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March 1960 5-a-day

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March 1960

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  1. 1st March 1960Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  2. 2nd March 1960What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  3. 3rd March 1960What is the American programme, offering pre-school support to disadvantaged children, often mentioned alongside UK compensatory education policy?
  4. 4th March 1960What term did Willis's lads use for conforming pupils who accepted school values?
  5. 5th March 1960How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  6. 6th March 1960According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  7. 7th March 1960Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  8. 8th March 1960Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  9. 9th March 1960What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  10. 10th March 1960What is primary socialisation?
  11. 11th March 1960Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  12. 12th March 1960What is the social model of disability, and who is associated with it?
  13. 13th March 1960What is the difference between absolute mobility and relative mobility?
  14. 14th March 1960State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  15. 15th March 1960What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  16. 16th March 1960What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  17. 17th March 1960Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  18. 18th March 1960What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  19. 19th March 1960How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  20. 20th March 1960What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  21. 21st March 1960What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  22. 22nd March 1960What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  23. 23rd March 1960Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  24. 24th March 1960Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  25. 25th March 1960Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  26. 26th March 1960Give one example of a 'disabling barrier' under the social model, other than an inaccessible building.
  27. 27th March 1960What is meant by a 'meritocratic' society?
  28. 28th March 1960What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  29. 29th March 1960What is 'secondary deviance'?
  30. 30th March 1960Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  31. 31st March 1960What is compensatory education?