dataset_name: sociology
description: The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about sociology.
fewshot_config:
  sampler: first_n
  samples:
  - question: 'Which of the following is not a problem associated with official statistics
      on strike action?

      (A) most strikes go unnoticed by employers and the mass media (B) not all industrial
      disputes will be reported by the employer (C) the definition of strikes excludes
      those that involve fewer than ten workers or last less than one day (D) it is
      hard to compare strikes that were measured in different ways'
    target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on sociology
      for help. Official statistics on strike action can be problematic because not
      all industrial disputes will be reported by employers, the definition of strikes
      excludes those that involves fewer than ten workers or last less than one day,
      and it is hard to compare strikes that were measured in different ways. Thus,
      (A) is not a problem associated with official statistics on strike action. The
      answer is (A).
  - question: 'What does Berger (1963) describe as a metaphor for social reality?

      (A) a fairground ride (B) a circus (C) a puppet theatre (D) a ballet'
    target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on sociology
      for help. Berger describes social reality using the metaphor of a puppet theatre.
      The answer is (C).
  - question: 'The term ''hegemony'' refers to:

      (A) the tendency for the working class not to realize their own interests (B)
      a dominant ideology that legitimates economic, political and cultural power
      (C) a form of dual consciousness based on ideology and everyday experiences
      (D) a mode of payment given for outstanding topiary'
    target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on sociology
      for help. Hegemony refers to a dominant ideology that legitimates economic,
      policital, and cultural power. The answer is (B).
  - question: 'The shift from ''civil religion'' to ''common religion'' means that:

      (A) the increasing bureaucracy of the state has made religion only a marginal
      part of our lives (B) despite the weakening of traditional authority, our everyday
      lives and ''common sense'' remain shaped by religious beliefs and values (C)
      religious participation in collective worship may have declined, but people
      still practise their faiths in private (D) people are much more likely to discuss
      their religious beliefs in public, informal settings'
    target: Let's think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on sociology
      for help. The shift from civil religion to common religion means that despite
      the weakening of traditional authority, our everyday lives and common sense
      remain shaped by religious beliefs and values. The answer is (B).
  - question: 'Which of the following did the post-war welfare state of 1948 not aim
      to provide:

      (A) free health care and education for all (B) a minimum wage (C) full employment
      (D) universal welfare'
    target: 'Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on sociology
      for help. The post-war welfare state of 1948 aimed to provide free healthcare
      and education, full employment, and universal welfare. But it did not aim to
      provide a minimum wage. The answer is (B).'
tag: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_social_sciences
include: _mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_template_yaml
task: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_sociology