Study Notes by: Melanie Wessels
Sociology of Education
Short type questions
Sociology is a study of ... .
1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
Theorists 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’ characters
d) not static but dynamic
The sociology of education ... .
1. examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and culture
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.
The following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society:
a) The development of technology.
b) The growth of mass media.
Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ... .
a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices
b) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society
Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .
a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
b) ensure that role differentiation is achieved
The term ‘political socialisation’ refers to when a ... .
, Study Notes by: Melanie Wessels
a) person’s political loyalty is widened beyond the local group
b) person’s political loyalty to widened to include the state
Some functionalists argue that racial minorities in society must ... .
a) assimilate into the dominant culture of society
b) adjust to the dominant culture of the school
Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are ... .
a) necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions
Conflict theorists argue that schools ... .
a) are not a social benefit
b) prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy
Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests ... .
a) favour the affluent classes
b) are culturally biased
The term ‘gender differences’ in the context of conflict theory means that men ... .
a) gain power over property and gain power over women
b) suppress women
According to conflict theorists, the racial order in society ... .
a) is inextricably tied to class stratification
Which of the following are components of the hidden curriculum according to Bowles and Gintis?
a) A passive acceptance of hierarchy.
b) The fragmentation of school subjects.
Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are ... .
a) interpretation
b) action
c) constructivism
Constructivists contend that knowledge can be labelled as the following:
a) Is personally constructed.
Sociology of Education
Short type questions
Sociology is a study of ... .
1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
Theorists 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’ characters
d) not static but dynamic
The sociology of education ... .
1. examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and culture
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.
The following have contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society:
a) The development of technology.
b) The growth of mass media.
Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ... .
a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices
b) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society
Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .
a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
b) ensure that role differentiation is achieved
The term ‘political socialisation’ refers to when a ... .
, Study Notes by: Melanie Wessels
a) person’s political loyalty is widened beyond the local group
b) person’s political loyalty to widened to include the state
Some functionalists argue that racial minorities in society must ... .
a) assimilate into the dominant culture of society
b) adjust to the dominant culture of the school
Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are ... .
a) necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions
Conflict theorists argue that schools ... .
a) are not a social benefit
b) prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy
Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests ... .
a) favour the affluent classes
b) are culturally biased
The term ‘gender differences’ in the context of conflict theory means that men ... .
a) gain power over property and gain power over women
b) suppress women
According to conflict theorists, the racial order in society ... .
a) is inextricably tied to class stratification
Which of the following are components of the hidden curriculum according to Bowles and Gintis?
a) A passive acceptance of hierarchy.
b) The fragmentation of school subjects.
Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are ... .
a) interpretation
b) action
c) constructivism
Constructivists contend that knowledge can be labelled as the following:
a) Is personally constructed.
