SED2601 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2024 (Solutions)

Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The study of origin, development, organisations and institutions of society from both empirical and theoretical perspectives. a. Socio-economic b. Sociology c. Sociology of education d. Social solidarity Clear my choice Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The understanding that personal problems/troubles such as unemployment are linked to broader social conditions. a. Social control. b. Sociological imagination. c. Socialism. d. Self-concept. Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Social institutions can be understood as established sub-systems that satisfy the basic needs of society, and … a. Modify roles for individuals. b. Respect for others. c. The capacity to live a fulfilling life. d. The development of new social patterns. Clear my choice Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text In order to achieve social order, functionalists believe in the pivotal importance of collective conscience, shared values and… a. A political programme of revolution or reform. b. The structures of wealth, power and status in a society. c. Beliefs for the sake of societal well-being. d. That society is full of opposing social groups Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Knowledge that extends everyday knowledge, is text based, systematic and organised, and allows us to think conceptually is …. a. School climate. b. School of thought. c. Secondary socialisation. d. School knowledge. Clear my choice Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The process whereby one group, usually the subordinate group, becomes indistinguishable from another group usually a dominant one, is referred to as …. a. Modernisation. b. Political socialisation. c. Assimilation. d. Social solidarity. Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text When societies have shared value systems and think in similar ways it is referred to as …. a. Social interaction. b. Social stratification. c. Social solidarity. d. Social capital. Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Education can be seen as the act or process of imparting or acquiring knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement, and … a. Examining the individual parts in isolation. b. Preparing individuals intellectually for mature life. c. Behavioural patterns of people towards each other. d. The world interacting for the benefit of all. Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A continuing process whereby individuals acquire the knowledge, language, social skills, norms, behaviour and values to conform to the norms and roles required for integration into a group or community. a. Solidarity b. Socialisation c. Social systems d. Self-concept Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Social institutions and norms of society that shape the behaviour of the people within that society. a. Society b. Social systems c. Social structure d. Social class Question 11 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. a. Socialism. b. Solidarity. c. Deviance. d. Norms. Clear my choice Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A system which is known for its rigidity, where people have no control over the system into which they are born and no way of moving into a higher system, is termed …. a. Sub-systems. b. An open system. c. Apartheid. d. A closed system. Clear my choice Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A concept based upon the belief that each individual and group within society has a right to civil liberties, equal opportunity, fairness and participation in the educational, economic, institutional, social and moral freedom and responsibilities valued by the community. a. Social integration b. Social relations c. Social control d. Social justice Clear my choice Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The term ‘‘sociology’’ was first used by French philosopher Auguste Comte in …. a. 1931. b. 1889. c. 1843. Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A human’s sense of identification with or pride for the uniqueness of their country. a. Relations of production b. Pragmatism c. Participatory democracy d. Patriotism Clear my choice Question 16 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text One of the following is not a criticism of functionalism theory. Which one? a. It encourages the maintenance of the status quo and complacency on the part of the society. b. Most modern societies are multicultural. c. Modern industrial capitalist societies are highly socially stratified in terms of class, status, ethnicity, gender and so on. d. The working class is portrayed as a group that is not aware of its subordination. d. 1798. Question 17 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Which one of the following is not a function of sociology of education? a. Assimilation and the transmission of culture and traditions. b. Development of new social patterns. c. Activation of constructive and creative forces. d. Integrating processes to keep the system in a state of equilibrium. Clear my choice Question 18 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The existing structures and social formations in a society are referred to as …. a. Socialism. b. Solidarity. c. The status quo. d. Patriotism. Question 19 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A system where the means of production are owned and controlled by the government or the community as a whole. a. Socialism b. Capitalism c. Pragmatism d. Democracy Clear my choice Question 20 Not yet answered Marked out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The process whereby unity and consensus are encouraged but diversity is also respected. a. Social cohesion b. Social integration c. Social justice d. Social structur