Introduction to Sociology Ara 11. Deneme Sınavı
Toplam 20 Soru1.Soru
______ 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?
Legitimacy |
Power |
Paternalism |
State |
Authority |
Power 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. The correct answer is B.
2.Soru
Who suggests that the rise of capitalism in Europe was based on Lutherian moral and spirit?
Max Weber |
Karl Marx |
Adam Smith |
Karl Polanyi |
David Ricardo |
The answer is A.
3.Soru
Which of the following is an area of research for mesosociology?
Political systems |
Economic systems |
Interactions between couples |
Interactions between groups |
Perception of the self |
At the meso level, which is known as mesosociology, sociologists study the experiences of groups and the interactions between groups.
4.Soru
- 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"?
I-II-III |
I-III-IV |
II-III-IV |
I-II-IV |
Only II and III |
The answer is A
5.Soru
In scientific method, what is the name given to "a statement that claims a relationship between at least two concepts"?
Proposition |
Hypothesis |
Dependent variable |
Independent variable |
Assumption |
Theories consist of a set of interrelated propositions, some of which are testable. A proposition is a statement that claims a relationship between at least two concepts.
6.Soru
Which of the following is considered as the earliest type of societies?
Agrarian societies |
Pastoral Societies |
Hunting and gathering societies |
Traditional states |
Industrial societies |
The earliest type of societies is hunting and gathering societies, which exist since 50,000 BC to present.
7.Soru
"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?
"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?
liberal-democratic / Capitalism |
neo-liberal / Socialism |
social / Laicism |
traditional / Capitalism |
Rational-legal / Socialism |
Social democracy endorses liberal-democratic principles and accepts that political change can and should be brought about peacefully and constitutionally. Capitalism is accepted as the only reliablemeans of generating wealth. The correct answer is A.
8.Soru
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.
Only I |
I and II |
I and III |
II and III |
I, II and III |
-Unlike traditional Marxists who emphasize economic structure, neo Marxist theories emphasize cultural and ideological superstructures of societies.
-Neo Marxists are not as optimistic as traditional Marxists about the fact that capitalism will inevitably disappear.
9.Soru
Which of the following philosopher is thought to be the founder of the academic discipline of sociology?
Auguste Comte |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
John Stuart Mill |
Immanuel Kant |
John Locke |
As a separate social science discipline, sociology originated with Comte in the middle of 19th century. Auguste Comte, the founding father of sociology, developed the concept of positivism into sociology.
10.Soru
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?
I-II-III |
I-III-IV |
II-III-IV |
I and IV |
I and III |
All except IV are correct. Functionalism deals with society as a system based on self-regulation.
11.Soru
Who developed the well-known evolution theory known as “law of the three stages”?
Comte |
Saint-Simon |
Spencer |
Darwin |
Marx |
Comte summarizes his ideas about this point of view in his well-known evolution theory known as “law of the three stages”, which he developed under the influence of the studies by Saint-Simon.
12.Soru
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?
Social transformation |
Historical materialism |
Positivism |
Surplus value |
Structural functionalism |
B
13.Soru
Which of the following coined the term industrial society?
Saint-Simon |
Marx |
Comte |
Weber |
Spencer |
The most significant contribution of Saint-Simon to the development of sociology is the term industrial society.
14.Soru
"_____ is a social relation where a person (or a group) controls others behaviours." (Veysel Bozkurt) Which of the following is the answer?
Authority |
Legitimacy |
Power |
Authoritarian |
Hierarchy |
As Veysel Bozkurt (2006:214) defines "power is a social relation where a person (or a group) controls others behaviours."
15.Soru
Who adopted a point of view called functionalism and greatly contributed to the
development of structural functionalism?
Marx |
Durkheim |
Weber |
Simmel |
Comte |
Durkheim adopted a point of view called functionalism and greatly contributed to the development of structural functionalism.
16.Soru
Which of the following discipline views the human being as in pursuit of his/her profit, and as an organism that acts rationally?
Psychology |
Sociology |
Politics |
Philosophy |
Economics |
According to the economics discipline, a human being is in pursuit of his/her profit and acts rationally.
17.Soru
Which of the following approach is philosophically based on existentialism, nihilism, anarchism and the thoughts of Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre and Wittgenstein?
Feminist Approach |
Postmodern Approach |
Positivist Approach |
Interpretive Approach |
Critical Approach |
b
18.Soru
Which of the following statement is true about the Critical approach?
Social realities are the regularities which exist independent of individual subjectivity and which wait to be discovered. |
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. |
It focuses on the conflict and change in society, especially on the conflicts and contradictions in the organization modes of society. |
A good finding depends on correct observations and is repeatable by other scientists. |
Scientists should be objective and free of values, thoughts and beliefs. |
c
19.Soru
According to which approach, there is no difference between social science and art or literature?
Positivist approach |
Interpretive approach |
Critical approach |
Feminist approach |
Postmodern approach |
According to Postmodern approach, there is no difference between social science and art or literature. This approach argues that research can not have a function other than describing, and all descriptions are the same in terms of their value.
20.Soru
Which of the following is false?
Comte holds that social life has an objective reality just like natural life. |
Positivists argue that quantitative databased scientific methods used in natural sciences can also be applied in social sciences. |
In line with his positivist method, Comte rejects the usage of historical methods in sociology. |
According to positivists, only observable, measurable and classifiable phenomena have a scientific reality. |
Comte suggests that there are social laws that shape events that occur in social life. |
Comte acknowledges that there are similarities as well as differences between natural reality and social reality. Therefore, he claims that not only scientific methods but also historical methods should be used while studying the social world. Hence, C is the correct answer.
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