SED 2601 (Actual) Exam Rated A+
A cosmopolitan view of citizenship and citizenship education seeks to prepare South
African learners to? - ANSWER-Act locally but think globally.
A Functionalist sees identity as? - ANSWER-- being a product of socialisation.
- socialisation helps people in society internalise rules, norms and values.
- once these rules have been internalised, society will function better because people
will work towards the common good of broader society.
A Symbolic interactionist sees identity as? - ANSWER-- formed by society
- focus is on how identity is formed by our interactions with other individuals or groups,
- identity is constantly shifting and changing depending on our social environments and
who we interact with.
- childhood is constructed through interactions with significant people (parents) as well
as the child's environment.
Access to education - ANSWER-- is dependent on race, class and gender.
- children from privileged families have access to better equipped, fee paying schools.
- children less privileged often go to under resourced schools, so their access to
schooling depends on the financial situation of their parents.
According to Bowles and Gintis what are the components of hidden curriculum? -
ANSWER-A passive acceptance of hierarchy and the fragmentation of school subjects.
According to conflict theorists a person's (or group's) identity is always formed within the
context of? - ANSWER-- Inequalities of society
- Different opportunities for different individuals and groups inn society
According to conflict theorists, the racial order in society? - ANSWER-Is inextricably tied
to class stratification
Ancient concepts of democracy - ANSWER-- citizenship includes status, a sense of
belonging and active participation in public affairs.
- meant citizens were exercising their agency.
Citizenship education in the United Kingdom is best described as? - ANSWER-- A
compulsory subject in the English National Curriculum from 1999.
- Including community involvement.
- Including political literacy.
Citizenship in post- apartheid South Africa is best described as ? - ANSWER-Promoting
participatory democracy and promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship.
, Conflict theorist argue that schools? - ANSWER-Are not a social benefit and that they
prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy.
Conflict theorists suggests that IQ ( Intelligence Quotient) tests? - ANSWER-Favour the
affluent classes and are culturally biased.
Constructavists contend that knowledge can be labelled as? - ANSWER-Personally
constructed and socially mediated.
Democracy - ANSWER-- is a political system in which citizens are supposed to
participate in decision making and running affairs in their group, community or their
nation state.
Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are? - ANSWER-Interpretation, action
and constructivism
For a symbolic interactionist, gender is something which is? - ANSWER-Constantly
made up and reproduced through social interaction.
Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are? - ANSWER-Necessary as they
motivate people to take on important positions.
Gender definition - ANSWER-- refers to the different qualities of being a woman or man.
- these qualities are socially defined and created through socialisation and cultural
expectations.
- sociologist sees gender as a social fact and not as biological.
Gender is best described as? - ANSWER-The social process of developing masculine
and feminine traits
hard notion of community participation - ANSWER-- refers to learning by doing and
creating opportunities to learn about citizenship in school but also outside of the school
walls.
- citizenship is caught not taught.
Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to? - ANSWER-Establish a system of
universal, compulsory public education and ensure that role differentiation is achieved.
It can be argued that school ? - ANSWER-IS where secondary socialization takes place
and has a formal curriculum.
Macro-sociological - ANSWER-- The "bigger" picture of society.
- Take a "macro" perspective, you are looking at for e.g. large groups on society such
as the working class or middle class.
- Another e.g. is gender: you are taking a macro approach by examining the gender
roles of boys and girls in schools and society.
A cosmopolitan view of citizenship and citizenship education seeks to prepare South
African learners to? - ANSWER-Act locally but think globally.
A Functionalist sees identity as? - ANSWER-- being a product of socialisation.
- socialisation helps people in society internalise rules, norms and values.
- once these rules have been internalised, society will function better because people
will work towards the common good of broader society.
A Symbolic interactionist sees identity as? - ANSWER-- formed by society
- focus is on how identity is formed by our interactions with other individuals or groups,
- identity is constantly shifting and changing depending on our social environments and
who we interact with.
- childhood is constructed through interactions with significant people (parents) as well
as the child's environment.
Access to education - ANSWER-- is dependent on race, class and gender.
- children from privileged families have access to better equipped, fee paying schools.
- children less privileged often go to under resourced schools, so their access to
schooling depends on the financial situation of their parents.
According to Bowles and Gintis what are the components of hidden curriculum? -
ANSWER-A passive acceptance of hierarchy and the fragmentation of school subjects.
According to conflict theorists a person's (or group's) identity is always formed within the
context of? - ANSWER-- Inequalities of society
- Different opportunities for different individuals and groups inn society
According to conflict theorists, the racial order in society? - ANSWER-Is inextricably tied
to class stratification
Ancient concepts of democracy - ANSWER-- citizenship includes status, a sense of
belonging and active participation in public affairs.
- meant citizens were exercising their agency.
Citizenship education in the United Kingdom is best described as? - ANSWER-- A
compulsory subject in the English National Curriculum from 1999.
- Including community involvement.
- Including political literacy.
Citizenship in post- apartheid South Africa is best described as ? - ANSWER-Promoting
participatory democracy and promoting the necessary skills for active citizenship.
, Conflict theorist argue that schools? - ANSWER-Are not a social benefit and that they
prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy.
Conflict theorists suggests that IQ ( Intelligence Quotient) tests? - ANSWER-Favour the
affluent classes and are culturally biased.
Constructavists contend that knowledge can be labelled as? - ANSWER-Personally
constructed and socially mediated.
Democracy - ANSWER-- is a political system in which citizens are supposed to
participate in decision making and running affairs in their group, community or their
nation state.
Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are? - ANSWER-Interpretation, action
and constructivism
For a symbolic interactionist, gender is something which is? - ANSWER-Constantly
made up and reproduced through social interaction.
Functionalists believe that social class inequalities are? - ANSWER-Necessary as they
motivate people to take on important positions.
Gender definition - ANSWER-- refers to the different qualities of being a woman or man.
- these qualities are socially defined and created through socialisation and cultural
expectations.
- sociologist sees gender as a social fact and not as biological.
Gender is best described as? - ANSWER-The social process of developing masculine
and feminine traits
hard notion of community participation - ANSWER-- refers to learning by doing and
creating opportunities to learn about citizenship in school but also outside of the school
walls.
- citizenship is caught not taught.
Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to? - ANSWER-Establish a system of
universal, compulsory public education and ensure that role differentiation is achieved.
It can be argued that school ? - ANSWER-IS where secondary socialization takes place
and has a formal curriculum.
Macro-sociological - ANSWER-- The "bigger" picture of society.
- Take a "macro" perspective, you are looking at for e.g. large groups on society such
as the working class or middle class.
- Another e.g. is gender: you are taking a macro approach by examining the gender
roles of boys and girls in schools and society.
