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November 1962 5-a-day

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November 1962

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st November 1962A teenager starts dressing and speaking like their friendship group to fit in. Which agency of socialisation is mainly responsible?
  2. 2nd November 1962Who was Oxana Malaya, and what did her case show?
  3. 3rd November 1962Define globalisation.
  4. 4th November 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.
  5. 5th November 1962What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  6. 6th November 1962Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  7. 7th November 1962What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  8. 8th November 1962Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  9. 9th November 1962Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  10. 10th November 1962How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  11. 11th November 1962According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  12. 12th November 1962Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  13. 13th November 1962Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  14. 14th November 1962What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  15. 15th November 1962Why might sociologists say that socialisation never really stops?
  16. 16th November 1962Give one type of evidence, other than feral children, that sociologists could use to support a nurture-based explanation of behaviour.
  17. 17th November 1962Explain, using an example, how globalisation can widen inequality between countries.
  18. 18th November 1962Define social mobility.
  19. 19th November 1962State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  20. 20th November 1962What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  21. 21st November 1962What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  22. 22nd November 1962What is Sure Start?
  23. 23rd November 1962What does Lacey mean by differentiation?
  24. 24th November 1962How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  25. 25th November 1962What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  26. 26th November 1962What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  27. 27th November 1962What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  28. 28th November 1962Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  29. 29th November 1962Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  30. 30th November 1962Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.