Question 1

Which paradigm explains how inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural inequality theory 
B)  Social inequality theory 
C)  Conflict theory 
D)  Tension theory 
A)  Structural inequality theory 
B)  Social inequality theory 
C)  Conflict theory 
D)  Tension theory C

Question 2

What area of education is the sociology of education concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary and secondary school provision 
B)  Further education 
C)  Adult education 
D)  All the above 
A)  Primary and secondary school provision 
B)  Further education 
C)  Adult education 
D)  All the above D

Question 3

What term describes the subtle insults or words that express prejudice, which can be intentional or unintentional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microaggression 
B)  Subtle racism 
C)  Prejudiced prose 
D)  Discriminatory lexicon 
A)  Microaggression 
B)  Subtle racism 
C)  Prejudiced prose 
D)  Discriminatory lexicon A

Question 4

According to data from the Insider-Outsider study, what percentage of BME students reported having to modify their ethnic or cultural identity to fit in with mainstream university culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  34% 
D)  40% 
A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  34% 
D)  40%

Question 5

What term describes when individuals internalize the traits which they have been associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance adoption 
B)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  Social determinism 
D)  Trait embracing 
A)  Deviance adoption 
B)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  Social determinism 
D)  Trait embracing

Question 6

What term describes bias based on a person's skin tone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colourism 
B)  Skin discrimination 
C)  Skin tone racism 
D)  Colour bias 
A)  Colourism 
B)  Skin discrimination 
C)  Skin tone racism 
D)  Colour bias

Question 7

Which paradigm explains one to one interactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interaction theory 
B)  Symbolic interactionalism 
C)  Communication theory 
D)  Social interactionalism 
A)  Interaction theory 
B)  Symbolic interactionalism 
C)  Communication theory 
D)  Social interactionalism

Question 8

What term describes an abstract theory based on an understanding of how society functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speculative theory 
B)  Abstract theory 
C)  Grand theory 
D)  Major theory 
A)  Speculative theory 
B)  Abstract theory 
C)  Grand theory 
D)  Major theory

Question 9

Which paradigm explains the way society operates as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Operational theory 
C)  Organizational functionalism 
D)  Structural theory 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Operational theory 
C)  Organizational functionalism 
D)  Structural theory

Question 10

Which theory explores how the use of language may shape the perceptions we have of others, which in turns influences their behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceptional theory 
B)  Branding theory 
C)  Language impact theory 
D)  Labelling theory 
A)  Perceptional theory 
B)  Branding theory 
C)  Language impact theory 
D)  Labelling theory

Which paradigm explains how inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power?

What area of education is the sociology of education concerned with?

What term describes the subtle insults or words that express prejudice, which can be intentional or unintentional?

According to data from the Insider-Outsider study, what percentage of BME students reported having to modify their ethnic or cultural identity to fit in with mainstream university culture?

What term describes when individuals internalize the traits which they have been associated with?

What term describes bias based on a person's skin tone?

Which paradigm explains one to one interactions?

What term describes an abstract theory based on an understanding of how society functions?

Which paradigm explains the way society operates as a whole?

Which theory explores how the use of language may shape the perceptions we have of others, which in turns influences their behaviour?

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Exam 18: Education

Which paradigm explains how inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power?

What area of education is the sociology of education concerned with?

What term describes the subtle insults or words that express prejudice, which can be intentional or unintentional?

According to data from the Insider-Outsider study, what percentage of BME students reported having to modify their ethnic or cultural identity to fit in with mainstream university culture?

What term describes when individuals internalize the traits which they have been associated with?

What term describes bias based on a person's skin tone?

Which paradigm explains one to one interactions?

What term describes an abstract theory based on an understanding of how society functions?

Which paradigm explains the way society operates as a whole?

Which theory explores how the use of language may shape the perceptions we have of others, which in turns influences their behaviour?

What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

What Is Sociological About the Environment

What Is Sociological About Crime

What Is Society

Sociology of an Interconnected World

Classical Sociologies

Contemporary Social Thory

Beyond the Qualitativequantitative Divide

Methods Visual, Internet

Class

Gender

Race

Age

Families and Households

Intimacies and Relationships

Work

Health

Religion

Cultures and Consumption

War and Violence

Science and Technology

Migrations

Social Movements

Sociology As a Science

Public Sociology

Filters