GCSE AQA Sociology Paper 1 Questions
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Achieved status - correct answers-The respect a person has from something that they have done in their
lives
Ageism - correct answers-This is behavior in which people are treated differently because of age. Young
and older people are particularly likely to experience ageism.
Agency of socialisation - correct answers-A social institution which socialises people, for example, the
family, education, the mass media or religion
Alternative status - correct answers-This is when you gain respect in a sub-culture or a small group of
people
Ascribed status - correct answers-This is the status or respect that you are born with and it can be based
on gender, family, or ethnicity
Asylum seeker - correct answers-A person seeking to escape oppression or political in his or her home
country
Birth rate - correct answers-Number of babies born per thousand people
Blended Family (Reconstituted Family) - correct answers-(Aka reconstituted family) has parents and
children from more than one relationship in it
Canalisation - correct answers-Parents try and push children in certain directions, for instance by giving
them gender-based clothing
Capitalism - correct answers-The economic structure of countries (e.g. the USA and Britain) where
people acquire wealth through making profits
Class - correct answers-Group of people of similar work, wealth, education and status
Class identity - correct answers-A way of seeing yourself as being part of a social class
Cohabitation - correct answers-People living together without being married
Community - correct answers-A group of people with a shared culture
Comprehensive school - correct answers-A type of school where people all have an equal chance to
succeed in education
Conform - correct answers-To follow social rules
Conjugal roles - correct answers-The work that is done in the home depending on the gender
Consumption - correct answers-To use or buy
Contemporary - correct answers-Happening now
Crime - correct answers-An act against the law
,Cultural capital - correct answers-The type of knowledge that can give you power over other people
Cultural relativity - correct answers-The idea that right and wrong depend upon the norms and values of
the culture to which you belong
Cultural universal - correct answers-There are certain features of social life that are common to all
cultures. All societies share these features:
- religions
- families
- traditions
- laws
- norms
Culture - correct answers-The way of life of a group of people and consists of norms and values
Dark figure of crime - correct answers-The crime we don't know about (e.g. not reported) sometimes
known as the hidden figure
Death rate - correct answers-Number of people who die per thousand people (also called mortality rate)
Delinquent - correct answers-Young criminal
Democracy - correct answers-A society where everyone has a right to have a say in who governs them
Deviant - correct answers-A person who breaks social rules such as norms and values. Other people see
a deviant as either 'mad' or 'bad'
Devolution - correct answers-Power is moved from London to other areas of the country so in that
always, the Assembly has the power to make rules
Dictatorship - correct answers-This is a society that is ruled by one person
Differentiation - correct answers-The term used to describe the way that some people and some social
groups are made different from others. The most common forms of differentiation are on the basis of
social class, age, gender an ethnicity
Discrimination - correct answers-This is the power to act on a prejudice so that you act differently and in
a way that is unfair to people in some social groups
Divorce - correct answers-The legal end to a marriage
Domestic labour - correct answers-Housework or unpaid work in the home
Education - correct answers-The process of learning be skills needed for your culture
Election - correct answers-People are able to choose a government by voting in an election
Emigrants - correct answers-Someone who moves out of an area
, Equality of access - correct answers-People all do equally well or badly in society regardless of their age,
gender or background
Equality of opportunity - correct answers-Everyone has the same legal chance to do well
Ethics - correct answers-An important pet of sociological research - researchers shouldn't put
themselves or anyone else at risk of embarrassment or danger because of the work that they are doing
Ethnicity - correct answers-Refers to the culture of a religious group to which people may feel they
belong
Ethnocentrism - correct answers-The idea that your own culture is more important than anyone else's
culture
Evaluate - correct answers-Judgment on the value of an idea, concept or a study. Evidence should be
used to back up opinions as to both strengths and weaknesses
Evidence - correct answers-The proof or examples that we can use to support our points of view
Exclusion - correct answers-Some people are too poor to participate properly in society
Expectations - correct answers-Expected behaviour
Family - correct answers-A group of people whom you are related to by ties of blood or marriage
Family structure - correct answers-The way that families organize themselves into family groups
Femininity - correct answers-Refers to the behavior that is considered by a culture to be typical of
females and of women
Feminism - correct answers-This is the belief that men and women should be equal
Feral child - correct answers-A child who has been brought up without contact with other people. Feral
children haven't been socialized properly (lack primary socialization)
Gender - correct answers-The social rules and ways of acting in All societies, based upon whether you
are male or female. Sex is biological, gender depends on your society
Globalisation - correct answers-Refers to the idea that the world is developing one mass global culture
based on American ideas and values. The world is seen to be getting smaller as we all share similar
cultural ideas and fashions
Hate crime - correct answers-A crime that is caused by people's racism or hatred of another group of
people
Hidden curriculum in schools - correct answers-The informal and unofficial aspects of culture that
children are taught in school
Hobby - correct answers-Work that you do for pleasure or fun
Identity - correct answers-A persons sense of who he or she actually is
Ideology - correct answers-Refers to a set of political beliefs or principles by which one lives one's life
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Achieved status - correct answers-The respect a person has from something that they have done in their
lives
Ageism - correct answers-This is behavior in which people are treated differently because of age. Young
and older people are particularly likely to experience ageism.
