Final Sınavı - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is NOT an example for Official Norms?

A) Statutes B) Circulars C) Condemnation D) Laws E) Regulations

Soru 2:

......... is an example of white-collar crimes. Please, complete the sentence with the best option.

A) tax evasion B) illegal access to telecommunication systems C) illegal gambling D) drug trafficking E) smuggling

Soru 3:

Which of the following is a kind of crime against property?

A) Arson B) Assault C) Battery D) Murder E) Rape

Soru 4:

Which of the below is an example of punishments regarding official norms?

A) paying a fine B) condemnation C) exclusion D) mocking E) insults

Soru 5:

According to which of the following, the family was created to control women’s sexuality and assure the legitimacy of heirs of the males?

A) G. P. Murdock B) Bronislaw Malinowski C) Talcott Parsons D) Friedrich Engels E) Le Play

Soru 6:

Which name below views culture as shared meaning systems?

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

Soru 7:

Which statement below is not correct about the characteristics of types of marriages?

A) The marriage rule permitting only one partner is monogamy. B) Polygamy can be in the form of polygyny or polyandry. C) Patrilocality refers to residing with or near to husband’s kin. D) In polygyny, a woman has more than one husband. E) Matriarchy is the social organization based on female power.

Soru 8:

Which of the following is the theory developed by American Sociologists Roger Finke, Rodney Stark and Willams S. Bainbridge?

A) Exchange theory B) Rational choice theory C) The phenomenological approach D) Social action theory E) Social conflict theory

Soru 9:

Which of the following points to the ideal behaviour patterns expected from us as well as covering the usual behaviors in a society?

A) Value B) Norm C) Culture D) Aesthetic E) Culture

Soru 10:

Durkheim's sociology of religion has received criticism for some reasons. Which below is not one of them?

A) Durkheim did not base his analyses on a variety of ethnographic material. B) Durkheim interprets a dominant religion to be the outcome of social struggle. C) Divisive influences of religion find little mention in Durkheim's work. D) Religion, for Durkheim, is a phenomenon a priori meaning or social function. E) Durkheim’s functionalist analysis downplays religion's dysfunctions.

Soru 11:

When culture isconsidered a whole way of life, which of the followings is taken into account?

A) Morality and merit. B) Values and norms. C) Beauty and form. D) Regime and popularity. E) Traditions and classics.

Soru 12:

Which of the following refers to the common points of "sociological theories"?

A) Deviance is caused by the existence of commitment to group values. B) Deviance is only seen in some of the societies. C) Deviance is learned from daily life situations. D) Deviance depends on harmony and welfare. E) Deviance is strongly related to rural life.

Soru 13:

According to Le Play, in which type of family the father typically keeps all his married sons with him and he also exercises ultimate authority over his children and grandchildren?

A) Nuclear family B) Extended family C) Patriarchal family D) Stem family E) Unstable family

Soru 14:

Which of the following statement is true about sociological research?

A) Sociologists’ explanations depend on personalized interpretations. B) Sociologists depend on commonsense while talking. C) Sociologists generally think and talk depending on few people’s lives and experiences. D) Sociologists think everything in the world is an outcome of somebody’s intentional actions. E) Sociologists make effort to follow the rules of responsible speech.

Soru 15:

Which of the following is sometimes reported to be a reaction to globalization, or a reinforcement of cultural identity at the local community level’?

A) Cultural heritage B) Postmodernisation C) Glocalization D) Imperialism E) Commodification

Soru 16:

What is the practice of marrying only within a specific ethnic, social or religious group and rejecting people out of this group?

A) Endogamy B) Matrilocality C) Polygamy D) Monogamy E) Exogamy

Soru 17:

has heavily been influenced by the exchange theory that is based on the principle that all human interactions can be treated as a form of exchange. argues that religions can be understood as organizations which are in competition with one another for followers. rejects the view that the development of industrial capitalist societies would undermine religion. argues that competition increases the overall level of religious involvement in modern society. assumes that religion weakens when it is challenged by different religious or secular viewpoints. Which of the arguments above are related to the rational choice theory?

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

Soru 18:

Which culture critic identified culture with “aesthetic excellence”?

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

Soru 19:

Which one is true about stem families?

A) They are the typical family form of the industrial working class. B) Parents often become isolated in their old ages. C) Only one of the married children (heirs) stays in the family house. D) Parents teach nothing to their children as part of the tradition. E) The father diverges from the traditions of his ancestors.

Soru 20:

Which criminologist thinks that contradictions are the main causes of crime in American society?

A) Emile Durkheim B) Edwin M. Lemert C) Richard Quinney D) Albert Cohen E) Howard Becker