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June 1960 5-a-day

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June 1960

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st June 1960State one practical problem with recording data during covert participant observation.
  2. 2nd June 1960Why might sociologists say that socialisation never really stops?
  3. 3rd June 1960Give one type of evidence, other than feral children, that sociologists could use to support a nurture-based explanation of behaviour.
  4. 4th June 1960What is the social model of disability, and who is associated with it?
  5. 5th June 1960What is the difference between absolute mobility and relative mobility?
  6. 6th June 1960What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  7. 7th June 1960Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  8. 8th June 1960What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  9. 9th June 1960Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  10. 10th June 1960What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  11. 11th June 1960How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  12. 12th June 1960According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  13. 13th June 1960Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  14. 14th June 1960Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  15. 15th June 1960What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  16. 16th June 1960Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  17. 17th June 1960Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  18. 18th June 1960Give one example of a 'disabling barrier' under the social model, other than an inaccessible building.
  19. 19th June 1960What is meant by a 'meritocratic' society?
  20. 20th June 1960State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  21. 21st June 1960What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  22. 22nd June 1960What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  23. 23rd June 1960What is compensatory education?
  24. 24th June 1960What does Lacey mean by polarisation?
  25. 25th June 1960How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  26. 26th June 1960What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  27. 27th June 1960What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  28. 28th June 1960What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  29. 29th June 1960Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  30. 30th June 1960What is primary socialisation?