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February 1988 5-a-day

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February 1988

29 sheets · 145 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st February 1988Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  2. 2nd February 1988Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  3. 3rd February 1988What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  4. 4th February 1988What is primary socialisation?
  5. 5th February 1988Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  6. 6th February 1988What is the medical model of disability?
  7. 7th February 1988Define intragenerational mobility.
  8. 8th February 1988State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  9. 9th February 1988What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  10. 10th February 1988What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  11. 11th February 1988What is the Pupil Premium?
  12. 12th February 1988What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  13. 13th February 1988How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  14. 14th February 1988What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  15. 15th February 1988What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  16. 16th February 1988What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  17. 17th February 1988Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  18. 18th February 1988Give one example of a positive sanction and one example of a negative sanction a parent might use.
  19. 19th February 1988Which side of the debate do most sociologists generally favour, and why?
  20. 20th February 1988Define globalisation.
  21. 21st February 1988Give 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.
  22. 22nd February 1988What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  23. 23rd February 1988What is 'secondary deviance'?
  24. 24th February 1988Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.
  25. 25th February 1988Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  26. 26th February 1988Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  27. 27th February 1988Name the act that made forced marriage a specific criminal offence in England and Wales.
  28. 28th February 1988What is meant by 'secularisation' in relation to marriage and divorce?
  29. 29th February 1988Give one reason feminists argue money management can remain unequal even in a pooling system.