Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to Sociology

Soru 1:

How are the types of societies mostly classified?

A) Depending mainly on their characteristics of production B) Depending mainly on their economy C) Depending mainly on their population D) Depending mainly on their geographic location E) Depending mainly on their regime

Soru 2:

Who is the founding figure, in the history of sociology, of the idea that cultural factors affect production not only symbolically but materially too?

A) Herbert Spencer B) Adam Smith C) Karl Marx D) George Simmer E) Max Weber

Soru 3:

Which of the following is a value or belief liberalism has?

A) Loyalty B) Hierarchy C) Justice D) Power E) Singularity

Soru 4:

Which one of the following features of social division of labour types are correctly matched?

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

Soru 5:

Which of the followings refers to moderate or cautious behavior, a life-style that is conventional, even conformist, or a fear of or refusal to change ?

A) Lacism. B) Liberalism. C) Conservatism. D) Socialism. E) Fascism.

Soru 6:

What is the primary distinction of neo-Marxists from classical Marxists?

A) Emphasize of cultural and ideological superstructure of societies B) Emphasize of consensus among groups C) Emphasize of importance of symbols in society D) Emphasize of superiority of economic relations in society E) Emphasize of value formation in society

Soru 7:

Which of the followings expresses a social position of a person gained without personal effort, achieved by birth, and generally does not change?

A) Asset. B) Ascribed status. C) Income. D) The life chance. E) Achieved status.

Soru 8:

Who defines sociology as a science that discovers and analyzes the laws of social order and social transformation through historical methods?

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

Soru 9:

Which one of the followings can be pointed out as a sociologist of classical era of sociology?

A) Auguste Comte B) Emile Durkehim C) Herbert Spencer D) Anthony Giddens E) Pierre Bourdieu

Soru 10:

Which of the following statements about totalitarion states is true?

A) Dictatorships and oligarchies are forms of totalitarion states. B) Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are examples of totalitarion states. C) It can be defined as the government of a powerful figure or a group. D) In these societies, mostly there is no legitimization and consent of power. E) In totalitarian states, all institutions are totally controlled.

Soru 11:

Which of the following is not among the four types of social action that Weber mentions?

A) traditional social action B) affective social action C) instrumental-rational social action D) charismatic social action E) value rational social action and

Soru 12:

Which approach focuses on power, social divisions, inequality and struggle among different groups pursuing their own interests?

A) Marxism B) Conflict theories C) Critical theory D) Functionalism E) Postmodernism

Soru 13:

Which is true for slavery system? I. Slavery is an inequality system. II.Debt, violating laws, wars and conquests are among the factors that create such a slavery system. III. Slavery is a system in which people can be bought and sold like properties.

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

Soru 14:

Which of the following cannot be given as a definition of ideology?

A) the process of production of meanings, signs and values in social life; B) a body of proven facts characteristic of a particular social group or class; C) ideas which help to legitimate a dominant political power… D) forms of thought motivated by social interests… E) the process whereby social life is convertedto a natural reality”.

Soru 15:

Which of the following is the best option to complete the sentence below? 'Social ............... consist of ways of acting, thinking, and feeling, which are external to the individual, and endowed with a power of coercion. They are the creation of human activities but they are not intended.'

A) facts B) groups C) institutions D) actions E) structures

Soru 16:

Which of the following is one of the authority types?

A) Charismatic authority B) Democratic authority C) Social authority D) Political authority E) Liberal authority

Soru 17:

Which of the following is a data gathering technique used in quantitative research design?

A) document analysis B) structured observation C) focus group interview D) life story interview E) oral history

Soru 18:

"In totalitarian states, all institutions are totally controlled. There is an absolute supervision and surveillance on the subordinates. There is no differentiation of public or private sphere. Such totalitarian states/systems “rely on modern technologies to monitor and control people; mass propaganda and electronic surveillance are widely used to influence people’s thinking and control their actions." According to the explanation above, which of the followings can be considered a totalitarian state?

A) United States of America. B) Turkish Republic. C) People's Republic of China. D) South Korea. E) Japan.

Soru 19:

According to Marx, which of the followings is not among the elements that constitute the superstructure of the society?

A) Ideological structure. B) Cultural structure. C) Religious structure. D) Legal structure. E) Geographical structure.

Soru 20:

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

A) Being a baby B) Being a mother C) Being a teacher D) Being a lawyer E) Being a president