Final Sınavı - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Sociologists are concerned with whether religious beliefs are true or false. Religion is a matter of faith which people express through rituals. Sociology focuses on the social consequences and correlates of religion. Which of the above is/are true about religion and sociology?

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

Soru 2:

Who is the philosopher that describes anomies as "the product of a structural stress and caused by the existence of different levels of access to opportunity structures"

A) Durkeim B) Merton C) Anderson D) Grotius E) Duguit

Soru 3:

Which of the following is not one of the subjects that are studied by the sociology of law?

A) The possible effects of sociology of law. B) Justification, functions, placement and evolution of social control systems, C) Legal forms of thought in relation to a particular political economic order, D) Transfer of correct legal forms of interpretation, E) The evolution of the legal language system, the levels of constraint or freedom in thelegal order.

Soru 4:

Which scholar developed the concept of "habitus"?

A) Michel Foucault B) Herbert Marcuse C) Pierre Bourdieu D) Walter Benjamin E) Erwing Goffman

Soru 5:

Which of the following best expresses Max Weber’s view about religion?

A) Max Weber believed religion was a precipitator of social change. B) He saw religion as a source of social stability. C) He believed that religion is always shaped by economic factors. D) He believed religion is a popular reaction to oppression. E) He believed religion strengthens the unity of society and promotes solidarity.

Soru 6:

Which of the followings is the fundamental requirement for legitimacy?

A) Recognition through consent. B) Election. C) Power of sanction. D) Decision of the majority of the voters. E) Authority.

Soru 7:

Which of the following is not among the points that Leach and Laing' works were criticized?

A) They internalize the family, become a part of both each other and the family as a whole. B) Neither has conducted a detailed fieldworkon family, and Laing’s work is limited to families with a schizophrenic member. C) The work of Laing, unlike Leach, lackshistorical perspective. D) They give little or no reference to socialclass, or the relationship between class and family. E) Both examine only Western family.

Soru 8:

Which one of the following concepts refers to "strategies and techniques aimed at preventing the deviant human behavior in a society in order to achieve social order in a broad sense"?

A) Social Control B) Legal arrangement C) Norm-based arrangement D) Punishment E) Penalising

Soru 9:

In which legal rule category does the laws might be more or less challenging and there is physical pressures at various levels in social control systems?

A) Facilitating B) İdeological C) Hegemonic D) Influencial E) Oppressive

Soru 10:

What does Durkheim think about religion?

A) Durkheim believes that Religion is a major social institution based on distinguishing the sacred from the profane. B) Durkheim believes that Religion is a matter of faith. C) Durkheim believes that religion is one of the oldest, and yet one of the most dynamic, social institutions. D) Durkheim believes that religion strengthens the unity of society and promotes solidarity. E) Durkheim believes that religion as a universal.

Soru 11:

One dimension of secularization is the rise of what Robert Bellah has called civil religion. What is one of the forms in which it can be observed?

A) Populism B) Nationalism C) Individualism D) Calvinism E) Modernism

Soru 12:

Which one of the following approaches regards culture as equivalent to intellectual and artistic activities and ideas, considers culture to be a synonym for high culture in the duality of high culture and popular culture?

A) Aesthetic approach B) Anthropological approach C) Historical approach D) Shared meaning approach E) Whole way approach

Soru 13:

Which of the concepts is mean that "the institutionalization of male dominance over women and children in the family,and the extension of male dominance over women in society in general"?

A) Polyandri B) Matriarchy C) Patriarchy D) Monogamy E) Polygamy

Soru 14:

Social Cohesion Social Control Providing Meaning and Purpose Alienation Disenchantment of the World Which of the above are the concepts associated with the functionalist theory on religion?

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

Soru 15:

"Modern societies are open systems." What does above definition mean?

A) Inequality depens on the scoail status of a person's family B) There are no limitations imposed on marriages C) Individuals can move from a class to another without restriction D) Social classes are not clearly distinct from each other E) Social classinequalities depend on economic reasons

Soru 16:

Where was the school known as ‘Cultural Studies’ established?

A) Frankfurt B) Berlin C) Paris D) London E) Birmingham

Soru 17:

According to Williams, with what was the culture related until the eighteenth century?

A) social life B) cuisine C) agriculture D) trade E) bussiness

Soru 18:

saw religion as a source of social stability. believed religion was a precipitator of social change. was interested in the generic notion of religion (specifically the classification of the sacred and profane) was concerned with the historical and comparative importance of religions. gave little attention to the connection between religion and social change. When comparing Weber and Durkheim, which of the above are related to Durkheim?

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

Soru 19:

Which system is rooted in the concept of predestination, which means that before people are born, some of them are selected for heaven and others for hell?

A) Supernaturalism B) Secularism C) Functionalism D) Calvinism E) Rationalism

Soru 20:

Which one of the following can be defined as a hybrid political tradition that is inspired by socialist ideals and an existing political atmosphere and determined by liberal values?

A) Neoliberalism B) Fascism C) Conservatism D) Liberalism E) Social democracy