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January 1969 5-a-day

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January 1969

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st January 1969State one practical problem with recording data during covert participant observation.
  2. 2nd January 1969Why might sociologists say that socialisation never really stops?
  3. 3rd January 1969Give one type of evidence, other than feral children, that sociologists could use to support a nurture-based explanation of behaviour.
  4. 4th January 1969What is the medical model of disability?
  5. 5th January 1969Define intragenerational mobility.
  6. 6th January 1969What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  7. 7th January 1969Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  8. 8th January 1969What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  9. 9th January 1969What is the Pupil Premium?
  10. 10th January 1969What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  11. 11th January 1969How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  12. 12th January 1969According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  13. 13th January 1969Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  14. 14th January 1969Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  15. 15th January 1969What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  16. 16th January 1969Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  17. 17th January 1969Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  18. 18th January 1969Define globalisation.
  19. 19th January 1969Give 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.
  20. 20th January 1969State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  21. 21st January 1969What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  22. 22nd January 1969What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  23. 23rd January 1969Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  24. 24th January 1969Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  25. 25th January 1969How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  26. 26th January 1969What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  27. 27th January 1969What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  28. 28th January 1969What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  29. 29th January 1969Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  30. 30th January 1969What is primary socialisation?
  31. 31st January 1969Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?