Deck 18: Education

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which paradigm explains the way society operates as a whole?

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Which paradigm explains one to one interactions?

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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?

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

Question 10

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

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