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May 1988 5-a-day

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May 1988

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st May 1988Define intragenerational mobility.
  2. 2nd May 1988What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  3. 3rd May 1988Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  4. 4th May 1988What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  5. 5th May 1988What is the Pupil Premium?
  6. 6th May 1988What is the difference between streaming and setting?
  7. 7th May 1988How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  8. 8th May 1988According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  9. 9th May 1988Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  10. 10th May 1988Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  11. 11th May 1988What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  12. 12th May 1988Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  13. 13th May 1988Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  14. 14th May 1988Define globalisation.
  15. 15th May 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.
  16. 16th May 1988State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  17. 17th May 1988What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  18. 18th May 1988What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  19. 19th May 1988Give one criticism of compensatory education policy.
  20. 20th May 1988Give one reason a pupil placed in a low set might achieve less, beyond their own ability.
  21. 21st May 1988How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  22. 22nd May 1988What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  23. 23rd May 1988What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  24. 24th May 1988What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  25. 25th May 1988Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  26. 26th May 1988What is primary socialisation?
  27. 27th May 1988Why might a sociologist argue that nature and nurture interact rather than one alone explaining behaviour?
  28. 28th May 1988Explain, using an example, how globalisation can widen inequality between countries.
  29. 29th May 1988Define social mobility.
  30. 30th May 1988What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  31. 31st May 1988What is 'secondary deviance'?