Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is not a difference between commonsense and sociology?

A) Education B) Responsible speech C) The field the material is drawn D) How we understand events E) Dogmas

Soru 2:

Who is considered as the founder of the symbolic interactionism approach in the discipline of sociology?

A) Max Weber B) W. I. Thomas C) C. H. Cooley D) Karl Marx E) George Herbert Mead

Soru 3:

Laicism, although in its widest definition, is the separation of religious and state affairs; it comprises more than this conventional definition of the term. Which of the following is among these attributes that Laicism comprises?

A) Freedom of thought in the society B) Freedom of faith in the society C) Equal conditions for religious group D) Religious state structure E) Social peace in modern democracies

Soru 4:

Who used the term “sociology” for the first time?

A) Carl Marx B) Herbert Spencer C) Saint- Simon D) August Comte E) Max Weber

Soru 5:

In which of the following society is evaluated in terms of basic needs?

A) Social democracy B) Functionalistic approach C) Pluralistic approach D) Marxist-Conflict Theory E) Elite theory

Soru 6:

According to political sociology’s perspective, what is power?

A) It is the physical strength of politicians B) It is administrative authority C) It is a social relation D) It is administrative strength of the institutions E) It is the embodiment of authority

Soru 7:

What was the principle Herbert Spencer adapted to Sociology?

A) Law of the three stages B) Social transformation and progress C) Natural selection D) Positive philosophy E) Social physics

Soru 8:

In the caste system, distinctions and inequalities are created by some characteristics. Which of the following cannot be suggested to be one of them?

A) Religion B) Lineage C) Career D) Ethnic connection E) Race

Soru 9:

Which of the following is the description of a human being according to economics discipline?

A) A human being obeys all the rules in his/her cultural environment . B) Behavior and actions are not very important for a human being. C) A human being keeps the others benefits as the top priority in viewing needs. D) A human being is in pursuit of his/her profit, and acts rationally. E) A human is a being that creates him/herself a new world.

Soru 10:

Which of the following sociologists became the most important pioneer of positivist sociology?

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

Soru 11:

Which one of the approach explains poverty in relation to society’s economic and political structure?

A) Modernist Approach B) Postmodernist Approach C) Structural Approach D) Meritocratic Approach E) Libertarian Approach

Soru 12:

Which of the following sees society as a formation consisting of social actions?

A) Saint-Simon B) Marx C) Durheim D) Weber E) Simmel

Soru 13:

According to Weber, how many types of authority can be pointed out?

A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six E) More than eight

Soru 14:

Which science analyses the past and present human relations and the relating structures created by those relations?

A) Political science B) Anthropology C) Sociology D) Economy E) Pscyhology

Soru 15:

If a person has a good house and is living a healthy life, which terms below is used to define it?

A) downward mobility B) social inequality C) upward mobility D) life chance E) economical inequality

Soru 16:

Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental characteristics of groups?

A) A social group consists of a number of people. B) Members of the group do not share a sense of unity and bond of solidarity. C) There are common aims, objectives and ideals for the members of the group. D) Social groups have control over their members. E) Reciprocal relations exist among the members of a social group.

Soru 17:

........ means people’s difference and hierarchical positioning based on some inequalities like income, prosperity, power, prestige, status, age, gender, race, ethnicity etc. Which term is defined above?

A) social stratification B) industrial capitalism C) social inequality D) asset E) the life chance

Soru 18:

Unlike today’s meaning, how politics etymologically origins from Ancient Greek?

A) As city, urban meaning “urban politics B) As an academic discipline C) As man is a political animal D) As socialization process of individuals E) As an ecological movement

Soru 19:

According to mercantilists, which of the followings detrmines the prosperity of a nation?

A) Power of production. B) Military power. C) Commercial influence. D) Resources of mining. E) Diplomatic power.

Soru 20:

Which of the followings is a vital element within representative democracy?

A) State television. B) Checks and balances. C) Single-party system. D) Free commerce. E) Governement.