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September 1985 5-a-day

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September 1985

30 sheets · 150 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st September 1985According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  2. 2nd September 1985Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  3. 3rd September 1985Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  4. 4th September 1985What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  5. 5th September 1985Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  6. 6th September 1985Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  7. 7th September 1985What is Sklair's 'transnational capitalist class'?
  8. 8th September 1985Define intergenerational mobility.
  9. 9th September 1985State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  10. 10th September 1985What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  11. 11th September 1985What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  12. 12th September 1985What is the American programme, offering pre-school support to disadvantaged children, often mentioned alongside UK compensatory education policy?
  13. 13th September 1985What term did Willis's lads use for conforming pupils who accepted school values?
  14. 14th September 1985How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  15. 15th September 1985What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  16. 16th September 1985What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  17. 17th September 1985What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  18. 18th September 1985Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  19. 19th September 1985Define culture.
  20. 20th September 1985Who was Genie, and what did her case show?
  21. 21st September 1985What is the social model of disability, and who is associated with it?
  22. 22nd September 1985What is the difference between absolute mobility and relative mobility?
  23. 23rd September 1985What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  24. 24th September 1985What is 'secondary deviance'?
  25. 25th September 1985Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  26. 26th September 1985Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  27. 27th September 1985What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  28. 28th September 1985Name the act that made forced marriage a specific criminal offence in England and Wales.
  29. 29th September 1985What is meant by 'secularisation' in relation to marriage and divorce?
  30. 30th September 1985Give one reason feminists argue money management can remain unequal even in a pooling system.