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SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25)
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SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS (25)
[Based on School and Society (SaS),
chapters 1 to 7]
QUESTION 1 Indicate the CORRECT
statements. a)
Functionalism views the school as
adapting learners to the economic,
political and social institutions in society.
b) Conflict theory views the school as a
power to maintain dominance.
c) Interpretivism views the social world
as consisting of purposeful actors who
make social interaction possible via
shared meanings.
d) All of the above
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SECTION B: PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS
(75 MARKS)
QUESTION 1
With reference to the functionalist
perspective on schooling, critically discuss
the role of the school in modernisation
and its link to both the cultural and
political function of schooling. Also relate
your discussion to how the modernisation
theory emphasises the importance of
human capital.
, HED4809
ASSIGNMENT 02
SEMESTER 1 2024
SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25)
[Based on School and Society (SaS), chapters 1 to 7]
QUESTION 1
Indicate the CORRECT statements.
a) Functionalism views the school as adapting learners to the economic, political and social
institutions in society.
b) Conflict theory views the school as a power to maintain dominance.
c) Interpretivism views the social world as consisting of purposeful actors who make social
interaction possible via shared meanings.
d) All of the above.
4d
QUESTION 2
Indicate the CORRECT statements. Functionalism … .
a) is specifically prominent in anthropology and sociology
b) draws from the various systems of a biological organism, serving different survival functions
c) supports social practice offered by those in power
d) views social institutions and practices in terms of their contribution to adapt and adjust to the
social system
4 a, b and d
QUESTION 3
According to the conflict theorist, schooling is used as a … .
a) social practice supported by those in power
b) power to maintain dominance
c) vehicle to preserve equitable class relations
d) vehicle to acquire, share and interpret meaning, rules and norms to facilitate social interaction
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