In Freud’s theory, what did the ego refer to?
Correct answer B. The conscious part of the mind that regulates emotional drives on a practical rational level
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When studying inequalities in education, which skill did Bernstein focus on?
Correct answer A. Speech
What did Margaret Mead suggest?
Correct answer C. Adolescence and gender roles varied between societies and so were culturally determined
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Why did Bernstein think that using restricted codes of language put pupils at a disadvantage at school?
Correct answer B. They involved short simple sentences with a small vocabulary
In modern societies, what is a person’s social status usually measured by?
Correct answer A. Occupation
Which term refers to socially shared, organised ways of thinking, feeling and acting concerned with ultimate meaning and the existence of the supernatural or the ‘beyond’?
Correct answer C. Religion
What name is given to the socially defined expectations that a person holding a given status is expected to follow?
Correct answer A. A role
What are social settings in which people perform their formal roles called?
Correct answer A. Front regions
Two types of religious organisation have a negative relationship with wider society. Which of them accepts pluralistic legitimacy?
Correct answer A. A cult
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How did Karl Marx view religion?
Correct answer A. Producing another-worldly focus that diverts the oppressed from seeking social change in this world
Which of the following is NOT one of the versions of the sick role identified by Freidson?
Correct answer A. Modified legitimate
According to research, what is a feature of effective schools?
Correct answer D. Foster the expectation that order will prevail in the classroom
Which of the following does NOT help to generate role confusion in modern society?
Correct answer D. None of these
What term is normally used for the behaviour expected of someone who occupies a particular status?
Correct answer C. Role
The statement that “the social relations of work find expression in the social relations of school” reflects which idea?
Correct answer A. The correspondence principle
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When one status involves many roles, what is this known as?
Correct answer C. Role sets
Which statement about the interaction between doctor and patient is correct?
Correct answer B. It may be evolving into a new type of relationship based on consumerism
What do symbolic interactionists say about sickness?
Correct answer C. They view sickness as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
As its name suggests, what is an ascribed status?
Correct answer B. Ascribed to us by society
What does the term feminist standpoint suggest?
Correct answer A. Studying society from the perspective of women