attributed to
the value of:
a. Personalism d. hospitality
b. Impersonalism e. none of these
c. utang na loob

15) The raw materials from which personality is fashioned refers to:
a. genetic personalities
b. biological inheritance
c. geographical environment
d. socio-cultural environment
e. all of these

16) The basic idea of personality held by the symbolic interactionism is that personality is the result of the
interaction.
a. heredity and environment
b. individuals mediated by symbols or language
 c. the individuals and his culture
d. all of these
e. none of these

17) The process by which a child learns to conform to the norms of the group acquires a status, plays the
corresponding role and emerges with a social self is –
a. education d. socialization
b. enculturation e. none of these
c. presentation of self

18) Which statement best characterizes the socialization process?

a. the first five years of child’s life is crucial in personality formation
b.socialization is a continuous life-long process
c. culture makes its deep influence during early childhood
d. the church play a crucial role in the socialization process
e. none of these

19) According to Cooley, the ability of children to visualize themselves through the eyes of others and
imagine how they appear to others is called –
a. personality d. superego
b. looking glass self e. none of these
c. presentation of self

20) Responding to a number of individuals in the group and integrating the various rules or set of norms
of the group takes place in what is called the period of the –
a. looking glass self
b. reference groups
c. generalized others
d.development of the social self
e. all of these

21) Statuses which are fixed at birth by biological characteristics over which the individuals has little
control are –
a. ascribed d. attained
b. assigned e. none of these
c. achieved

22) Becoming a doctor is an example of –

a. ascribed d. attained
b. assigned e. none of these
c. achieved

23) The basic element of social structure in Philippine society is the –

a. friendship group d. rural community
b. family e. all of these
c. school
24) The totality of social organization and the complex network of interconnected, interdependent and
overlapping social relationships refers to –
a. social groups c. bureaucracy
b. society d. state
e. none of these

25) In the Philippines, the adoption or borrowing of the culture patterns and values of the Chinese by the
Filipinos and vice-versa is –
a. accommodation c. bureaucracy
b. society d. reciprocity
e. none of these

26) The family where one is born, reared and socialized is –

a. family orientation d. egalitarian family
b. family of procreation e. none of these
c. nuclear family

27) The type of residence which permits the newly married couple to reside independently of the parents
of the bride and the groom is –
a. patrilocal d. neolocal residence
b. matrilocal e. none of these
c. bilocal

28) The function of religion in all culture is –

a. to provide guidance to behavior
b. perform welfare function
c. discover a road to spiritual serenity
d. perform recreation function
e. all of these

29) The hierarchical arrangement and establishment of social categories that may evolve into social
groups together with statuses and their corresponding roles refer to:
a. social ranking d. segmentation
b. social stratification e. none of these
c. bureaucracy

30) The social standing of a person or group within a social class or the whole stratification system is
called –
a. status d. social rank
b. role e. none of these
c. social exchange

31) When we say Cebuanos are thrifty and industrious, and Bicolanos are friendly people, we are making
use –
a. stereotypes d. prejudice
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. Epithets
32) The improvement in the quality of life, ensuring adequate level of nutrition and suitable characteristics
of economically and politically stable societies of the West is –
a. modernization d. progress
b. development e. none of these
c. globalization

33) The movement of a person or group of persons to another place more or less for permanent
residence is –
a. migration d. ecological movement
b. population growth e. none of these
c. population change

34) The complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, customs, and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by men as a member of society is –
a. religion d. culture
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. idiosyncrasy

35) The anthropologist who discovered the tabon cave in Palawan was –
a. Jaime Bulatao d. Frank Lynch
b. Linda Jocano e. Francisco Rodrigo
c. Robert Fox

36) The kinship group consisting of parents and children is the –

a. nuclear d. households
b. stem e. none of these
c. extended

37) ____ is the material wealth given to the bride and her family before marriage.
a. bride wealth d. fetish
b. fosterage e. all of these
c. dowry

38) Polygamy is practiced by the –

a. Muslims of southern Philippines
b. Kalingas d. Negritos
c. Bontocs e. Cebuanos

39) ___ describes the blurring and breakdown of established rules, standards, categories, distinctions
and boundaries.
a. naturalization d. westernization
b. postmodern e. none of these
c. urbanization

40) ___ are considered as society’s standards of morality, propriety, ethics and legality.
a. folkways d. habits
 b. values e. all of these
c. norm

41) ___ is the family in which a person is raised and born.

a. family of procreation d. joint family
b. family of orientation e. family size
c. extended family

