Final Sınavı - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following sociologists suggests that human history passed through theological, metaphysical and positive stage?

A) Durkheim B) Voltaire C) Marx D) Spencer E) Comte

Soru 2:

In rational choice theory, what does ‘religious economy approach’ entail?

A) Religions weaken by challenging viewpoints. B) Religions are based on reward-cost system. C) Religions control economical power in society. D) Religions are in competition for followers. E) Religions define economical structures.

Soru 3:

Which of the following scholars is NOT a representative of the Frankfurt School?

A) Theodor W. Adorno B) Max Horkheimer C) Walter Benjamin D) Herbert Marcuse E) Karl Marx

Soru 4:

Which of the following is NOT among the four basic characteristics of law?

A) Subjective B) Normative C) Comprised of regularity D) Institutionalized E) Challenging

Soru 5:

"In ........ social systems, the property and titles are inherited from women to their daughters." Which of the following completes the sentence above the best?

A) Matrilineal B) Patrilineal C) Bilineal D) Polygamy E) Matrilocality

Soru 6:

Which one of the followings is a right statement about sociologists’ overall approach to religion?

A) They concerned with the truth or falsity of any given religion. B) Their aim is to make religions valuable for society. C) They try to spread their own religion in society. D) They mainly try to understand how religions shape society and conversely E) They primarily deal with religion as a theological phenomenon rather than a social one.

Soru 7:

Which philosopher argued that financial situation and economic activities shape human consciousness, and not only religious ideas, but also all cultural ideas are a reflection of the material production system and thus serve the interests of the dominant class?

A) Marx. B) Aristotales. C) Plato. D) Bacon. E) Durkheim.

Soru 8:

"Women’s role in parenting limits their ability to receive education, gain occupational skills and have careers, and this makes them vulnerable to poverty even after divorces." The sentence above is more likely to be claimed by.....

A) Functionalism B) Marxism C) Feminism D) Liberalism E) Post-Modernizm

Soru 9:

According to Emile Durkheim, religion begins with the division of the world into two kinds of phenomena: the profane and the sacred. Which below can be an example to the notion of sacred?

A) Banks B) Schools C) Temples D) Palaces E) Libraries

Soru 10:

"A way of life or outlook adopted by a community or a social class." To which term below does the explanation belong?

A) culture industry B) mass culture C) collective subjectivity D) cultural lag E) cultural determinism

Soru 11:

Which of the following defined religion as a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things?

A) Luckmann B) Durheim C) Comte D) Weber E) Marx

Soru 12:

What determines culture according to Marx?

A) Religious affairs B) Traditions C) Economic relations D) Social norms E) Myths

Soru 13:

British Cultural Studies is one of the most important schools in contemporary cultural theory. Which one of the followings is not a correct statement about British Cultural Studies?

A) It is mainly focused on the relationship of culture with power and resistance. B) It uses post-structuralist, structuralist Marxist and recently postmodernist theories. C) It especially emphasizes the role of the media in the formation and maintenance of cultural hegemony. D) It conceptualized culture as a dynamic and constantly renewing process, not as a fixed, static, frozen and closed system. E) It has accepted the distinction between high culture and low culture.

Soru 14:

Which approach suggests that religion provides a set of beliefs about how very general rewards can be obtained as well as a set of compensators in the face of the impossibility of gaining such rewards?

A) Secularization theory B) Rational choice theory C) Phenomenological perspective D) Functionalist perspective E) Social-conflict perspective

Soru 15:

According to which approach does deviance appear to be dysfunctional at first sight, but it creates social solidarity and unity in the end?

A) Functionalist B) Structural C) Sub-cultural D) Interactive E) Chicago

Soru 16:

Which one of the following is correct about the functions of laws, or legal rules, in terms of their effects?

A) Functions of legal rules can be classified under two main categories B) Laws cannot be challenging. C) There is no physical pressure in social control systems. D) Laws are independent from expectations about behaviours. E) Laws make behaviours predictable.

Soru 17:

Which of the following term comes from the Latin word “modus”?

A) Fashion B) Religion C) Morality D) Legal E) Norm

Soru 18:

Which one of the followings can be pointed out as a category of norms?

A) Unofficial norms B) Institutional norms C) Social norms D) Official norms E) Lawful norms

Soru 19:

Which of the below is an economic base according to Marx' ideas?

A) Religion B) Law C) Politics D) Employment E) Ideologies

Soru 20:

Which is false about the term “deviance”?

A) It includes criminal behaviours B) It varies depending on the cultural norms C) Everyone is deviant from time to time D) It is incompatible behavior that violates only one law E) It can be rewarded, punished or plainly accepted