Multiple (choice(question
Assignment 1 / Semester 1 2021
Q1. Social institutions include the following:
ê The family
ê The economy
ê Schools
ê Roles
Answer: the family, the economy, and schools
Q2. We can argue that the school:
ê Is a micro unit
ê Is where secondary socialization takes place
ê Has a formal curriculum
ê Plays the same role as the family
Answer: is where secondary socialization takes place and has a formal curriculum
Q3. Which of the following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in
society?
ê The development of technology
ê Traditional values
ê The growth of mass media
ê Making predictions
Answer: the development of technology and the growth of mass media
Q4. Highly complex, industrialised societies tent to:
ê Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
ê Abolish the family
ê Ensure that role differentiation is achieved
ê Make education non – compulsory
Answer: Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education and ensure that role
differentiation is achieved.
Q5. Norms can be defined as
ê Meritocracy
ê Informal rules that govern behaviour in society
ê The timetable in schools
ê Morals
Answers: informal rules that govern behaviour in society
,Q6. The family plays an important role in society because it …
ê Is a macro institution
ê Provides society with new members
ê Plays an important socialization role
ê Is critical of tradition
Answer: is a macro institution and plays an important socialization role
Q7. Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are …
ê The result of fluid class boundaries.
ê Unfair.
ê Necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions.
ê Disrupt the smooth running of society.
Answer: necessary as they motivated people to take on important positions
Q8. Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests:
ê Favour the working class
ê Favour the affluent classes
ê Favour the intelligent
ê Are culturally biased
Answer: favour the affluent classes and are culturally biased
Q9. Which is not an aspect of symbolic interactionist theory?
ê Everyday contact
ê Social interaction
ê Macro approach
ê Constructed identity
Answer: macro approach
Q10. Agency is …
ê When the environment acts on a person
ê Not important
ê When a person acts on his/her environment
ê When people are passive
Answer: when a person acts on his/her environment
Q11. From the perspective of symbolic interactionism, gender is constructed and reproduced by:
ê Fixed differences between men and women
ê Ongoing social interaction
ê Male dominance
ê Social stability
Answer: ongoing social interaction
,Q12. The ecology of a ‘healthy’ school should include:
ê Good leadership
ê Intense community pressure
ê A good microclimate
ê Resources and well – maintained physical facilities
Answer: good leadership and resources and well – maintained physical facilities
Q13. A cosmopolitan view of citizenship and citizenship education seeks to prepare South African
learners to …
ê Act locally but think globally
ê Become more like America
ê Ignore global issues
ê Focus on local problems
Answer: act locally but think globally
Q14. Which of the following were not components of apartheid ‘citizenship’ in South Africa?
ê The classification of South Africans into different race groups
ê The denial of full civil, social, or political rights for black people
ê Equality for all citizens
ê The establishment of the ‘homeland’ system
Answer: equality for all citizens
Q15. Citizenship education in the new South Africa (after apartheid) is best described as …
ê Promoting participatory democracy.
ê Confined to matric students.
ê Promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship.
ê A waste of time.
Answer: promoting participatory democracy and promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship
Q16. What is social stratification?
ê The way of life of a people.
ê A tradition.
ê When an individual in society only acquires a certain part of culture.
ê A process of categorising people according to their ranks within the family and society.
Answer: a process of categorising people according to their ranks within the family and society
Q17. Inequality refers to …
ê Unequal access to resources such as money.
ê Equal access to resources.
ê Dress codes.
ê Unequal power relations in e.g., Politics, personal relationships.
Answer: unequal access to resources such as money and unequal power relations in e.g., politics,
personal relationships
, Q18. The term ‘innate’ means …
ê Socialization.
ê Family tradition.
ê From birth.
ê School tradition.
Answer: from birth
Q19. Gender roles are …
ê Socially constructed.
ê Innate.
ê Irrelevant in schools.
ê Unchanging.
Answer: socially constructed
Q20. The social construction of race:
ê Encourages an understanding of race as biological.
ê Entails an understanding of race as being socially constructed.
ê Emphasizes historical, cultural, and economic factors as well as the physical characteristics of
people.
ê Encompasses the idea that people are assigned to different racial categories because of
opinion and social experience.
Answer: Entails an understanding of race as being socially constructed and Emphasizes historical,
cultural, and economic factors as well as the physical characteristics of people and Encompasses the
idea that people are assigned to different racial categories because of opinion and social experience.
