20l/ be , ‘the ‘om ee rents, the giveti country fora partipilar year number of deaths ea i one year of age per one/thousand livesin a given year | Which of the ‘artowin js NOT k g, factor§ jis NOT: LIKELY to lead fron ine ; ‘by dna bbc i PB) Improved physical infrast ‘ © Increased employment op# pa Effective [fey ining 10/100) ea) ; 40/100) ©) serge iD) 40790. i! “ sey ' age of the) (Der y js efened to deficit Sfbirth} over deaths 4 a give . undér > te and Crude Death Rate §. foie Crude Birth Rat ‘ iia fo indicaté (A) | liferexpectancy 1B) the number of infant deaths (Cy the couviry’s stapdard of living * (D) the zeal amount of social change 6. Ansealeutating the population rove = in & tol for 2007, Jane subiracted the number fof deaths from the pumber © irths. What “additonal steps should she bave taken? | Computed the net migration rate Gomputed the chanige in bith rte «Reged the netaturel incrpase fo net : migration i -aV. Added the net ferflity Fete tothe : death rate 1) Land only ia ae Ind I only a wakgnd TV only i andy only ! oil ge |! According to Thomas Malti, which ofthe ‘ilowingis NOT effective controling he | population ofa country? i Promoting eelibacy arid abstinence i ar enennres fagricultire i Increasing state welfare the poor i Tncréasing birt-dontroll measures amongthepoor,' 4“yo. Vv. -3- Which of the follow lowing stat Caribbean countries? "Te #r© MOST suitable for describing population trends in selected ay Pe “opulation decrease T. pop lation ners in Guyana is largely due to migration, UL Fertityinerace poh : lace in Haiti which is ranked low on the FIDI. Vv. Feniligden ‘Place in countries which rank high on the HDI. tease in Barbados is MOST likely due to migration. (A) Tandtor (B) Mand Vey (©) 1, Mand IV only ©) 10, Mand iv oe Gi! fer to the following table, which shows, population data for Cities A, B and C, and Axeas Year 2004 2005 2006 CityA | 89031 95056 105 752 CityB 50055 | 53632 65.789 CityC 36532 35426 37852 ‘Village D 3632 2581 11852. ‘ “Whatare the MOST likely challenges that Cities A and B will face based on the trends seen in the data? . I. Crime IL Racism . : TH. _ Pollution. IV. _ Flooding (A) land Ulonly (B). Land IV only (Cc) ‘ILand Ill only (D) Mand IVonly Research has shown that many persons in Village D moved to City A. What isthe MOST likely factor causing people from Village D to take up residence in City A? (A) Health care (B) Higher wages (C)__ Improved housing (D) Access to entertainmenit13. 14. (A) @) © ©) -4- © countries, high birth rates are 1,0, Mand Iv of the following factors does NOT dute to the control of fertility rates? Low infant mortality rates: Preference for small families Delayed child bearing by women Availability of reliable contraception Ifa developing country wishes ri focus on the immediate reduction of its population, which of the following categories of people should it target for educational development? (A) (8) © @) Youth (ages 5 to 14) Men (ages 15 to 49) Women (agés 15 to 49) ! ‘Women (ages 50 to 65) “Norway ranks higher on the Human Development Index than Grenada or Barbados.’ Based on this statement, it can be inferred that there is (A) less poverty in Grenada than there is in Norway (@) amore effective welfare programme in Norway © (©). amore effective welfare programme @) in Barbados more poverty in Barbados than there is in Grenada 16. i. Item 15 ret “Because of a shorta Catibtbean CouitryY, i brought in to workin industrial and constr the fers to the following states, \ BE OF Workers ig imi ae nerapidly vec struction sect : Which of the following factors MOST likely account for the shortage of ‘workers in Country ¥? L Low wages U. Falling birth rates TL Ageing population TV. Increased emigration (A) Tand only @®) Wand Wonly © U,Mand iV only ©) 1U,Mandiv Deviant behaviour is viewed as relative in nature. Which of the following statements BEST explains this? (A) Punishment is encouraged to curb. farther delinquent acts, B) Society's members may not conform to the collective norms, © Cimial evr provides expo ment opportunities. (D) Acceptable behaviour in one society may not be readily accepted in another society. Which of the following are characteristics of deviance? I. Deviant acts break the law. I. Deviance is culturally determined. TI. Deviance violates standards of : conduct. . IV. Deviant acts are subjectively interpreted. (A) Wend itt only (B) Hand IV only (C) 1, Wand IV only (D) U1, Wand IV only18. 