42) ___ was Frank Lynch’s contribution to the study of Filipino values. It connotes the facility of getting
along with others so as to avoid outward signs of conflicts, even under difficult circumstances.
a. smooth interpersonal relationship
b. reciprocity d. utang na loob
c. amor propio e. all of these

43) ___ is a Filipino value and defined as benign taken by one’s fellowmen for what one is or believes he
is and treated in accordance with his status, not rejected or improperly criticized.
a. social acceptance d. bayanihan
b. pakikipagkapwa e. none of these
c. amor propio

44) Countless popular songs tell us that for every person there is one true love. This is an example of –
a. real culture d. patterned evasion
b. ideal culture e. all of these
c. subculture

45) Which of the following is a value?

a. students should not throw spitballs during classes
b. students who cheat on examinations should be suspended
c. all young people have a right to an education
d. college professors should not data their students
e. all of the above

46) A rule about putting your napkins in your lap before you start eating is an example of –
a. mores d. laws
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. folkway

47) By taking the role of the other, George Herbert Mead meant –
a. practicing the new role before actually taking on that role
b. seeing an image of oneself reflected in other people’s eyes
c. learning to play a game such as baseball by the rules
d. learning to see things from another person’s point of view.
e. all of these

48) One of the primary differences between peers and parents as agents of socialization is that –
a. peers engage in open conflict
b. peer’s relations are egalitarian
 c. peers and parents have different confliction values
d. peer are more fun
e. all of these

49) Freud’s term for the part of the personality that operates on the pleasure level, seeking immediate
gratification, is the –
a. Id d. libido
b. Superego e. drive
c. ego

50) Which of the following theories saw socialization as a confrontation between the individual and
society?
a. Sigmund Freud d. Charles Horton Cooley
b. Erik Erikson e. John Locke
c. George Herbert Mead

51) Young children “play” at being mothers and fathers, cops and robbers, Hollywood stars and sports
heroes. All of these are examples of role playing illustrate –
a. the generalized other
b. learning to play the game
c. anticipatory socialization
d. id impulses
e. none of these

52) Which of the following is an example of an achieved status?

a. Wife d. being born male
b. brother e. none of these
c. having blue eyes

53) A sick person’s obligation to stay in bed and follow doctor’s orders is an example of his or her –
a. status d. institution
b. role e. none of these
c. presentation of self

54) The so-called superwoman syndrome, which holds that a woman ought to be able to keep and raise
a family while pursuing a full-time career is an example of –
a. role strain d. identity confusion
b. role conflict e. all of these
c. institutionalized

55) In order to achieve control, all societies depend upon ___ which are rewards for conforming behavior
and punishment for deviant behavior –
a. informal norms d. offenses
b. values e. none of these
c. sanctions
56) The division of society into layers in termed as –
a. stratification d. life chance matrix
b. status inconsistency e. none of these
c. status defects

57) The most preferred form of marriage in human societies is –

a. monogamy d. polyandry
b. polygamy e. all of these
c. bigamy

58) The function of family that has become increasingly important in contemporary society is
a. the distribution of goods and services
b. socialization of children
c. regulation of sexual activity
d. emotional gratification
e. all of these

59) Who called religion as the opium of the people?

a. Max Weber d. Robert Bellah
b. Karl Max e. none of these
c. Emile Durkheim

60) All religion shares which of the following characteristics?

a. a quest for visions and mystical experiences
b. rituals that symbolizes beliefs
c. a belief in spirits
d. a belief in God
e. a belief in the Holy Spirit

61) The process by which population is concentrated in cities is called –

a. Secularization d. all of these
b. rural migration e. one of these
c. urbanization
62) An urban area containing a city and its surrounding suburb and forming an economic and geographic
unit is called –
a. metropolis d. community
b. neopolis e. none of these
c. iopolis

63) Karl Max, one of the fathers of Communism says that religion is –
a. a game of life
b. the opium of the people
c. the bread of life
d. a form of harassment
e. none of these
64) The Christian values of compassion, mercy, humility, sacrifices, gratitude and obedience as opposing
rigor, practice, pride, indulgence, reciprocity, and independence, respectively have found the ways of
faith, hope and peace in the World. Give your view in terms of the following:
a. impractical
b. suit to contemporary world
c. likely to generate more peace and harmony
d. do more harm than good
e. all of these

65) Beauty, health, and wealth necessary go together in principle. On this premise, if a person
possesses only one or two of them, he/she loses a great deal of what is essential in life –
a. the premise is true but the conclusion is false
b. the premise and the conclusion are both true
c. the premise is false but the conclusion is true
d. the premise and the conclusion are both false
e. none of these

