Final Sınavı - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is not a view of phenomenological perspective on religion?

A) Religion is produced by members of society subjectively interpreting and giving meaning to the world around them. B) Berger and Luckmann think religion helps to build, maintain and legitimate universes of meaning. C) Luckmann thinks it is religious practices that have primary sociological significance. D) it is “symbolic universes” that have primary sociological significance. E) Berger and Luckmann argue that religion is probably the most effective mechanism for the legitimation of universes of meaning.

Soru 2:

Which scholar defines culture as “as a system of shared symbols and/or meanings”?

A) Matthew Arnold B) Johannn Gottfried Herder C) Edward Burnett Tylor D) Peter Berger E) Clifford Geertz

Soru 3:

Which is not true for Anomie?

A) The anomie that Durkheim has described refers to a state of normlessness. B) Anomie is related to a personal state of mind. C) In this case, people become more aggressive and depressed. D) It is caused by the tension between individual interests and collective culturalconscious. E) It results in an increase in violence, crime and suicide rates.

Soru 4:

Which sociologist became famous for his explanation of the emergence of Capitalism in the West through asceticism principle of the Protestant ethic?

A) Max Weber B) Karl Marx C) Emile Durkheim D) Peter Berger E) Thomas Luckmann

Soru 5:

How are society's values transmitted from one generation to the next?

A) Through social conflict between groups B) In the process of escalation of various forms of social deviance C) In the course of education and socialization D) In the course of religious activities E) In the course of systemized behavioural patterns

Soru 6:

Which one is NOT true about the breakdown of the extended family because of industrialization?

A) Industrial society has a high rate of geographical mobility. B) While men’s sexuality outside the marriage is often overlooked, the same practice is not held for women. C) Social mobility is also high in industrialsocieties and this weakened the ties among the members of the kinship network. D) When many of the functions of the family, such as education, production and protection were taken over by outside institutions. E) In industrial society, achieved status is more important than ascribed status.

Soru 7:

Which of the following is correct for social sciences?

A) Providing all conditions of the circumstance to be the same, experiments enable scientists to make explicit predictions. B) Scientists cannot influence the reaction of their subjects. C) Scientists may investigate facts singly and examine the causality relationship between them. D) Measurement is much easier in social sciences compared with physical sciences. E) Scientists prefer to investigate people in their natural environments rather than in a laboratory environment.

Soru 8:

Which of the abuse is result in pain, discomfort, injury, disability or death?

A) Physical abuse B) Emotional abuse C) Economic abuse D) Psychological abuse E) Social abuse

Soru 9:

Which one of the following coined the term "habitus"?

A) W. Ogburn B) P. Bourdieu C) M. Weber D) W. Benjamin E) R. Hoggart

Soru 10:

The terms differentiation, rationalization and commodification are the main characteristics of ____________. Which of the following can be used to complete the sentence above?

A) Postmodernism B) Modern culture C) Globalisation D) Ethnocentrisim E) Cultural heritage

Soru 11:

Which of the following is mainly an example of a white collar crime?

A) smuggling B) gambling C) prostitution D) tax evasion E) drug trafficking

Soru 12:

Which of the following is a status that achieved by birth and usually does not change?

A) Ascribed status B) Achieved status C) Asset D) Social mobility E) Status groups

Soru 13:

Where does the primary socialization of children takes place?

A) School B) Family C) Society D) University E) Street

Soru 14:

Which of the following sociologists suggested that as a result of modernization, human society was going beyond the “theological stage” of social evolution and a new age was rising in which the science of sociology would replace religion as the basis for moral judgments?

A) Auguste Comte B) Max Weber C) François Marie Arouet Voltaire D) Herbert Spencer E) Peter Berger

Soru 15:

Which one of the following refers to the lack of norms and regularity in a society?

A) Norm B) Custom C) Manner D) Anomie E) Criteria

Soru 16:

Paintings Values Classic music Rules of society Which of the above items can be considered as culture according to the the narrow definition?

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

Soru 17:

Which one of the following can be classified under social norms?

A) Universal rules B) Physical rules C) Economic rules D) Official regulations E) Religious rules

Soru 18:

Which of the following is true about the crime rates in Turkey?

A) Individuals from fragmented families get involved in higher number of crimes. B) The rate of increase in rural areas is higher than that of urban areas. C) The crime rates have decreased in recent years. D) Crime is only related to social factors. E) Punishments of crimes are deterrent.

Soru 19:

Which of the following is one of the founders of the "functional approach"?

A) Matthew Arnold B) Johannn Gottfried Herder C) Edward Burnett Tylor D) Peter Berger E) Emile Durkheim

Soru 20:

"In the process of achieving a certain degree of social life; _______ serve an important function in terms of determining which attitudes and behaviors are right or wrong, fair or unfair." Which of the following can be used to complete the sentence above?

A) Deviance B) Social control C) Crime D) Law E) The values