Theories And Methods

Question 1

Who are our structural theorists

Answer 1

Feminism
Functionalists
Marxists

Question 2

What does verstehen mean

Answer 2

We have have to put ourselves in the social actor’s shoes

Question 3

What are the 2 conflict structural theories

Answer 3

Feminism
Marxism

Question 4

Who is our structural consensus theory

Answer 4

Functionalists

Question 5

Who are our 3 functionalists

Answer 5

Durkheim
Parsons
Davis and Moore

Question 6

What were the 2 ideas Durkheim came up with

Answer 6

Social solidarity
Specialist skills

Question 7

What were the 2 concepts that Parsons came up with

Answer 7

Role allocation
Meritocracy

Question 8

What did Davis and Moore say

Answer 8

Inequality is inevitable as education sifts and sorts us into roles

Question 9

Functionalists believe we are all part of one system similar to the human body. What is this called?

Answer 9

The organic analogy

Question 10

Functionalists believe shared norms and values. What is this called?

Answer 10

Value consensus

Question 11

What is meritocracy

Answer 11

Everyone has equal opportunities but success is based on ability

Question 12

Are functionalists positivists or interpretivists

Answer 12

Positivists

Question 13

Is functionalism and macro or micro theory

Answer 13

Macro

Question 14

How could you evaluate functionalism

Answer 14

They assume everyone passively accepts social norms

Neglects the idea of conflicts within society (a very happy theory)

Question 15

Who are our Marxist sociologists

Answer 15

Althusser
Willis
Bowles and Gintis

Question 16

What do Marxists believe

Answer 16

Institutions maintain capitalism by reinforcing higher class ideologies

Question 17

What are the 2 groups that Marxists look at (another way of saying WC and MC)

Answer 17

Proletariat and Bourgeoisie

Question 18

What did Althusser talk about

Answer 18

Ideological state apparatus
Repressive state apparatus

Question 19

What did Willis study

Answer 19

They studied 12 WC boys who had rejected school

Question 20

What did Willis find

Answer 20

The 12 boys still ended up in WC jobs

Question 21

What did Bowles and Gintis talk about

Answer 21

Hidden curriculum
Correspondence principle

Question 22

What is the hidden curriculum

Answer 22

The idea we learn to conform to the rules of the higher class within school without being taught it

Question 23

What is the correspondence principle

Answer 23

The idea that education mirrors the workplace

Question 24

What is the myth of meritocracy (Bowles and Gintis)

Answer 24

The idea that a persons background has more control over the opportunities and the success a person can get

Question 25

What are the 2 theories that disagree with Marxism

Answer 25

Functionalists and postmodernist

Question 26

What do postmodernists say about Marxism

Answer 26

It’s outdated

Question 27

What are the three types of feminism

Answer 27

Marxist Radical Liberal

Question 28

What do liberal feminists believe

Answer 28

That we are moving forward and women now have more opportunities

Question 29

What do radical feminists believe

Answer 29

They believe men are then enemy

Question 30

What did sharpe find.

Answer 30

Shaper found girls attitudes are changing 1970: love and marriage 1990: independence and career

Question 31

What do the new right love

Answer 31

Marketisation

Question 32

Name one policy influenced by the new right

Answer 32

Education reform act