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311. Informal control exists in______________?
- A. Primary groups
- B. Secondary groups
- C. In social settings
- D. None of these
Explanation: Informal control operates most strongly in primary groups, where close personal relationships encourage approval, criticism, praise, and shame. Secondary groups generally rely more on formal rules and sanctions.
Correct answer: Primary groups312. Lapiere observed social control as primarily a process growing out of the individuals ?
- A. Self-discipline
- B. Egoist behavior
- C. Need for group acceptance
- D. None of these
Explanation: LaPiere linked social control mainly to the individual's need for acceptance by the group. The desire to belong encourages people to adjust their conduct to group expectations rather than rely only on self-discipline.
Correct answer: Need for group acceptance313. Which of the following is considered a total institution ?
- A. a university
- B. a mental hospital
- C. a factory
- D. each of the above
Explanation: A mental hospital fits Goffman’s concept of a total institution because residents live apart from wider society and their daily activities are regulated under a single authority. Universities and factories may be highly organised, but they do not normally control residents’ entire lives.
Correct answer: a mental hospital314. According to _____________ a variety of life experiences can come to be viewed as illnesses or not ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. labeling theoryTake Sociology Courses
Explanation: Labeling theory explains how social reactions can define a condition or behaviour as illness, deviance, or normality. It focuses on the meaning assigned by others rather than treating illness as purely biological or objective.
Correct answer: labeling theoryTake Sociology Courses315. In Sociology book, Violence against women is most prevalent in: __________?
- A. Rural areas
- B. Urban areas
- C. Both equally
- D. Industrial zonePeople & Society
Explanation: Many Pakistan-focused sociology texts identify rural areas as having higher reported prevalence of violence against women, linked with patriarchal customs, limited services and economic dependence. However, urban cases may also be more visible because access to reporting channels is greater.
Correct answer: Rural areas316. The first stage that existed in Pre-British era was when civil society existed in the form of______________?
- A. NGOs
- B. Baradaris
- C. Rural Notables
- D. Both b and c
Explanation: In accounts of pre-British South Asian civil society, both baradaris and locally influential rural notables acted as important community and intermediary structures. Thus, both b and c are included.
Correct answer: Both b and c317. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is Fighting for_________________?
- A. Organizational development
- B. Human rights
- C. Social integrity
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan monitors abuses, advocates legal and political reforms, and reports on the protection of human rights. Its central purpose is therefore human rights rather than general organisational development or social integrity.
Correct answer: Human rights318. Judiciary has also played a part in destabilizing political structure of country by______________?
- A. remaining silent
- B. Approving unconstitutional intervention
- C. discapproving military actions
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan's judiciary has at times legitimised military takeovers or other unconstitutional interventions, which weakened elected political institutions and contributed to political instability. Remaining silent is different from actively approving such interventions.
Correct answer: Approving unconstitutional intervention319. In Pakistan civil society is in developmental stages and ye has little influence in the_____________?
- A. Social issues
- B. Political affairs
- C. Policy making
- D. None of these
Explanation: The statement reflects the view that Pakistan's developing civil society has had limited influence on formal policy-making, even though it may raise social issues and affect public debate. Policy-making is therefore the intended answer.
Correct answer: Policy making320. British rule restricted the autonomy of Baradaris and in turn gave____________?
- A. Corporate structures
- B. Formal institutions
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of these
Explanation: British rule weakened the autonomous authority of biradaris while strengthening corporate structures and formal institutions such as bureaucratic administration and legal organizations. Therefore, both listed developments apply.
Correct answer: Both A and B