Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

______ cannot be thought limited to a political domain, it is more than its political meanings encompassing everyday life. In daily life, interpersonal relations, in every single hierarchical relation in a given society, we come across such relations as well. What is the correct term that completes the definition above?

A) Legitimacy B) Power C) Paternalism D) State E) Authority

Soru 2:

Who suggests that the rise of capitalism in Europe was based on Lutherian moral and spirit?

A) Max Weber B) Karl Marx C) Adam Smith D) Karl Polanyi E) David Ricardo

Soru 3:

Which of the following is an area of research for mesosociology?

A) Political systems B) Economic systems C) Interactions between couples D) Interactions between groups E) Perception of the self

Soru 4:

Reciprocal relations exist among the members of a social group. There are common aims, objectives and ideals for the members of the group. Members of the group share a sense of unity and bond of solidarity. In social groups the members have the freedom to act on their own. Which of the above is/are the characteristics of a "group"?

A) I-II-III B) I-III-IV C) II-III-IV D) I-II-IV E) Only II and III

Soru 5:

In scientific method, what is the name given to "a statement that claims a relationship between at least two concepts"?

A) Proposition B) Hypothesis C) Dependent variable D) Independent variable E) Assumption

Soru 6:

Which of the following is considered as the earliest type of societies?

A) Agrarian societies B) Pastoral Societies C) Hunting and gathering societies D) Traditional states E) Industrial societies

Soru 7:

"Social democracy endorses _______ principles and accepts that political change can and should be brought about peacefully and constitutionally. _______ is accepted as the only reliablemeans of generating wealth." Which two terms complete the explanation about social democracy correctly?

A) liberal-democratic / Capitalism B) neo-liberal / Socialism C) social / Laicism D) traditional / Capitalism E) Rational-legal / Socialism

Soru 8:

Which information is true for traditional and neo Marxists? I. Neo Marxists emphasize cultural and ideological superstructures of societies. II. Neo Marxists are not as optimistic as traditional Marxists about the fact that capitalism will inevitably disappear. III. Traditional Marxists emphasize economic structure of societies.

A) Only I B) I and II C) I and III D) II and III E) I, II and III

Soru 9:

Which of the following philosopher is thought to be the founder of the academic discipline of sociology?

A) Auguste Comte B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau C) John Stuart Mill D) Immanuel Kant E) John Locke

Soru 10:

I. Feminist theories focus on gender inequality and analyse them by using concepts such as gender and patriarchy. II. Postmodernism belives that socities are no longer guided by historical developments. III. Symbolic interactionism focuses on the importance of social action, interaction and interpretation processes. IV. Functionalism deals with society as a system based on historical processes. Which of the above is/are correct?

A) I-II-III B) I-III-IV C) II-III-IV D) I and IV E) I and III

Soru 11:

Who developed the well-known evolution theory known as “law of the three stages”?

A) Comte B) Saint-Simon C) Spencer D) Darwin E) Marx

Soru 12:

Which theory emphasizes the importance of economic factors rather than thoughts and values in social transformation and can be defined briefly as “embracing history from a materialist point of view?

A) Social transformation B) Historical materialism C) Positivism D) Surplus value E) Structural functionalism

Soru 13:

Which of the following coined the term industrial society ?

A) Saint-Simon B) Marx C) Comte D) Weber E) Spencer

Soru 14:

"_____ is a social relation where a person (or a group) controls others behaviours." (Veysel Bozkurt) Which of the following is the answer?

A) Authority B) Legitimacy C) Power D) Authoritarian E) Hierarchy

Soru 15:

Who adopted a point of view called functionalism and greatly contributed to the development of structural functionalism?

A) Marx B) Durkheim C) Weber D) Simmel E) Comte

Soru 16:

Which of the following discipline views the human being as in pursuit of his/her profit, and as an organism that acts rationally?

A) Psychology B) Sociology C) Politics D) Philosophy E) Economics

Soru 17:

Which of the following approach is philosophically based on existentialism, nihilism, anarchism and the thoughts of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre and Wittgenstein?

A) Feminist Approach B) Postmodern Approach C) Positivist Approach D) Interpretive Approach E) Critical Approach

Soru 18:

Which of the following statement is true about the Critical approach?

A) Social realities are the regularities which exist independent of individual subjectivity and which wait to be discovered. B) The aim of the social research is to understand and define social action and to put forward how people make sense of social facts in their natural environments. C) It focuses on the conflict and change in society, especially on the conflicts and contradictions in the organization modes of society. D) A good finding depends on correct observations and is repeatable by other scientists. E) Scientists should be objective and free of values, thoughts and beliefs.

Soru 19:

According to which approach, there is no difference between social science and art or literature?

A) Positivist approach B) Interpretive approach C) Critical approach D) Feminist approach E) Postmodern approach

Soru 20:

Which of the following is false?

A) Comte holds that social life has an objective reality just like natural life. B) Positivists argue that quantitative databased scientific methods used in natural sciences can also be applied in social sciences. C) In line with his positivist method, Comte rejects the usage of historical methods in sociology. D) According to positivists, only observable, measurable and classifiable phenomena have a scientific reality. E) Comte suggests that there are social laws that shape events that occur in social life.