Education opens up the
mind, expands it and allows
you to improve your life in
so many ways.
Education is the passport to
the future, for tomorrow
belongs to those who prepare
for it today
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SED2601 MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAM-PACK
Sociology of Education
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,Chapter 1: Theories in Sociology of Education
1. The discipline of Sociology of Education focuses on schools and ... .
1. society
2. nature
3. children
4. globalisation
2. At a macro level, Sociology of Education addresses ... .
1. interactions between teachers and learners
2. how schools impact on the achievement of individual learners
3. how various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as
organisations
4. the way learners are treated by the school principal
3. The theory of functionalism argues that ... .
a) different parts of society (e.g. family, schools) should be viewed as separate and
independent entities from each other
b) different parts of society (e.g. schools, family) are interdependent on each other
c) society should punish ‘bad’ citizens
d) the different parts of society can be compared to a family structure
1. c) and d)
2. a) and c)
3. b)
4. d)
4. Two of the major functionalist theorists are the following:
1. Bowles and Gintis.
2. Marx and Lenin.
3. Durkheim and Parsons.
4. Blackledge and Hunt.
5. The functionalist theorist, Robert Merton proposed that latent human functions are
the following:
a) Unintentional and not obvious.
b) Part of the school curriculum.
c) Intentional and obvious.
d) Practices that can be conveyed to future generations.
1. a) and b)
2. a)
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,3. c)
4. b) and d)
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, 6. Functionalists emphasise the following:
a) Social solidarity.
b) Shared public values.
c) Consensus (we agree upon values and work to achieve them).
d) A lack of social solidarity in society.
1. a) and b)
2. d)
3. a) and c)
4. a), b) and c)
7. A criticism of functionalism is the following:
a) It does not believe in social order.
b) It suggests that children should not be moulded into good citizens.
c) It is overly critical of modern capitalist society.
d) It does not question social inequalities and social class stratification.
1. a) and d)
2. d)
3. b) and c)
4. b)
8. Conflict theory maintains the following:
a) Inequality is inevitable in capitalist society.
b) Society is in a constant state of conflict and change.
c) There are no ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in society: all are equal.
d) Some individuals and groups have more power than others in society.
1. a), c) and d)
2. c) and d)
3. a), b) and d)
4. a), b) and c)
9. Conflict Theory is associated with the following:
a) A microsociological perspective.
b) Conservatism.
c) A macrosociological perspective.
d) Both micro- and macro-sociological perspectives.
1. c)
2. d)
3. d) and b)
4. a)
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mind, expands it and allows
you to improve your life in
so many ways.
Education is the passport to
the future, for tomorrow
belongs to those who prepare
for it today
fff
SED2601 MULTIPLE
CHOICE EXAM-PACK
Sociology of Education
www.pro-tutors.co.za /
,Chapter 1: Theories in Sociology of Education
1. The discipline of Sociology of Education focuses on schools and ... .
1. society
2. nature
3. children
4. globalisation
2. At a macro level, Sociology of Education addresses ... .
1. interactions between teachers and learners
2. how schools impact on the achievement of individual learners
3. how various social forces, such as economics and culture impact on schools as
organisations
4. the way learners are treated by the school principal
3. The theory of functionalism argues that ... .
a) different parts of society (e.g. family, schools) should be viewed as separate and
independent entities from each other
b) different parts of society (e.g. schools, family) are interdependent on each other
c) society should punish ‘bad’ citizens
d) the different parts of society can be compared to a family structure
1. c) and d)
2. a) and c)
3. b)
4. d)
4. Two of the major functionalist theorists are the following:
1. Bowles and Gintis.
2. Marx and Lenin.
3. Durkheim and Parsons.
4. Blackledge and Hunt.
5. The functionalist theorist, Robert Merton proposed that latent human functions are
the following:
a) Unintentional and not obvious.
b) Part of the school curriculum.
c) Intentional and obvious.
d) Practices that can be conveyed to future generations.
1. a) and b)
2. a)
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,3. c)
4. b) and d)
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, 6. Functionalists emphasise the following:
a) Social solidarity.
b) Shared public values.
c) Consensus (we agree upon values and work to achieve them).
d) A lack of social solidarity in society.
1. a) and b)
2. d)
3. a) and c)
4. a), b) and c)
7. A criticism of functionalism is the following:
a) It does not believe in social order.
b) It suggests that children should not be moulded into good citizens.
c) It is overly critical of modern capitalist society.
d) It does not question social inequalities and social class stratification.
1. a) and d)
2. d)
3. b) and c)
4. b)
8. Conflict theory maintains the following:
a) Inequality is inevitable in capitalist society.
b) Society is in a constant state of conflict and change.
c) There are no ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in society: all are equal.
d) Some individuals and groups have more power than others in society.
1. a), c) and d)
2. c) and d)
3. a), b) and d)
4. a), b) and c)
9. Conflict Theory is associated with the following:
a) A microsociological perspective.
b) Conservatism.
c) A macrosociological perspective.
d) Both micro- and macro-sociological perspectives.
1. c)
2. d)
3. d) and b)
4. a)
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