Agency of socialisation - correct answers-A social institution which socialises people, for example, the
family, education, the mass media or religion
Alternative status - correct answers-This is when you gain respect in a sub-culture or a small group of
people
Ascribed status - correct answers-This is the status or respect that you are born with and it can be based
on gender, family, or ethnicity
Asylum seeker - correct answers-A person seeking to escape oppression or political in his or her home
country
Birth rate - correct answers-Number of babies born per thousand people
Blended Family (Reconstituted Family) - correct answers-(Aka reconstituted family) has parents and
children from more than one relationship in it
Canalisation - correct answers-Parents try and push children in certain directions, for instance by giving
them gender-based clothing
Capitalism - correct answers-The economic structure of countries (e.g. the USA and Britain) where
people acquire wealth through making profits
Class - correct answers-Group of people of similar work, wealth, education and status
Class identity - correct answers-A way of seeing yourself as being part of a social class
Cohabitation - correct answers-People living together without being married
Community - correct answers-A group of people with a shared culture
Comprehensive school - correct answers-A type of school where people all have an equal chance to
succeed in education
Conform - correct answers-To follow social rules
Conjugal roles - correct answers-The work that is done in the home depending on the gender
Consumption - correct answers-To use or buy
Contemporary - correct answers-Happening now
Crime - correct answers-An act against the law
,Cultural capital - correct answers-The type of knowledge that can give you power over other people
Cultural relativity - correct answers-The idea that right and wrong depend upon the norms and values of
the culture to which you belong
Cultural universal - correct answers-There are certain features of social life that are common to all
cultures. All societies share these features:
- religions
- families
- traditions
- laws
- norms
Culture - correct answers-The way of life of a group of people and consists of norms and values
Dark figure of crime - correct answers-The crime we don't know about (e.g. not reported) sometimes
known as the hidden figure
Death rate - correct answers-Number of people who die per thousand people (also called mortality rate)
Delinquent - correct answers-Young criminal
Democracy - correct answers-A society where everyone has a right to have a say in who governs them
Deviant - correct answers-A person who breaks social rules such as norms and values. Other people see
a deviant as either 'mad' or 'bad'
Devolution - correct answers-Power is moved from London to other areas of the country so in that
always, the Assembly has the power to make rules
Dictatorship - correct answers-This is a society that is ruled by one person
Differentiation - correct answers-The term used to describe the way that some people and some social
groups are made different from others. The most common forms of differentiation are on the basis of
social class, age, gender an ethnicity
Discrimination - correct answers-This is the power to act on a prejudice so that you act differently and in
a way that is unfair to people in some social groups
Divorce - correct answers-The legal end to a marriage
Domestic labour - correct answers-Housework or unpaid work in the home
Education - correct answers-The process of learning be skills needed for your culture
Election - correct answers-People are able to choose a government by voting in an election
Emigrants - correct answers-Someone who moves out of an area
, Equality of access - correct answers-People all do equally well or badly in society regardless of their age,
gender or background
Equality of opportunity - correct answers-Everyone has the same legal chance to do well
Ethics - correct answers-An important pet of sociological research - researchers shouldn't put
themselves or anyone else at risk of embarrassment or danger because of the work that they are doing
Ethnicity - correct answers-Refers to the culture of a religious group to which people may feel they
belong
Ethnocentrism - correct answers-The idea that your own culture is more important than anyone else's
culture
Evaluate - correct answers-Judgment on the value of an idea, concept or a study. Evidence should be
used to back up opinions as to both strengths and weaknesses
Evidence - correct answers-The proof or examples that we can use to support our points of view
Exclusion - correct answers-Some people are too poor to participate properly in society
Expectations - correct answers-Expected behaviour
Family - correct answers-A group of people whom you are related to by ties of blood or marriage
Family structure - correct answers-The way that families organize themselves into family groups
Femininity - correct answers-Refers to the behavior that is considered by a culture to be typical of
females and of women
Feminism - correct answers-This is the belief that men and women should be equal
Feral child - correct answers-A child who has been brought up without contact with other people. Feral
children haven't been socialized properly (lack primary socialization)
Gender - correct answers-The social rules and ways of acting in All societies, based upon whether you
are male or female. Sex is biological, gender depends on your society
Globalisation - correct answers-Refers to the idea that the world is developing one mass global culture
based on American ideas and values. The world is seen to be getting smaller as we all share similar
cultural ideas and fashions
Hate crime - correct answers-A crime that is caused by people's racism or hatred of another group of
people
Hidden curriculum in schools - correct answers-The informal and unofficial aspects of culture that
children are taught in school
Hobby - correct answers-Work that you do for pleasure or fun
Identity - correct answers-A persons sense of who he or she actually is
Ideology - correct answers-Refers to a set of political beliefs or principles by which one lives one's life