66) In general, values maybe effectively taught by means of inculcation and instilment. The others are –
a. repetition, instinction, practice and imitation
b. compassion, expression and problem-solving
c. function, habituation, cultivation
d. enrichment, intensification, improvement and modification
e. none of these

67) Values are refined in instructional materials such as stories, plays and game or in ___
a. technology like film or radio
b. neighboring chats
c. festivities
d. rallies
e. all of these

68) The general term used to indicate multiple marriage of any type is –
a. polygamy d. group marriage
b. hybridization e. all of these
c. serial monogamy

69) The system of relation among the members in a society is –

a. Kinship d. lineage
b. descent e. none of these
c. festive kinship
70) ___ refers to sexual relation with close relatives.
a. taboo d. endogamy
b. Incest e. none of these
c. agriates
71) ___ refers to that form of a family whereby married brothers with their respective families decided to
live together less than one house.
a. deal career family d. joint family
b. Trifurcated family e. none of these
c. stem family

72) The existence of university belt, cars, raw, restaurants, row or auto spare parts streets is an example
of –
a. Centralization d. dominance
b. Concentration e. none of these
c. gradient

73) A change in technology and science of a society is –

a. Innovation d. social change
b. culture changes e. all of these
c. geographical changes

74) The study of population – its size, distribution and change is –

a. Sociology d. demography
b. human ecology e. history
c. geography

75) The movement of a person or group of persons to another place more or less for permanent
residence is –
a. Migration d. population change
b. Immigration e. ecological movement
c. population growth

76) The improvement in the quality of life, ensuring adequate level of nutrition and suitable physical
surroundings in the social, political, and ecological systems and helping the people realize their
potentials is –
a. modernization d. progress
b. development e. all of these
c. globalization

77) The form of behavior that violate the norms and culture –
a. flainters d. non-social
b. deviant e. none of these
c. defiant

78) Which serves as the role model and source of values and attitudes for the young –
a. school group d. mass media
b. church group e. gang
c. peer group

79) The basic idea of personality held by symbolic interactions is that personality is the result of the
interaction between –
 a. heredity and environment
b. individuals mediated by symbols or language
c. the individuals and his culture
d. all of these
e. none of these

80) The supreme and over-reaching values that characterizes education is –

a. human dignity
b. health and harmony with nature
c. human existence
d. peace and practice
e. none of these

81) In the Philippines the adoption or borrowing of the cultural patterns and values of the Chinese by the
Filipino and vice-versa is –
a. Accommodation d. ferocity
b. Adoption e. assimilation
c. acculturate
82) In terms of authority, the Filipino family and more –
a. patriarchal d. bilateral
b. matriarchal e. none of these
c. equilateral

83) To the middle class, the main indicator of social status is –

a. land holding d. education
b. lifestyle e. all of these
c. authority
84) A change in the technology and science of a society is-
a. Innovation d. social change
b. cultural change e. technological change
c. geographical change

85) Even among identical twins, brothers and sisters, teachers should not compare abilities because –
a. every individual is unique
b. comparisons can arouse the feeling of hostility and anger
c. comparisons can lead to unnecessary pressures
d. all of these

86) There are different factors that affect intelligence, which of these refers to the pathological
conditions?
a. heredity c. brain
b. race d. emotion

87) The lowest IQ indicated in the intelligence scale is-

a. moron c. idiot
b. imbecile d. feeble-minded
88) The individual’s basic outlooks, values and ideals are to a great shape except during –
a. neonate c. adolescence
b. childhood d. adulthood

89) The cycle of human development includes the following stages mentioned below. Which of these
stages should come first?
a. adulthood c. childhood
b. Infanthood d. adolescence

90) One inherits certain traits from one’s parents but he is not the real replica of his parents. This
explains the principle of heredity which is the principle of –
a. variation c. reproduction
b. uniformity d. filial regression

91) The teacher can help develop self-concept among her pupils by –
a. letting the child know how bad, stupid and a failure he was
b. keeping quiet about the child’s limitation
c. expressing confidence on the child’s capability
d. punishing

92) Which of the following will not directly satisfy biological drives?
a. water c. economic security
b. oxygen d. sleep

93) What term is used to refer to internal stimulus condition of the organism, which impels it to activity?
a. motives c. motivation
b. school phobia d. incentive
94) A child who is overprotected or rejected may suffer –
a. obsession c. neutralism
b. school phobia d. hypochondriac

95) There are many factors to consider in determining the child’s readiness for learning. Which of these
is the most basic?
a. maturation
b. experience
c. methods and materials instruction
d. emotional; attitudes and personal adjustment

96) The internationalization of ethical values refers to-

a. personality c. dynamics
b. character d. organization