Sociology Answers

Briefly discuss the following concepts:

1. Role differentiation

2. Social solidarity

Provide your own examples to explain their meaning.

Briefly indicate two positive and two negative features of the functionalist theory.

36. Identification with a reference group really has little impact on one's self-esteem.


True or False


29. Estate systems of stratification are most common in agricultural societies.


True or False


26. The system of apartheid in South Africa is an example of an estate system.


True or False


24. Asch's experiments are examples of groupthink.


True or False


18. There is more inequality in terms of income than of wealth in the U.S.


True or False

Highly complex industrialised societies tend to A establish a system of universal compulsory public education Babolish the family C ensure that the role differentiation is achieved D make education non compulsory

Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are

Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to

In 1995 a report of Oxfam stated that Mexico had the fastest-growing rate of billionaires, but that the average income in Mexico was as far below the U.K.


How might Marxists explain this phenomenon

Do you agree that gender and race are social construct and not biological? Discuss with reference to the section in SoE on gender and race to back up your argument

Diversity and culture in education.

i) What is diversity?Explain and provide a school based examples.


i) What is culture? Explain in your own words and provide a school based examples.

Do you think there are groups in society that have greater access to education than others?