Sociology Answers

The social construction of race:

A. Encourage an understanding of race as biologically.

B. Entails an understanding of race as being socially constructed.

C. Emphasis historical, cultural and economic factors as well as the physical characteristics of people..

D. Encompasses the idea that people are assigned to different racial categories because of opinion and social experience.

Choose the correct combination below.

1.A,C&D.

2.A,B,&C.

3.A&B.

4.A&D

Citizenship education in the new SA after Apartheid is best described as:

A. Promoting participatory democracy.

B. Confined to matric student.

C. Promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship.

D. A waste of time.

Choose the correct combination below.

1.B& D.

2.B,C&D.

3.A& C.

4.A,B& D

A cosmopolitan view of citizenship and citizenship education seek to prepare SA learners to:

A. Act locally but think globally.

B. Become more like America.

C. Ignore global issues.

D. Focus on local problem.

Choose the correct combination below:

1. C.

2. A,C& D.

3. B,C & D.

4. A

Which of the following have contributed towards the development of new social pattern in society.

a. The development of technology.

b.traditinal values.

c. The growth of mass media.

d. Making predictions.

Choose the correct combination below.

1.A& B.

2.C & D.

3. A,B& C.

4.A & C

We can argue that the school:

A. Is a micro unit.

B.is where secondary socialization take place.

C.has a formal curriculum.

D . plays the same role as the family.

Choose the correct combination below.

1.A .

2. D.

3. A &B.

4. B & C

1.     a. Write about the contributions of Jane Addams, Émile Durkheim Harriet Martineau and

Karl Marx in Sociology in the field of Sociology.

b. Explain how their contributions helped shape the field of Sociology. 

1. Identify at least four Major Theoretical Perspectives (Theories) in Sociology and their relevance today                                                          

What role does culture play in your day to day life? Do you feel you've been influenced by other cultures? Can importing or exporting cultures be problematic? Why or why not?  

Talk with someone who has a different culture than you. Do a mini-interview. There are no set questions, but I want you to think like a sociologist and ask questions about their culture you think would be relevant. Write a brief summary of what you learned. You don't have to submit the questions you asked.

Question 1: How would you define code of professional ethics?

Question 2: State four important professional values.

Question 3: State four importance of professional ethics.

Question 4: distinguish between the following terminologies:

Law and Ethics Morality and Ethics Etiquette and Ethics Civility and Ethics.

With concrete examples, briefly explain the following forms of participation: 

Instrumental, and 

Transformative