According to Davis (1995), women may seek cosmetic surgery because:
they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control
they are in pursuit of the 'perfect' body, fuelled by images of beauty
they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing, in relation to a cultural ideal
their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels
Marx proclaimed that religion would disappear when:
a new trend of moral individualism became established
a socialist revolution removed the need for capitalist ideology
church attendance dropped below 15%
people came to believe more in science and technology
Socialization is:
the formation of an attachment bond between an infant and its carer
a tendency of social theorists to explain everything in terms of social causes
the process of becoming part of a society by learning its norms and values
the historical process by which societies change from traditional to modern
The 'nuclear family' means:
a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
a network of relatives extended within or between generations
the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
a two generation unit of parents and their children
A social stratum is:
a level in the social hierarchy, comprising people with shared life chances
a methodological tool used to identify a person's social class
the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
a symbol of status, used to differentiate between social classes
Appiko Movement is predominantly directed against which one of following ?
Alcohol consumption
Forest degradation
Domestic violence
Engagement of bonded labour
In Parsons' view, the function of the sick role was to:
provide a set of guidelines for medical staff to treat patients in hospital
create a sense of meaning and order out of the illness experience
create a scapegoat for people to blame, in the context of family life
provide normative expectations to minimise the disruptive effects of illness on social life
Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because:
commuters started moving out of villages and into cities
towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed
industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas
transport systems were not provided, so it was easier to live in the city
The term 'secondary deviation' refers to:
the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
all of the above
In traditional Indian society, the system by which each caste group was expected to render certain standardised services to other caste groups was called :
Zamindari system
Tinkathia system
Varna system
Jajmani system
