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January 1958 5-a-day

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January 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st January 1958State one practical problem with recording data during covert participant observation.
  2. 2nd January 1958Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  3. 3rd January 1958Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  4. 4th January 1958Define globalisation.
  5. 5th January 1958Give 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.
  6. 6th January 1958What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  7. 7th January 1958Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  8. 8th January 1958What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  9. 9th January 1958Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  10. 10th January 1958Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  11. 11th January 1958How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  12. 12th January 1958According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  13. 13th January 1958Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  14. 14th January 1958Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  15. 15th January 1958What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  16. 16th January 1958What is primary socialisation?
  17. 17th January 1958Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  18. 18th January 1958Explain, using an example, how globalisation can widen inequality between countries.
  19. 19th January 1958Define social mobility.
  20. 20th January 1958State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  21. 21st January 1958What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  22. 22nd January 1958What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  23. 23rd January 1958What is Sure Start?
  24. 24th January 1958What does Lacey mean by differentiation?
  25. 25th January 1958How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  26. 26th January 1958What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  27. 27th January 1958What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  28. 28th January 1958What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  29. 29th January 1958Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  30. 30th January 1958Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  31. 31st January 1958Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?