SED2601
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,SED2601 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The concept of Sociology can be defined as the study of ...
a) human behaviours.
b) social interactions between groups and organisations.
c) the mind.
d) the body.
1. a and d
2. a and b
3. c and d
4. b and d
2. Education has its origins in the word educere, which means ...
a) latent.
b) to bring out that which is within.
c) social order.
d) stasis.
1. a and b
2. c
3. c and d
4. b
3. The discipline of sociology of education focuses on schools and ...
a) society.
b) nature.
c) children.
d) globalisation.
, 1. a and b
2. a and c
3. a
4. d
4. The theory of Functionalism argues that ...
a) different parts of society (e.g., schools, family) should be viewed as separate from
each other.
b) different parts of society (e.g., schools, family) are related/linked to each other.
c) society should punish ‘bad’ citizens.
d) different parts of society should be viewed as independent entities/parts.
1. c and d
2. a and c
3. b
4. d
5. Two of the major Functionalist theorists are the following:
a) Bowles and Gintis.
b) Marx and Lenin.
c) Durkheim and Parsons.
d) Blumer and Kuhn.
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
, 6. In today‟s world, new social patterns should be developed to …
a) cultivate a global mindset.
b) form citizens who are aware of their social responsibilities.
c) provide problem-solving training.
d) create citizens who are not open to other cultures.
1. a and b
2. a, b and d
3. d
4. a, b and c
7. Talcott Parsons‟s AGIL model includes the following:
a) Adaptation.
b) Gender.
c) Integration.
d) Latency.
1. a, b, c and d
2. c and d
3. a, c and d
4. b and c
8. Social integration is best described as a process ...
a) which discourages/is critical of diversity.
b) whereby open-minded citizens are not respected.
c) whereby there is unity and consensus.
d) which encourages inequalities in society.
1. a, b and c
2. a and d