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October 1979 5-a-day

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October 1979

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  1. 1st October 1979What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  2. 2nd October 1979Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  3. 3rd October 1979What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  4. 4th October 1979Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  5. 5th October 1979What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  6. 6th October 1979How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  7. 7th October 1979According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  8. 8th October 1979Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  9. 9th October 1979Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  10. 10th October 1979What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  11. 11th October 1979Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  12. 12th October 1979Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  13. 13th October 1979Give one example of a 'disabling barrier' under the social model, other than an inaccessible building.
  14. 14th October 1979What is meant by a 'meritocratic' society?
  15. 15th October 1979State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  16. 16th October 1979What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  17. 17th October 1979What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  18. 18th October 1979What is compensatory education?
  19. 19th October 1979What does Lacey mean by polarisation?
  20. 20th October 1979How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  21. 21st October 1979What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  22. 22nd October 1979What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  23. 23rd October 1979What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  24. 24th October 1979Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  25. 25th October 1979What is primary socialisation?
  26. 26th October 1979Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  27. 27th October 1979What is the medical model of disability?
  28. 28th October 1979Define intragenerational mobility.
  29. 29th October 1979What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  30. 30th October 1979What is 'secondary deviance'?
  31. 31st October 1979Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.