Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

What is "surplus value"?

A) The profit made off of lowering production costs. B) The profit made off of increasing sales. C) The profit made off of higher profit margins. D) The profit made off by paying workers less. E) The increased value of a product based on demand.

Soru 2:

There are important economic inequalities among people. They often hunt animals and gather edible plants besides agriculture. They emerged as people cultivated small gardens with simple tools. Which society type are the features above describing?

A) Pastoral Societies B) Agrarian Socities C) Traditional States D) Hunting and Gathering Societies E) Post-Industrial Societies

Soru 3:

Which one of the following refers to arrangements involving large numbers of people whose behaviours are guided by norms and roles?

A) Social structure B) Social institutions C) Social groups D) Social action E) Status

Soru 4:

Which one is not one of the personal reasons of poverty?

A) sense of discipline B) degree of frustration C) lack of economical growth D) personal traits E) attitude and behaviours

Soru 5:

…………… is based on the devotion of followers or subordinates to what they define as the exceptional characteristics of a leader. Which of the following would best fill the blank space?

A) Traditional authority B) Legal authority C) Charismatic authority D) Rational authority E) Primitive authority

Soru 6:

Which of the following sociologists argues that societies evolve from feudal and military societies to industrial societies?

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

Soru 7:

Political science is defined as an academic discipline which examines power and distribution of ………………. in various types of political systems. Which of the following would best fill the blank space?

A) Money B) Culture C) Authority D) Legitimacy E) Power

Soru 8:

Which information is not true for Auguste Comte?

A) Comte examines “society” within an evolutionist framework. B) Comte examines “society” within a positivist framework. C) Comte used the term “sociology” for the first time. D) Comte established a tradition known as positivist sociology. E) Comte was fully dedicated to the thinkers of the Enlightenment.

Soru 9:

Which approach deals with everyday life-world?

A) Symbolic Interactionism B) Ethnomethodology C) Feminism D) Postmodernism E) Phenomenology

Soru 10:

Which of the following statement is true about positivist approach?

A) Social realities are the regularities which exist independent of individual subjectivity and which wait to be discovered. B) The aim of the social research is to criticize and transform social relations and to change the world. C) A good finding displays the illusions and uncovers social realities. D) People are social entities who create meaning and make sense of the world they live in. E) Values are embedded in social life; it is not possible for scientists to be totally free of values.

Soru 11:

When did the post-industrial societies emerged?

A) 17th century B) 18th century C) 19th century D) 20th century E) 21st century

Soru 12:

Which of the following can be an example for microsociology?

A) Comparing the economy systems of Cuba and Turkey B) How Turkey has changed since 60s C) The interaction between Greenpeace in Turkey and Germany D) How Turkey Air Association has improved so far E) The interaction between husband and wife

Soru 13:

Which of the following refers to the examination of a social fact in its own social context, through a variety of data gathering techniques?

A) Unstructured interview B) Life story interview C) Oral history D) Case study E) Document analysis

Soru 14:

"Sociology is related to......" Which of the following CANNOT be used to complete the sentence best?

A) Physics B) Politics C) Economy D) Religion E) Authority

Soru 15:

Which of the following is false ?

A) To be critical is a very important characteristic of scientific knowledge. B) Scientific knowledge accumulates by gathering new information, rejecting theories and developing better ones. C) Scientific knowledge is both rational and empirical. D) Scientific knowledge is logical and objective. E) Scientists aim at finding the absolute truth which is all encompassing and generalizable.

Soru 16:

Sources are limited. Human needs are infinite. Irrationality is the motive behind human behaviour. Which of the above hypotheses belong to the study field of economics?

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

Soru 17:

Which of the following topics is in the domain of a meso level sociological inquiry?

A) Political systems B) Economical systems C) Interactions between friends D) Interactions between groups E) Interactions between couples

Soru 18:

The name Hermeneutic is derived from Hermes in the Greek mythology. The assignment of Hermes is to transmit God’s wills to mortal people, translate God’s words to a simpler form which mortal people can understand, thus provide an environment for them to communicate. Which approach is appropriate to the above description?

A) Positivist Approach B) Critical Approach C) Feminist Approach D) Interpretive Approach E) Postmodern Approach

Soru 19:

"Positivism should become a religion" is the view of .....

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

Soru 20:

"After observing the results of a particular group, a new group is selected in order to make a comparison." Which data gathering technique used in quantitative research design is described above?

A) Structured observation B) Experiment C) Quasi-experiment D) Questionnaire E) Survey