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China and Silk Road Test Study Guide for CMS 24 Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT
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China and Silk Road Test Study Guide for CMS 24 Questions with Verified Answers 
 
Meritocracy - CORRECT ANSWER A government ruled by officials of proven merit (ability) 
 
Civil Service Exam - CORRECT ANSWER In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy. 
 
Dragon's Backbone Pump - CORRECT ANSWER Allowed one man to lift and move large quantities of water 
 
Champa Rice - CORRECT ANSWER Fast growing ri...
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Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final Exam Questions and Answers)
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Steven Pinker has a book called ____. The book described ___. - Answer- "Better angels of our nature" 
convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 
 
3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low? - Answer- Switzerland, Singapore, Japan 
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Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated 
 
Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 
 
3 ways of measuring crime - Answer- looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victimizatio...
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Which traits characterize secondary affiliation? 
a) intimate cooperation, "irreplaceable", personally oriented 
b) limited participation, goal-oriented, formal 
c) usually small, informal, usually includes people like best friends and family, 
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b) limited participation, goal-oriented, formal 
In a Caste System, which is not determined for members at birth? 
A) Where they live 
B) Jobs 
C) food t...
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AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods Mark scheme June 2023 - 2025
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AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods Mark scheme June 
 
Particularistic standards - ANS-Children are not judged by a clear measure of achievement 
 
Universalistic standards - ANS-Children are judged by a clear measure of achievement and are compared to other children 
 
Durkheim - ANS-1) Promotes social solidarity 2) Prepares young people 
 
Parsons - ANS-1) Secondary socialisation = education teaches universalistic standards and acts as a bridge betwe...
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AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods Mark scheme June 2023 - 2025
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AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY 7192/1 Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods Mark scheme June 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Particularistic standards - ANS-Children are not judged by a clear measure of achievement 
 
Universalistic standards - ANS-Children are judged by a clear measure of achievement and are compared to other children 
 
Durkheim - ANS-1) Promotes social solidarity 2) Prepares young people 
 
Parsons - ANS-1) Secondary socialisation = education teaches unive...
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Download this fully solved and updated exam for Sociology: Social Stratification
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Social stratification 
system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy 
 
 
 
4 important principles of social stratification 
1) is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences, 2) carries over from generation to generation, 3) is universal but variable, 4) involves not just inequality but beliefs as well 
 
 
 
 
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social mobility 
a change in position within the social hierarchy 
 
 
 
caste system 
social stratification based ...
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AQA Sociology - Education (Paper 1) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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AQA Sociology - Education (Paper 1) Exam 
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Functionalist Approach -Answer-Take a consensus view. Education performs 3 main 
functions - socialisation into a shared culture, teaching specialist work skills, selecting 
people for work roles. Education is organised on meritocratic principles. 
New Right Approach -Answer-Take a conservative view. Education should be based on 
market principles. 
Marxist Approach -Answer-Take a class conflict view. Education's role...
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Which concept is LEAST applicable to the stories of Alice and Bill? - Answer- C. Social Reproduction 
 
- social reproduction is the perpetuation of inequalities through social institutions such as schools, economy 
- Alice and Bill are able to show upward social mobility 
 
intergenerational mobility - Answer- the change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next 
 
meritocracy - Answer- a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement 
 
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Download this fully solved and updated exam for Sociology unit 4 Social Stratification and Inequality
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Social Stratification 
A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy 
 
 
 
Hierarchy 
Achieved and ascribed status, reflects society 
 
 
 
 
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Patriarchy 
Male dominant society 
 
 
 
Matriarchy 
Female dominant society 
 
 
 
Social inequality 
The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards 
 
 
 
Big Idea of social stratification 
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Imperial Bureaucracy correct answersvast organization in which appointed officials carried out empire's policies 
Since Qin 
Expanded in Song 
 
Civil Service Exam correct answersIn Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that were used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy. In the Song, it was expanded to the lower class and provided an opportunity to get good jobs in bureaucracy. 
 
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