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LDV 2015
STUDYING SOCIETY REVISION
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What is sociology?
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Perspectives
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Social structure
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Social class
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Social process
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Social issue
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Quantitative research
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Qualitative research
1. Fill in the missing words:
Sociology is the study of the _______ in which we live and it examines how we are
___________ and shaped through being members of ___________ and organizations. It
concentrates on the way we ______ society what it is and the way society makes us what ____ are.
we; influenced; society; groups; make
2. What is society?
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the whole way of life of a group of people passed from one generation to the next
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a set of written rules regulating what may or may not be done by members of a society
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A group of people who have common interests and a distinctive culture
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An informal rule that guides our behaviour in a particular situation
3. Which of the following is not an example of British ‘culture’ (way of life)?
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Education for all children
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The common usage of pubs as a place to socialise
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The smoking of shisha pipes
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The importance of sports
4. True or false?
Sociologists believe that we always act in the same way no matter what the social situation
5. Identify three commonly held British values
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PART TWO:
One of the key questions that sociologists grapple with is the question of whether or not we are
most influenced by society or genetics. Watch the following video clip and answer the following
questions:
1. What type of child is this?
2. Why is the child acting in this way?
3. What does it prove, nature or nurture?
4. Give examples of primary socialisation
5. Give examples of secondary socialisation
6. DO MARXISTS THINK THAT SOCIAL CONTROL IS A GOOD OR BAD THING AND WHY?
7. DO FUNCTIONALISTS THINK SOCIAL CONTROL IS A GOOD OR BAD THING AND WHY?
8. DO FEMINISTS THINK SOCIAL CONTROL IS A GOOD OR BAD THING AND WHY?
9. Conflict or consensus: Marxists argue that society is split into different social classes. The
upper social classes are in power and they act in a way which reproduces their power and
also reinforces capitalism. The working classes on the other hand are exploited and are
powerless.
10. Conflict or consensus: Functionalists see all the different parts of society as working
together like the parts of a well-oiled machine. Each part has a function and they all need to
work well in order for the machine to work well.
11. Conflict or consensus: Feminists argue that society is deeply patriarchal (male dominated)
and therefore women are exploited.
12. Give one example of how gender, ethnicity and social class might affect someone’s life.