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October 1968 5-a-day

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October 1968

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  1. 1st October 1968Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  2. 2nd October 1968What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  3. 3rd October 1968What is compensatory education?
  4. 4th October 1968What does Lacey mean by polarisation?
  5. 5th October 1968How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  6. 6th October 1968According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  7. 7th October 1968Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  8. 8th October 1968Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  9. 9th October 1968What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  10. 10th October 1968What is primary socialisation?
  11. 11th October 1968Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  12. 12th October 1968What is the medical model of disability?
  13. 13th October 1968Define intragenerational mobility.
  14. 14th October 1968State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  15. 15th October 1968What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  16. 16th October 1968What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  17. 17th October 1968What is the Pupil Premium?
  18. 18th October 1968What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  19. 19th October 1968How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  20. 20th October 1968What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  21. 21st October 1968What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  22. 22nd October 1968What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  23. 23rd October 1968Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  24. 24th October 1968Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  25. 25th October 1968Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  26. 26th October 1968Define globalisation.
  27. 27th October 1968Give 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.
  28. 28th October 1968What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  29. 29th October 1968What is 'secondary deviance'?
  30. 30th October 1968Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  31. 31st October 1968Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.