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October 1976 5-a-day

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October 1976

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  1. 1st October 1976Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  2. 2nd October 1976What is the social model of disability, and who is associated with it?
  3. 3rd October 1976What is the difference between absolute mobility and relative mobility?
  4. 4th October 1976According to Durkheim, what is the 'collective conscience'?
  5. 5th October 1976According to Howard Becker, what makes an act deviant?
  6. 6th October 1976Name one aim of punishment prison is generally considered effective at achieving, regardless of its effect on reoffending after release.
  7. 7th October 1976Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  8. 8th October 1976What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  9. 9th October 1976How does a forced marriage differ from an arranged marriage?
  10. 10th October 1976Give one reason for the rise in cohabitation rather than marriage.
  11. 11th October 1976Who identified the four main systems of money management within couples?
  12. 12th October 1976Which is generally higher in an unstructured interview: reliability or validity?
  13. 13th October 1976State one practical problem with recording data during covert participant observation.
  14. 14th October 1976Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  15. 15th October 1976Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  16. 16th October 1976Give one example of a 'disabling barrier' under the social model, other than an inaccessible building.
  17. 17th October 1976What is meant by a 'meritocratic' society?
  18. 18th October 1976What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  19. 19th October 1976Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  20. 20th October 1976What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  21. 21st October 1976What is compensatory education?
  22. 22nd October 1976What does Lacey mean by polarisation?
  23. 23rd October 1976How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  24. 24th October 1976According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  25. 25th October 1976Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  26. 26th October 1976Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  27. 27th October 1976What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  28. 28th October 1976Define culture.
  29. 29th October 1976Who was Genie, and what did her case show?
  30. 30th October 1976What is the medical model of disability?
  31. 31st October 1976Define intragenerational mobility.