Combined Assignments
Chapter 1: Theories in Sociology of Education
Q1. The discipline of Sociology of Education focuses on schools and …
ê Society
ê Nature
ê Children
ê Globalisation
Answer: society
Q2. At a macro level, Sociology of Education addresses…
ê Interactions between teachers and learners
ê How schools’ impact on the achievement of individual learners
ê How various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as organisations
ê The way learners are treated by the school principal
Answer: how various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as organisations
Assignment 1 / Semester 1 2021
Q1. Social institutions include the following:
ê The family
ê The economy
ê Schools
ê Roles
Answer: the family, the economy, and schools
Q2. We can argue that the school:
ê Is a micro unit
ê Is where secondary socialization takes place
ê Has a formal curriculum
ê Plays the same role as the family
Answer: is where secondary socialization takes place and has a formal curriculum
Q3. Which of the following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in
society?
ê The development of technology
ê Traditional values
ê The growth of mass media
ê Making predictions
Answer: the development of technology and the growth of mass media
Q4. Highly complex, industrialised societies tent to:
ê Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
ê Abolish the family
ê Ensure that role differentiation is achieved
ê Make education non – compulsory
Answer: Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education and ensure that role
differentiation is achieved.
Q5. Norms can be defined as
ê Meritocracy
ê Informal rules that govern behaviour in society
ê The timetable in schools
ê Morals
Answers: informal rules that govern behaviour in society
,Q6. The family plays an important role in society because it …
ê Is a macro institution
ê Provides society with new members
ê Plays an important socialization role
ê Is critical of tradition
Answer: is a macro institution and plays an important socialization role
Q7. Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are …
ê The result of fluid class boundaries.
ê Unfair.
ê Necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions.
ê Disrupt the smooth running of society.
Answer: necessary as they motivated people to take on important positions
Q8. Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests:
ê Favour the working class
ê Favour the affluent classes
ê Favour the intelligent
ê Are culturally biased
Answer: favour the affluent classes and are culturally biased
Q9. Which is not an aspect of symbolic interactionist theory?
ê Everyday contact
ê Social interaction
ê Macro approach
ê Constructed identity
Answer: macro approach
Q10. Agency is …
ê When the environment acts on a person
ê Not important
ê When a person acts on his/her environment
ê When people are passive
Answer: when a person acts on his/her environment
Q11. From the perspective of symbolic interactionism, gender is constructed and reproduced by:
ê Fixed differences between men and women
ê Ongoing social interaction
ê Male dominance
ê Social stability
Answer: ongoing social interaction
,Q12. The ecology of a ‘healthy’ school should include:
ê Good leadership
ê Intense community pressure
ê A good microclimate
ê Resources and well – maintained physical facilities
Answer: good leadership and resources and well – maintained physical facilities
Q13. A cosmopolitan view of citizenship and citizenship education seeks to prepare South African
learners to …
ê Act locally but think globally
ê Become more like America
ê Ignore global issues
ê Focus on local problems
Answer: act locally but think globally
Q14. Which of the following were not components of apartheid ‘citizenship’ in South Africa?
ê The classification of South Africans into different race groups
ê The denial of full civil, social, or political rights for black people
ê Equality for all citizens
ê The establishment of the ‘homeland’ system
Answer: equality for all citizens
Q15. Citizenship education in the new South Africa (after apartheid) is best described as …
ê Promoting participatory democracy.
ê Confined to matric students.
ê Promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship.
ê A waste of time.
Answer: promoting participatory democracy and promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship
Q16. What is social stratification?
ê The way of life of a people.
ê A tradition.
ê When an individual in society only acquires a certain part of culture.
ê A process of categorising people according to their ranks within the family and society.
Answer: a process of categorising people according to their ranks within the family and society
Q17. Inequality refers to …
ê Unequal access to resources such as money.
ê Equal access to resources.
ê Dress codes.
ê Unequal power relations in e.g., Politics, personal relationships.
Answer: unequal access to resources such as money and unequal power relations in e.g., politics,
personal relationships
, Q18. The term ‘innate’ means …
ê Socialization.
ê Family tradition.
ê From birth.
ê School tradition.
Answer: from birth
Q19. Gender roles are …
ê Socially constructed.
ê Innate.
ê Irrelevant in schools.
ê Unchanging.
Answer: socially constructed
Q20. The social construction of race:
ê Encourages an understanding of race as biological.
ê Entails an understanding of race as being socially constructed.
ê Emphasizes historical, cultural, and economic factors as well as the physical characteristics of
people.
ê Encompasses the idea that people are assigned to different racial categories because of
opinion and social experience.
Answer: Entails an understanding of race as being socially constructed and Emphasizes historical,
cultural, and economic factors as well as the physical characteristics of people and Encompasses the
idea that people are assigned to different racial categories because of opinion and social experience.
Combined Assignments
Chapter 1: Theories in Sociology of Education
Q1. The discipline of Sociology of Education focuses on schools and …
ê Society
ê Nature
ê Children
ê Globalisation
Answer: society
Q2. At a macro level, Sociology of Education addresses…
ê Interactions between teachers and learners
ê How schools’ impact on the achievement of individual learners
ê How various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as organisations
ê The way learners are treated by the school principal
Answer: how various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as organisations
