Introduction to Sociology

______ cannot be thought limited to a political domain, it is more than its political meanings encompassing everyday life. In daily life, interpersonal relations, in every single hierarchical relation in a given society, we come across such relations as well. What is the correct term that completes the definition above?

Who suggests that the rise of capitalism in Europe was based on Lutherian moral and spirit?

Which of the following is an area of research for mesosociology?

Reciprocal relations exist among the members of a social group. There are common aims, objectives and ideals for the members of the group. Members of the group share a sense of unity and bond of solidarity. In social groups the members have the freedom to act on their own. Which of the above is/are the characteristics of a "group"?

In scientific method, what is the name given to "a statement that claims a relationship between at least two concepts"?

Which of the following is considered as the earliest type of societies?

"Social democracy endorses _______ principles and accepts that political change can and should be brought about peacefully and constitutionally. _______ is accepted as the only reliablemeans of generating wealth." Which two terms complete the explanation about social democracy correctly?

Which information is true for traditional and neo Marxists?                        I. Neo Marxists emphasize cultural and ideological superstructures of societies.                                                                                                            II. Neo Marxists are not as optimistic as traditional Marxists about the fact that capitalism will inevitably disappear.                                                  III.  Traditional Marxists emphasize economic structure of societies.

Which of the following philosopher is thought to be the founder of the academic discipline of sociology?

I. Feminist theories focus on gender inequality and analyse them by using concepts such as gender and patriarchy. II. Postmodernism belives that socities are no longer guided by historical developments. III. Symbolic interactionism focuses on the importance of social action, interaction and interpretation processes. IV. Functionalism deals with society as a system based on historical processes. Which of the above is/are correct?

Who developed the well-known evolution theory known as “law of the three stages”?

Which theory emphasizes the importance of economic factors rather than thoughts and values in social transformation and can be defined briefly as “embracing history from a materialist point of view?

Which of the following coined the term industrial society ?

"_____ is a social relation where a person (or a group) controls others behaviours." (Veysel Bozkurt) Which of the following is the answer?

Who adopted a point of view called functionalism and greatly contributed to the development of structural functionalism?

Which of the following discipline views the human being as in pursuit of his/her profit, and as an organism that acts rationally?

Which of the following approach is philosophically based on existentialism, nihilism, anarchism and the thoughts of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre and Wittgenstein?

Which of the following statement is true about the Critical approach?

According to which approach, there is no difference between social science and art or literature?

Which of the following is false?