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May 1962

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  1. 1st May 1962Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  2. 2nd May 1962What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  3. 3rd May 1962What is primary socialisation?
  4. 4th May 1962Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  5. 5th May 1962What is the medical model of disability?
  6. 6th May 1962Define intragenerational mobility.
  7. 7th May 1962State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  8. 8th May 1962What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  9. 9th May 1962What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  10. 10th May 1962What is the Pupil Premium?
  11. 11th May 1962What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  12. 12th May 1962How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  13. 13th May 1962What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  14. 14th May 1962What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  15. 15th May 1962What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  16. 16th May 1962Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  17. 17th May 1962Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  18. 18th May 1962Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  19. 19th May 1962Define globalisation.
  20. 20th May 1962Give 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.
  21. 21st May 1962What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  22. 22nd May 1962What is 'secondary deviance'?
  23. 23rd May 1962Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  24. 24th May 1962Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  25. 25th May 1962Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  26. 26th May 1962Name the act that made forced marriage a specific criminal offence in England and Wales.
  27. 27th May 1962What is meant by 'secularisation' in relation to marriage and divorce?
  28. 28th May 1962Give one reason feminists argue money management can remain unequal even in a pooling system.
  29. 29th May 1962What is meant by 'representativeness'?
  30. 30th May 1962What is the 'Hawthorne effect'?
  31. 31st May 1962Define culture.