Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the followings refers to the authority based on the devotion of followers or subordinates to what they define as the exceptional characteristics of a leader?

A) Paternalism. B) Laicism. C) Charismatic authority. D) Traditional authority. E) Rational-legal authority.

Soru 2:

Which of the followings is not among the ones that developed the approach known as Frankfurt School or Critical Theory?

A) Adorno. B) Habermas. C) Althusser. D) Horkheimer. E) Fromm.

Soru 3:

Which of the following concept is against the French Revolution and Enlightenment?

A) Socialism B) Fascism C) Reactionary conservatism D) Traditionalist conservatism E) Liberalism

Soru 4:

The success of one and failure of another society based on the free market and competition may be explained by...

A) Mechanical solidarity B) Structural functionalism C) Positive physics D) Law of three stages E) Natural Selection

Soru 5:

Which of the followings refers to self as enabling individuals to see themselves from the eyes of others during roletaking process?

A) Marx. B) Mead. C) Dahrendorf. D) Adorno. E) Althusser.

Soru 6:

........... expresses a social position of a person gained without personal effort, achieved by birth, and generally does not change. Which term is defined above?

A) achieved status B) ascribed status C) upward mobility D) downward mobility E) social mobility

Soru 7:

Which of the following is used to describe Herbert Spencer's theory of social transformation since Spencer refers to the survival of the adapters (strong ones) in his theory?

A) Social Futurism B) Social Positivism C) Social Constructivism D) Social Perspectivism E) Social Darwinism

Soru 8:

Which social action type by Weber explains a captain’s loss of life with a sinking ship?

A) Goal-motivated B) Value-motivated C) Traditional D) Emotional E) Political

Soru 9:

What kind of societies were based on livestock, had populations beween a few hundred and thousands, and experienced some social inequalities?

A) Hunting/Gathering Societies B) Pastoral Societies C) Agrarian Societies D) Traditional States E) Industrial Societies

Soru 10:

Which of the following developed a theory called historical materialism ?

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

Soru 11:

Which of the following is an example of a social action?

A) Going to the doctor's office B) Grocery shopping C) Going to the toilet D) Doing homework E) Buying a burglary insurance

Soru 12:

Political facts Social and cultural facts Attitudes related to economy Behaviours related to personal development Which of the above can be considered important when analyzing the understanding of economic sociology?

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

Soru 13:

Which of the following concepts is related to the sociologist Auguste Comte's ideology?

A) Industrial society B) Social dynamics C) Free market D) Natural selection E) Ideal type

Soru 14:

Which of the following thinkers uses ideal types, which he considers to be the basis of sociological analysis, in all his studies?

A) Emile Durkheim B) Max Weber C) Karl Marx D) Herbert Spencer E) Auguste Comte

Soru 15:

In the rural areas of England, an increase in the educational level leads to a higher age of marriage. Which of the following is the independent variable of the above hypothesis?

A) age of marriage B) marriage C) England D) educational level E) rural areas

Soru 16:

Which of the following thinkers believes that gradual intellectual development of human mind plays a great role on social order and progress, so moral consensus, which is essential for social order, can be achieved through positivism, which he tried to establish as a religion for humanity?

A) Weber B) Comte C) Durkheim D) Merton E) Gramsci

Soru 17:

I.................. examines how to use limited natural sources to encounter infinite human needs rationally. II..................explains the production, circulation, sharing, and consumption elements of economic process by including other social, cultural, political factors. Which of the following words best fit the blanks?

A) I.Economics sociology II.Economy B) I. Economy II. Economics sociology C) I. Capitalism II. Economics sociology D) I.Economy II. Capitalism E) I. Mercantilism II. Capitalism

Soru 18:

Who claimed that a positive science is necessary to analyze the problems that emerged during the industrial society phase following the French Revolution?

A) Saint-Simon B) Karl Marx C) Max Weber D) Emile Durkheim E) Auguste Comte

Soru 19:

According to Heywood, which of the followings is among the distinctive set of values and beliefs of liberalism?

A) Theology. B) Society. C) Reason. D) The state. E) Wealth.

Soru 20:

Opposing the mercantilist view, which of the followings did Smith want removed from the system to help international trade expand the market and increase the production?

A) Custom taxes. B) Currency exchange. C) Market speculations. D) Commercial privileges. E) Capitulations.