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October 1990 5-a-day

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October 1990

31 sheets · 155 questions · GCSE

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  1. 1st October 1990What name do sociologists give to the process by which children first learn a society's norms and values within the family?
  2. 2nd October 1990Give one criticism of labelling theory.
  3. 3rd October 1990What is meant by prison acting as a 'university of crime'?
  4. 4th October 1990What is the American programme, offering pre-school support to disadvantaged children, often mentioned alongside UK compensatory education policy?
  5. 5th October 1990What term did Willis's lads use for conforming pupils who accepted school values?
  6. 6th October 1990How does forced marriage relate to the wider topic of the family and the state?
  7. 7th October 1990According to Anthony Giddens, what is a 'pure relationship'?
  8. 8th October 1990Which money management system has become increasingly common in Britain, according to Pahl?
  9. 9th October 1990Why might a positivist sociologist prioritise reliability and representativeness over validity?
  10. 10th October 1990What is meant by 'covert' observation?
  11. 11th October 1990Why might sociologists say that socialisation never really stops?
  12. 12th October 1990Give one type of evidence, other than feral children, that sociologists could use to support a nurture-based explanation of behaviour.
  13. 13th October 1990What is the social model of disability, and who is associated with it?
  14. 14th October 1990What is the difference between absolute mobility and relative mobility?
  15. 15th October 1990State one formal agency of social control and one power it holds.
  16. 16th October 1990What term do interactionists use for people or groups with the power to create new rules about what counts as deviant?
  17. 17th October 1990What term describes an offender being convicted of a further offence after release from prison?
  18. 18th October 1990Which report recommended Educational Priority Areas in the UK?
  19. 19th October 1990What is the title of Willis's study of twelve working-class boys?
  20. 20th October 1990How might feminists explain forced marriage?
  21. 21st October 1990What did the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 change?
  22. 22nd October 1990What is the difference between 'management' and 'control' of household money?
  23. 23rd October 1990What is meant by 'validity' in sociological research?
  24. 24th October 1990Give one ethical advantage of overt observation over covert observation.
  25. 25th October 1990Name three agencies of secondary socialisation.
  26. 26th October 1990Define 'nature' in the nature versus nurture debate.
  27. 27th October 1990Give one example of a 'disabling barrier' under the social model, other than an inaccessible building.
  28. 28th October 1990What is meant by a 'meritocratic' society?
  29. 29th October 1990What is meant by 'formal social control'?
  30. 30th October 1990What is 'secondary deviance'?
  31. 31st October 1990Give one practical factor, beyond theory, that can limit rehabilitation in prison.