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Sociology of Education Short type questions Sociology is a study of ... . 1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole Theorists argue that education is ... . a) the act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills b) a form of socialisation c) a means of shaping ...

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Sociology of Education
Short type questions
Sociology is a study of ... .

1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole

Theorists argue that education is ... .

a) the act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills

b) a form of socialisation

c) a means of shaping learners’ characters

d) not static but dynamic

The sociology of education ... .

1. examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and culture

The following are aspects that Ballantine and Hammock (2012) consider should be part of
education:

a) The ability to think creatively.

b) The cultivation of a global mind-set.

c) The provision of training in problem solving.

d) Respect for others.

The following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society:

a) The development of technology.

b) The growth of mass media.

Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ... .

a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices

b) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society

Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .

a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education

b) ensure that role differentiation is achieved

The term ‘political socialisation’ refers to when a ... .

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a) person’s political loyalty is widened beyond the local group

b) person’s political loyalty to widened to include the state

Some functionalists argue that racial minorities in society must ... .

a) assimilate into the dominant culture of society

b) adjust to the dominant culture of the school

Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are ... .

a) necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions

Conflict theorists argue that schools ... .

a) are not a social benefit

b) prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy

Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests ... .

a) favour the affluent classes

b) are culturally biased

The term ‘gender differences’ in the context of conflict theory means that men ... .

a) gain power over property and gain power over women

b) suppress women

According to conflict theorists, the racial order in society ... .

a) is inextricably tied to class stratification

Which of the following are components of the hidden curriculum according to Bowles and Gintis?

a) A passive acceptance of hierarchy.

b) The fragmentation of school subjects.

Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are ... .

a) interpretation

b) action

c) constructivism

Constructivists contend that knowledge can be labelled as the following:

a) Is personally constructed.

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b) Socially mediated.



For a symbolic interactionist, gender is something which is ... .

a) constantly made up and reproduced through social interaction

The following are conditions that need to be met if racial prejudice is to be reduced:

a) Social norms favouring equality must be agreed upon.

b) Contact must be between individuals of equal status.

c) Contact must be sustained.

The symbolic interactionist approach to minority groups is that they ... .

a) form their identity because of socio-historical change

Three aspects of symbolic interactionist theory:

a) Everyday contact.

b) Social interaction.

c) Constructed identity.

Social institutions include the following:

a) the family

b) the economy

c) schools

It can be argued that the school ... .

a) is where secondary socialization takes place

b) has a formal curriculum

Social integration is best described as a process ... .

a) where there is inclusion, participation and social justice

The economic system is ... .

a) a set of arrangements by which a society produces, distributes and consumes goods

b) interlinked with society

c) crucial to the survival of modern society




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