SED2601 - Sociology of Education UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. Sociology is the study Social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
of...
2. Theorists argue that The act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills, a form of socialization,
education is... a means of shaping learners' characters, not static but dynamic
3. The sociology of edu- Examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and cul-
cation.... ture
4. Which of the follow- The development of technology, the growth of mass media
ing have contributed
towards the develop-
ment of new social
patterns in society?
5. Functionalists sug- Produce people who share the same economic and political practices, pro-
gest that schools duce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society
have a latent func-
tion which it to...
6. Highly complex, in- Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education, ensure that role
dustrialized societies differentiation is achieved
tend to...
7. The term 'political so- Person's political loyalty is widened beyond the local group, person's political
cialization' refers to loyalty to widened to include the state
when a...
8. Some functionalists Assimilate into the dominant culture of society, adjust to the dominant culture
argue that racial mi- of the school
norities in society
must...
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, SED2601 - Sociology of Education UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
9. Functionalists be- Necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions
lieve that social class
inequalities are...
10. Conflict theorists ar- Are not a social benefit, prepare people to become compliant workers in a
gue that schools capitalist economy
11. Conflict theory sug- Favour the affluent class, are culturally biased
gests that IQ (In-
telligence Quotient)
tests...
12. According to conflict Is inextricably tied to class stratification
theorists, the racial
order in society...
13. Which of the follow- A passive acceptance of hierarchy, the fragmentation of school subjects
ing are components
of the hidden cur-
riculum according to
Bowles and Gintis?
14. Explicit components Interpretation, action, constructivism
of symbolic interac-
tionism are...
15. Constructivists con- Is personally constructed, socially mediated
tend that knowledge
can be labelled as the
following:
16. Constantly made up and reproduced through social interaction
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and CORRECT Answers
1. Sociology is the study Social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
of...
2. Theorists argue that The act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills, a form of socialization,
education is... a means of shaping learners' characters, not static but dynamic
3. The sociology of edu- Examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and cul-
cation.... ture
4. Which of the follow- The development of technology, the growth of mass media
ing have contributed
towards the develop-
ment of new social
patterns in society?
5. Functionalists sug- Produce people who share the same economic and political practices, pro-
gest that schools duce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society
have a latent func-
tion which it to...
6. Highly complex, in- Establish a system of universal, compulsory public education, ensure that role
dustrialized societies differentiation is achieved
tend to...
7. The term 'political so- Person's political loyalty is widened beyond the local group, person's political
cialization' refers to loyalty to widened to include the state
when a...
8. Some functionalists Assimilate into the dominant culture of society, adjust to the dominant culture
argue that racial mi- of the school
norities in society
must...
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, SED2601 - Sociology of Education UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
9. Functionalists be- Necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions
lieve that social class
inequalities are...
10. Conflict theorists ar- Are not a social benefit, prepare people to become compliant workers in a
gue that schools capitalist economy
11. Conflict theory sug- Favour the affluent class, are culturally biased
gests that IQ (In-
telligence Quotient)
tests...
12. According to conflict Is inextricably tied to class stratification
theorists, the racial
order in society...
13. Which of the follow- A passive acceptance of hierarchy, the fragmentation of school subjects
ing are components
of the hidden cur-
riculum according to
Bowles and Gintis?
14. Explicit components Interpretation, action, constructivism
of symbolic interac-
tionism are...
15. Constructivists con- Is personally constructed, socially mediated
tend that knowledge
can be labelled as the
following:
16. Constantly made up and reproduced through social interaction
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