Which term describes a loosely knit and short-lived religious organisation?
Correct answer A. Cult
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What type of religious movement do New Age movements represent?
Correct answer C. World-affirming
In which of these countries is Orthodox Christianity the main religion?
Correct answer C. Greece
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Which sociological approach treats religions as organisations competing with one another for followers?
Correct answer D. Religious economy
Which of these is not part of Bowles and Gintis’s (1976) Marxist thesis on schooling under capitalism?
Correct answer D. Head teachers often encourage working-class children to be ambitious
Many sociologists say older theories of inherited intelligence and IQ testing have been discredited. According to Gillborn and Youdell (2001), what concept had replaced IQ in many UK schools?
Correct answer A. Ability
What is an education system called in which children gain status according to their own merit?
Correct answer A. Meritocratic
In which of these regions is public spending on education lowest?
Correct answer C. Central Asia
According to Illich, which of these is NOT passed on through the hidden curriculum?
Correct answer C. Curiosity
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What is the process called through which schools help pass social and economic inequalities from one generation to the next?
Correct answer A. Cultural reproduction
To what did Bourdieu attribute the reproduction of social class?
Correct answer B. Cultural capital
One aim of education is to help students gain the skills needed to succeed in society. What is this an example of?
Correct answer A. Manifest function
Which statement about simple supernaturalism is correct?
Correct answer A. It entails the notion of mana
Which statement describes the secularisation thesis?
Correct answer C. It is assumed to accompany the transformation of human societies from simple to complex forms
What is a relatively permanent change in behaviour or capability that results from experience called?
Correct answer B. Learning
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Which of these is not one of the functions of education?
Correct answer A. Procreation
What is the sociological perspective on race?
Correct answer B. It considers race a social construct, not an absolute
Which statement about educational self-fulfilling prophecies is correct?
Correct answer C. They may result in student alienation and failure
Which of these does NOT explain rising health care costs?
Correct answer D. Classical rules governing marketplace exchanges have been applied to the health care industry for decades
Which of the following is NOT a property of a minority group?
Correct answer A. A high degree of marriage outside the group (exogamy)