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October 1957 5-a-day

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October 1957

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st October 1957Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  2. 2nd October 1957What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  3. 3rd October 1957What is the Pupil Premium?
  4. 4th October 1957What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  5. 5th October 1957How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  6. 6th October 1957According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  7. 7th October 1957Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  8. 8th October 1957Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  9. 9th October 1957What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  10. 10th October 1957Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  11. 11th October 1957Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  12. 12th October 1957Define globalisation.
  13. 13th October 1957Give one reason why absolute mobility in the UK rose during the 20th century even without the class system becoming much more open in relative terms.
  14. 14th October 1957State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  15. 15th October 1957What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  16. 16th October 1957What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  17. 17th October 1957Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  18. 18th October 1957Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  19. 19th October 1957How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  20. 20th October 1957What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  21. 21st October 1957What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  22. 22nd October 1957What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  23. 23rd October 1957Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  24. 24th October 1957Define culture.
  25. 25th October 1957Who was Genie, and what did her case show?
  26. 26th October 1957Explain, using an example, how globalisation can widen inequality between countries.
  27. 27th October 1957Define social mobility.
  28. 28th October 1957What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  29. 29th October 1957What is 'secondary deviance'?
  30. 30th October 1957Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  31. 31st October 1957What is Sure Start?