Sociology Answers

Symbolic interactionism focuses on interactions between the teacher and the learner. What is the teacher expectancy effect? A) when the teacher interprets symbols, B) when the teachers expectation of a learner can lead to the learner's positive or negative performance, C) when the teacher expects low grades. D) when the teacher does not engage with the learner

1.B

2.C and D

3.A

4.A and D

The term macrosystem within the context of the Brofenbrenner's theory of ecological systems means A) the overarching pattern of micro-,meso- and exosystems characteristics of a given culture or subculture, B) the immediate environment, C) face- to- face settings, D) the relationship between the home and the school

1.A

2.D

3.A and D

4.B and C

Social integration is best described as a process...

a) which discourages diversity

b) where open-minded citizens are not respected

c) where there is inclusion, participation and social justice

d) which encourages inequality

The symbolic interactionist approach to minority group is that they A) are assimilated into the dominant society ,B) have no historical background, C) form their identity because of socio-historical change,D) have no real identity

1.A and D

2.C

3.B and D

4.D

The following are conditions that need to be met if racial prejudice is to be reduced: A) social norms favouring equality must be agreed upon, B) contact must be between individuals of equal status ,C) contact must be sustained, D) Schools need to change their enrolment policies

1.A, B and C

2. B, C and D

3. A, B, and D

4. A and D

For a symbolic interactionist , gender is something which is A) an attribute of different people, B) innate,C) Up to the individual,D) constantly made up and reproduced through social interaction

1.A and D

2.C

3. B and D

4. D

Constructivists contend that knowledge can be labelled as the following: A) is personally constructed, B) taught in an authoritarian way, C) socially mediated, D) conveyed only by teachers

1.A and C

2. B and C

3.B and D

4. A and D

Which of the following are components of the hidden curriculum according to Bowles and Gintis?

A) a passive acceptance of hierarchy, B) an opposition to the reward system in schools, C) the fragmentation of school subjects ,D) a critical stance

1. A, B and C

2. C and D

3. B,C and D

4. A and C

Some functionalists argue that racial minorities in society must A) reject dominant society, B) assimilate into the dominant culture of society , C) be equal, D) adjust to the dominant culture of the school

1.A and B

2.A,B and C

3.B,C and D

4.B and D

Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to A) Establish a system of universal,compulsory public education, B)abolish the family, C) Ensure that role differentiation is achieved ,D) Make education non-compulsory

1.A),B) and C)

2.B) and D)

3.A)and C)

4.B),C) and D)