Exam Questions. Sociology Unit 2

Short answer questions

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Front Back
Name 3 Functions of Education
Social Solidarity
Specialist skills
Meritocracy - builds bridge
Role allocation
Ideological state apparatus
Hidden curriculum
Name 3 internal factors which effect gender differences in achievement
- Positive role models for females
- Challenging stereotypes of women in children's literature
- GCSE's containing more coursework modules
- Equal opportunities policies encouraging girls into subjects such as science and engineering (GIST and WISE)
- Selection and league tables making girls look more attractive
Name 3 external factors that effect social class differences in educational achievement
Material Deprivation - Smith and Noble/Gerwitz
Cultural Capital - Bourdieu
Cultural Deprivation - Bernstein (codes)
Define Reliability in terms of sociology
Reliability is how well something can be replicated to gather the same results
What is meant by the term 'triangulation'?
Triangulation is the pooling of various different data from various different methods, this improves reliability
Explain what is meant by a 'sampling frame'?
A sampling frame is a list of people or the population that may be used for a researcher to gain their sample from