,EXAM NOTES
Theories in Sociology of Education1. Sociology is a study of ... .
1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
2. isolated, individual parts of society
3. multiculturalism
4. the hidden curriculum
2. 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
1. a), b) and c)
2. b), c) and d)
3. a), b), c) and d)
4. b) and c)
3. The sociology of education ... .
1. examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and
culture
2. is not really sociology
3. is critical of discipline in schools
4. ignores the role of teachers in schools
4. Which of 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.
1. a), b), c) and d)
2. a) and c)
3. a) and d)
4. b), c) and d)
,5. Which of the following have contributed towards the development of
new social patterns in society?
a) The development of technology.
b) Traditional values.
c) The growth of mass media.
d) Making predictions.
1. a) and b)
2. c) and d)
3. a), b) and c)
4. a) and c)
6. Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ...
a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices.
b) produce institutions.
c) teach traditional school subjects.
d) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society.
1. a) and d)
2. b) and c)
3. a), b) and c)
4. b), c) and d)
7. Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .
a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
b) abolish the family
c) ensure that role differentiation is achieved
d) make education non- compulsory
1. a), b) and d)
2. b) and d)
3. a) and c)
4. b), c) and d)
8. The term ‘political socialisation’ refers to when a ... .
a) person’s political loyalty is widened beyond the local group
b) person is taught about politics by the family
c) person’s political loyalty to widened to include the state
d) person is taught about politics at school.
1. a) and c)
2. a), b) and c)
3. b) and d)
4. c) and d)
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Theories in Sociology of Education1. Sociology is a study of ... .
1. social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
2. isolated, individual parts of society
3. multiculturalism
4. the hidden curriculum
2. 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
1. a), b) and c)
2. b), c) and d)
3. a), b), c) and d)
4. b) and c)
3. The sociology of education ... .
1. examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and
culture
2. is not really sociology
3. is critical of discipline in schools
4. ignores the role of teachers in schools
4. Which of 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.
1. a), b), c) and d)
2. a) and c)
3. a) and d)
4. b), c) and d)
,5. Which of the following have contributed towards the development of
new social patterns in society?
a) The development of technology.
b) Traditional values.
c) The growth of mass media.
d) Making predictions.
1. a) and b)
2. c) and d)
3. a), b) and c)
4. a) and c)
6. Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ...
a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices.
b) produce institutions.
c) teach traditional school subjects.
d) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society.
1. a) and d)
2. b) and c)
3. a), b) and c)
4. b), c) and d)
7. Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .
a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
b) abolish the family
c) ensure that role differentiation is achieved
d) make education non- compulsory
1. a), b) and d)
2. b) and d)
3. a) and c)
4. b), c) and d)
8. The term ‘political socialisation’ refers to when a ... .
a) person’s political loyalty is widened beyond the local group
b) person is taught about politics by the family
c) person’s political loyalty to widened to include the state
d) person is taught about politics at school.
1. a) and c)
2. a), b) and c)
3. b) and d)
4. c) and d)
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