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July 1972

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  1. 1st July 1972Define globalisation.
  2. 2nd July 1972Give 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.
  3. 3rd July 1972What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  4. 4th July 1972Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  5. 5th July 1972What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  6. 6th July 1972Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  7. 7th July 1972Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  8. 8th July 1972How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  9. 9th July 1972According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  10. 10th July 1972Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  11. 11th July 1972Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  12. 12th July 1972What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  13. 13th July 1972Define culture.
  14. 14th July 1972Who was Genie, and what did her case show?
  15. 15th July 1972Explain, using an example, how globalisation can widen inequality between countries.
  16. 16th July 1972Define social mobility.
  17. 17th July 1972State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  18. 18th July 1972What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  19. 19th July 1972What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  20. 20th July 1972What is Sure Start?
  21. 21st July 1972What does Lacey mean by differentiation?
  22. 22nd July 1972How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  23. 23rd July 1972What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  24. 24th July 1972What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  25. 25th July 1972What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  26. 26th July 1972Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  27. 27th July 1972Explain why a workplace can be described as an agency of socialisation for an adult.
  28. 28th July 1972Give one limitation of using feral or isolated child cases as evidence for nurture.
  29. 29th July 1972What is Sklair's 'transnational capitalist class'?
  30. 30th July 1972Define intergenerational mobility.
  31. 31st July 1972What is meant by 'formal social control'?