Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

Which of the following is NOT one of the major features of the social democratic stance?

A) It rejects peaceful and constitutional political change B) Socialism is not qualitatively different from capitalism. C) Capitalism is associated with structural inequality and poverty. D) The nation-state is a meaningful unit of political rule. E) The defects of the capitalist system can be rectified by the state.

Soru 2:

Which one of the following concepts refers to an individual’s, a family’s or a social group’s deprivation of the necessary resources to participate in social and cultural activities of the society they live in?

A) Inequality B) Relative Poverty C) Absolute Poverty D) Social Exclusion E) Social Discrimination

Soru 3:

Structural approach explains poverty within the frame of society’s economic political structure. According to this approach, what are the factors that affect poverty? I.conflict on income distribution II.features of labour markets III. informal employment IV. low wages

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

Soru 4:

Which of the following is the earliest type of societies?

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

Soru 5:

What is the meaning of the concept “paternalism”?

A) It is a figure of mother who always care her children B) It is a figure of father who resembles authority and care simultaneously. C) It is a womb of social relations between powerful and powerless groups. D) It is a power that can potentially change unexpected outcomes of public policies. E) It is an ideology that reflects a characteristic of totalitarian societies.

Soru 6:

I. Social expectations, II. Bribe, III. Supply and demand, IV. Psychological structure. Which of the ones listed above is among the independent variables that affect consumer behaviour?

A) I, II & III. B) II, III & IV. C) I, II & IV. D) I, III & IV. E) I, II, III & IV.

Soru 7:

In .............there are political systems where “decisions affecting a community are taken, not by its members as a whole, but by people they have elected for this purpose” Which of the following should be placed in the blank space given above?

A) Representative democracy B) Participatory democracy C) Authoritarian state D) Totalitarian state E) Paternalism

Soru 8:

Which of the following is true in terms of the Critical Approach?

A) It depends on the thoughts of Wilhelm Dilthey and Max Weber. B) It supports the idea that social realities are the regularities which exist independent of individual subjectivity and which wait to be discovered. C) A good finding displays the illusions and uncovers social realities. D) The aim of the social research is to understand and define social action and to put forward how people make sense of social facts in their natural environments. E) Supports the idea that people do not act with their own will, they act rationally and their behaviors are shaped by exterior forces.

Soru 9:

What are the characteristics of the three main approaches in social studies?

A) Empirical and systematical B) Systematical and theoretical C) Empirical and theoretical D) Theoretical E) Emprical, systematical, and theoretical

Soru 10:

According to Heywood, which of the following is NOT one of the distinctive set of values and beliefs of liberalism?

A) The individual B) Freedom C) Conservatism D) Justice E) Reason

Soru 11:

Which one of the following reasons is not that the pluralist approach claims that political parties are representative for?

A) The public directly influences party policy, since, in order to be elected to govern,parties must reflect the wishes and interests of the electorate in their programmes B) If existing parties do not sufficiently represent sections of society, a new party will usually emerge. C) Parties are accountable to the electorate, since they will not regain power if they disregard the opinions and interests of the public. D) Parties cannot simply represent a sectional interest since, to be elected to power, theyrequire the support of various interests in society. E) State’s most important function in a given society is maintaining order.