Sociology Answers

Multiple choice questions.
1. 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 the dominant culture of the school.

1. A and b
2. A, b and c
3. B, c, and d
4. B and d.

Multiple choice questions.
1. The term 'political socialisation' refers to when a.........

A. Person's political loyalty is widened beyond the local group.
B. Person's is taught about politics by the family.
C. Person's political loyalty is widened to include the state.
D. Person's is taught about politics at school.

1. A and c
2. A, b and c
3. B and d
4.. C and d

Multiple choice questions.
1. 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 d
2. B, and d
3. A and c
4. B, c and d

Multiple choice questions.
1. Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to.........

A. Produce people who share the same economic and political practices.
B. Produce institutions.
C. Teach traditional school subjects.
D. Produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society.

1. A and d
2. B and c
3. A, b and c
4. B, c and d

Multiple choice questions.
1. Which of the following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society?

A. The developed of technology
B. Traditional values.
C. The growth of mass media
D. Making predictions.

1. A and b
2. C and d
3. A, b and c
4. A and c

Multiple choice question.
1. Which of the following are aspects that Ballantine and Hammock (2012) consider should be part of education?

A. The ability to think creatively.
B. The cultivation of a global mind-set.
C. The provision of training in problem solving.
D. Respect for others.

1. A, b, c and d
2. A, and c
3. A, and d
4. B, c and d

Multiple choice question.
1. The sociology of education.......

A. Examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and culture.
B. Is not really sociology.
C. Is critical of discipline in schools.
D. Ignores the role of teachers in schools.

Multiple choice question.
1. Theories argue that education is......

A. The act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills.
B. A form of socialisation.
C. A means of shaping learners s characters.
D. Not static but dynamic.

1. A, b, and c
2. B, c and d
3. A, b, c and d.
4. B and c

Multiple choice question.
1. Sociology is a study of.....

A. Social system that should be investigated as an interrelated whole.
B. Isolated, individual parts of society.
C. Multiculturalism
D. The hidden curriculum.

You are at lunch when you overhear a conversation among parents about the causes of ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. They see that you are studying sociology in college and proceed to ask you how a sociologist would explain this disorder as opposed to a psychologist. How would you respond?