Practice questions Paper 1 - Core Content Flashcards
Explain the meaning of primary socialisation. [2]
Primary socialisation is where and how you are socialised by your family. In a Nuclear family that is your parents.
Fully explain one reason why teachers are expected to follow a smart dress code. [3]
To be professional and show a professional attitude.
So students and parents see them as figures of authority .
So students and parents treat them with respect, as people dressed smarty usually are treated with respect due to social norms and values.
Identify and explain the meaning of the term gender. [2]
Gender refers to you biological sex and the expected behaviours you are supposed to follow due to your biological sex.
Identify and explain one reason why many parents would encourage their daughters to
attend ballet or dance lessons. [2]
See as an acceptable activity for girls. It encourages graceful behaviour and good posture.
Follows norms and values for the female sex according to gender stereotypes.
Parents may like ballet so may encourage girls into ballet . This is know as canalisation.
Identify and explain one element of culture that all societies share. [3]
All cultures and societies share family structure. It is a cultural universal. The types of families may alter but not that families exist. Functionalist sociologists believe that society would not function without families.
Explain, with an example, one way in which children may be taught their cultural
traditions by their families. [2]
Children will be taught traditions by primary socialisation. The family may celebrate traditions and include children in them e.g. waiting for Father Christmas. Children will copy the example set by their parents and continue the tradition.
Identify and explain one problem that a researcher might experience with your chosen
method of investigating traditional weddings. [2]
People don’t like filling in questionnaires so the research would not be representative or reliable, they may fill them in quickly to get it done. They may also lie or include false information as they are worried about how they appear to the researcher.
Explain one reason why schools are an important part of the socialisation of children.
[2]
Schools are important as all children attend them and spend a lot of time at school. They meet with and socialise with peers and adults outside the family. Both play a part in socialisation of children.
Identify and explain two problems that a researcher may have when researching children’s
attitudes towards school.
(You may wish to use the following terms to help: reliability, validity, ethics and
representativeness). [6]
Problem 1 :
People may tell lies or give false information as they may want to create a good impression and they not want to think the researcher looks down on them. This may make the research less valid and reliable.
Problem 2 :
There may be ethical issues as the researcher is involving children. The consent of parents has to be sought and this may be withheld leading to the sample being less representative than originally intended. This can affect the validity and reliability of results.
Fully explain, with an example, how children may learn one norm from television
programmes. [4]
Children may learn the social norm of sharing with others via TV programmes such as the Tweenies. In this programme the characters may not share and the consequences such as others not playing with out or being mean are demonstrated. Children will them learn to copy and mimic their example when playing with their peers.
Fully explain two reasons why children may be more easily socialised by the media than
adults. [6]
Children may be more easily socialised by the media as they are more influenced by what they see. They do not have the knowledge and experience to interpret what they see as exaggeration or misinformation. This makes them more vulnerable than adults. Adverts apply stereotypes e.g. Doctors are brilliant, baddies have scars. Children learn and apply these stereotypes in real life.
Secondly children are often targeted by the media. characters, colours, music etc. are used to attract children and get them to want what they are selling. Toy adverts suggest to children that their product is fun and essential making them feel that they are deprived if they do not have it. Children who have that product are represented as cool and well liked. An example being children in adverts for Fruit Shoots for example.
Explain one difference in the socialisation of girls that could explain why they tend to
gain better results in examinations than boys. [2]
Girls are typically taught to follow rules and behave well and not to challenge authority figures. As a result they tend to be more likely to follow school rules and complete tasks and activities set without questioning them.
Boys are taught to be strong and to take the lead. This may make them less likely to follow rules and role models of others. They may question what they have been ask to do and look to complete activities differently. This may put them into conflict with schools and teachers, and become disruptive, making them performs less well than girls.
With examples, describe two ways in which gender socialisation takes place. [6]
Description 1 :
Canalisation and manipulation. Children may be channelled into roles and activities that their parents find acceptable. For example boys may be bought replica football kits and girls may be taken to ballet lessons. This may be what their parents did and reinforces gender stereotypes seen around in society.
Description 2 - Language and expectation. Girls may often be referred to as good, special or a princess. This reinforces the gender stereotype that girls are vulnerable and need to be looked after and protected. Whereas boys are expected to be strong and tough. They are encouraged not to cry or show emotions and have a stiff upper lip. This reinforces the gender stereotype of boys being strong and tough.
