Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

........ is usually identified with the philosophies of John Locke, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, who emphasize social contract theory. Which ideology is stated above?

A) liberalism B) conservatism C) socialism D) fascism E) neoliberalism

Soru 2:

In which of the following, a judge, a tax inspector or a military commander are obeyed because others accept the legal framework that gives them their power?

A) Traditional authority B) Charismatic authority C) Rational-legal authority D) Real authority E) Temporary authority

Soru 3:

According to the functionalist approach, which of the followings is one of the necessities to cause the state to emerge as a necessity within the society?

A) Maintaining order. B) Holding elections. C) Establishing pluralism. D) Enabling regime change. E) Changing the social structure.

Soru 4:

Which of the following definitions of ideology is FALSE ?

A) The process ofproduction of meanings, signs and values in social life B) A body of facts characteristic of a particular social group or class C) Forms of thought motivated by social interests D) The medium in which conscious social actors make sense of their world E) The process whereby social life is converted to a natural reality

Soru 5:

I. Paternalistic authority II. Democratic authority III. Traditional authority IV. Charismatic authority V. Rational-legal authority Which of the above are among the types of authority?

A) I, II, and III B) I, III, and IV C) I, IV, and V D) II, III, and IV E) III, IV and V

Soru 6:

Which information is true for postmodernism? I. Postmodernism has developed as an opposition to modernism. II. It is only effective in sociology. III. It consists of ideas, values, and hypotheses that rely on technology, knowledge, and progress.

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

Soru 7:

Which of the following is the earliest type of societies which exist since 50,000 BC to present and consist of small numbers of people who are nomad and earn their life hunting, fishing, and gathering edible plants?

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

Soru 8:

Which of the following refers to a loosely knit body of ideas which became very influential during the 1980s and which were premised upon a rethinking and a reassertion of classical liberalism?

A) Social democracy B) Neoliberalism C) Capitalism D) Totalitarianism E) Fascism

Soru 9:

I. Power is a concept that is merely limited to the political domain. II. In power, there is an assumption of mutual relationship. III. In power, a certain person or group may assert an unlimited power or have control mechanisms over others IV. Power always need consent or strain Which of the following is correct about power?

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

Soru 10:

I- Spencer II- Marx III- Weber IV-Durkheim In which option, the pioneers of sociology are correctly given?

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

Soru 11:

Authority based on the belief in long-running traditions is traditional authority Which of the following turns the definition into charismatic authority when replaced with the underlined part?

A) hereditary family rule B) the long-established cultural patterns C) legally enacted rules D) the devotion of followers E) one’s personal position

Soru 12:

Who used the term "sociology" for the first time?

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

Soru 13:

Which of the following situation is NOT related with 'power'?

A) Students going to their classes in order not to fail because of attendance. B) Two friends decide to go to the cinema after they finish their classes at school. C) People paying their particular determined taxes. D) A young man leaving home to do his compulsory military service. E) A teacher monitoring the class during an exam.

Soru 14:

Which of the following "might resemble a fatherfrom a more kindly and stable time, superimposed on the image of a boss” ?

A) Paternalism B) Laicism C) Democracy D) Liberalism E) Conservatism

Soru 15:

According to Weber, what is the type of authority that is mostly seen in developed democratic nation-states?

A) Charismatic authority B) Traditional authority C) Rational-legal authority D) Paternalist authority E) Both charismatic and traditional authorities

Soru 16:

What is "superstructure" in Marx's social analysis?

A) Means of production and relations of production B) Law, politics, religion, family, ideologies C) Class societies divided into two classes D) The idea that economic factors are more important than thoughts and values in social transformation E) Any profit for the capitalist

Soru 17:

In _______ ________, there are political systems where decisions a ecting a community are taken, not by its members as a whole, but by people they have elected for this purpose. Which of the following terms completes the given explanation correctly?

A) Participatory democracy B) Traditional authority C) Social democracy D) Representative democracy E) Rational-legal authority

Soru 18:

Which of the following is true about social class?

A) Social classes are clearly and obviously distinct from each other. B) Social mobility between classes is possible. C) Social classes are supported by legal inequalities. D) Religious and legal restrictions or limitations are imposed for marriages between people from different social classes. E) Social class inequalities completely depend on reasons like geography, ethnicity, color and religion.

Soru 19:

Which one of the followings is a right statement about conservatism?

A) It is the dominant ideology of the Western democracies rooted in Enlightenmentthought B) It is “usually identifiedwith the philosophies of John Locke, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. C) It is strongly associated both with economic doctrines of laissez-faire (as in the writings of Adam Smith), and with constitutional guarantees and representative democracies. D) The roots of it lie in the transition to capitalism from feudalism in Continental Europe. E) It asserts certain values and archaic social institutions that are family, religion, local communities and guilds carrying moral supremacy.

Soru 20:

Which of the following concept defines permanent and stereotyped relations among the members of the society?

A) Social structure B) Social institution C) Social action D) Social fact E) Socialization