19. 20. 21. “5. Some , Sociologists suggest that the police Prosecute working-cl : cla than middle classgora ous More ofen Which of the followi following practi Teflects the view represented above? ost (A) Youth bias in poticing ® Selective law enforcement © Gender inequality in the law Class discrimination in society John Smith is only 14 years old, buthe ears a living by sellin; it ° 1g stolen iter tl paleih feard ms on the main This statement BEST represents Robert Merton’s mode of adaptation referred to as (A) ritualism @) —_imovetion (C) conformity (@) _ retreatism According to H. Becker, the effect of labelling results in the individual living out that label. Which of the following terms BEST describes this view? (A) “Master status (B) © Criminal subculture (©) Retreatist subculture (D) __Self-fulfilling prophecy Which of the following statements is ted with the Marxist theory ‘of crime? associat (A) Most laws concera the protection of . private property. (B) . Some erime is necessary for the ‘survival of the social system. (C) Criminal behaviour is linked to personality and intelligence. (D) Delinquent subcultures emerge when juveniles band together to form ‘gangs. 22, 23. 24. © Which of the followin i ig Statements suy ‘conflict theory on erjine? Poems I. Crime is pespetuated by those in the society whope interests it serves. UL. Crime reduces surplus Jabour by creating employment forcriminals and Jaw officers. TIL The offensive nature of erime tends {0 create a stronger bond among people in society. IV. _ By defining people as,criminal, the ruling class has more control over the working class. (A)... Hand I only @) | Land TV only (©) 0, Wand IV only @) 1,1, Madly Social control is MOST accurately defined as (A) te internal factors thet constrain [human behaviqur (B) . the external factors thai encourage Af ‘nommative bebaviour (C) _ acombination of internal and external factors that promote conformity institutional yalues, norms and that.constrain human mile Durkheim’s insight, jnto, deviance indicates that it (A) develops from anomie and produces social solidarity. (8) represents an alternate means of goal attainment -(C) way sesult from labelling by others ut produces solidarity promotes the ideology of the rich and produces social solidarity @)pease SS 25. 27. 28. Labelling persons as detinquetits may lead (© geviant behaviour, With whieh sociological stafement associated? ineory is this (A) Marxism (B) Positivism Ponetionalism © i Jnteractionism (”) The BEST explanation for the high represeutation of lower classes, among prison iomates i8 that these classes (A) have lower recividism rates (2) are targeted by the police tind courts (C) __ respotid better to institutions of social control . (D) are less educated-and therefore more prone to crime ‘The BEST definition of the term ‘wiiite-collar crime’ iscrime committed by | (A). dtiig bosses éooperating! with each “other® 1 (B) ©‘ peisous whi aié above the statutory “age litnit:” : (C) > persons in the course ‘of their sceupiation’ ; (Dy persoiis‘ of ‘high social status in the coursé‘6f theit occupations “Any act that goes against the normsiof society is termed . “UF (Ay ~ ‘deviant (B) — aaitnival (€)* altruistic (D) _retreatist 29. 30. 31. 32. “NG Which of the following statements is TRIyp about women and crime in the Caribbean? * (A) Women are less i i men are este tobe convieg (B) Prostitution and shoplifting are often not reported to the police. (C) Women have an increased chance of being arrested for soliciting, () tis generally assumed that men influence women tocommit crime. Which of the following are examples of corporate crime? I. Sellingillegal mgs TL Industrial air pollution IL. Selling imsafe products IV. Manufacturing defective products (A) Wand IV oily (®) 0 andIToniy (C) I, Wand IV only (@) 2, UI andIVouly Which of the following theoristsis associated with the World Systea:-Approach? (A) Loyd Best (B) —-W. W. Rostow (©) Andre Gunder Frank (D) —_Inunanuel Wallerstein In the year 2000, Barbailos was placed higher on the Human Development Index (HDI) than Haiti, Which combination of factors in Barbados may have accounted for this? 1. High literacy rate TI. High life'expectancy 10. High levels of HIV/AIDS TV. Low infant’mortality rate (A) Land IV only @) Wand IV only (©) 1, Mand Uf only (D) 1, and IV onlyWw ‘ows the development 36, used to describe trends 3. _ The table below sh indicators which are Which of the following is a weakness of and evaluate progres; S in various countries, | Education Adult Literacy Rate Social service | x Health Persons living with HIV/AIDS In the table above, X représeints the number Dependency Theory?- (A) __ Recognition of the legacy of colonial- ism (B) Emphasis on the processes of trade over industry (C) Concentration on capitalism without emphasising socialism (D) Focus on the relationship between third world and first world countries 37. Which of the following shows the correct, of persons order of the FIVE stages of Rostow’s theory of development? (A) withoutacademic qualifications - (B) who have access to private health (A) “Traditional society; precondition for care takeoff, takeoff, age of high mass (C) without access to safe water : consumption; drive to maturity (D) ___ who ate victims of crime (B) Traditional society, precondition for : : takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, i age of high inass consumption, < Which of the following theorists is a (©) ..., Aggofhi; iption, drive Proponent of the principle that the ‘satellites’ i to maturity, takeoff, precondition or peripheral countries were developed only i for takeoff, traditional society to the extent that they served the interests of (D) _. Precondition for takeoff, traditional the metropole? i society, drive tg maturity, age of high mass consumption, takeoff (A) -A. Gunder-Frank (B) . W.-W. Rostow (C) 1 Wallerstein 38. Michelle left her rural village to go tothe city (D) S.Amin in| search of better job.. What OTHER Which of the following theories explains the different rates at which countries develop? (A) Cyclical theory (B) _ Functionalist theory (C) — Modemisation theory (D) Early evolutionary theory situations in Michelle's village may ‘cause others to follow her actions? Limited educational opportunities Good social services Insecure land tenure Declining importance of agriculture Tand I only * I, Mand UL only 1, and IV only 1,0, Mand TV4i. san conclu that be is poor since his family scone vehicle and bis neighbout has three, What definition of poverty can be used to explain this situation? (A) Chronic (8). Relative (©). Absolute (D),. . Seasonal: 40. Absolute poverty refers to a situation where the poor (A):....temiain. permanently in teed (B). are unable to obtain: food necessary for survival i + (Q):,... make social comparisons between ‘themselves and others (D)} are, unable to, Obtain food and non- food itenis necessary for survival the’ followitig are npn-material 1) _[indicutors oF aévelopmedtin society? 42, diction “Gross Domestic Piéduct levels Whew of tie follow stitéments is MOST likely (6 be thie view of a conflict theorist? (Ay: “Acculture of poverty ‘encourages’ poverty. . (B) The state has done niuch to eliminate poverty... : (©) Poverty as the result of individual inadequacy. (D) The state must allocate resources from the wealthy to the poor. 43. 44. 45: Ap Which of the following statements Busy reflec}s poverty in thé Caribbean? (A) | There is greater poverty in the ‘suburbs. (B) | There are greater levels of poverty in rival areas. (© | Inner-city areas have the highest evel of poverty. (D) | Urban dwellers are twice as poor as the rest of society. The MOST accurate statement about the contribution of sociology to an understanding of poverty is that it (A) explains wliy poverty persists among ” spécific group (B) ~ helps us understand the probiems in measurhig poverty (©) helps-us appreciate government's role in poverty reduction (D) explains why poverty persists among individuals in inser cities ‘The study of povelty in the Caribbean has helped to promote developineiit in the region because it . J. _ led to’the provision of better health care IL led to incréised speriding on education TIL. promoted the development of laws 16 protéct titizeds TV.” fesulted'in ‘safety-niéts’ for those with limited incomes (A) Handi only () = 1,HandIVonly (C) 1, Hand TV only (D) 1,0, Wand IV + IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THISTEST. ea anion a DEIN »