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Explain what sociologists mean by primary socialisation.

Primary socialisation occurs when a child learns the values, attitudes and beliefs of their particular culture. This usually occurs in the family, for example, a child will be told off by their parent for...

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Describe one way in which parental values can influence a child’s attitude to education and explain how this may affect a child’s chance of success in school.

Parents influence their children's attitudes towards school and education. This affects the child's progress as if they feel encouraged and supported by their parent, for example if a parent regularly sho...

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A researcher is investigating the amount of hours children spend on the computer a day. Suggest a suitable research method. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of this method.

The most appropriate method for this topic of research is a questionnaire. This is because questionnaires collect quantitative data, which is what is needed for this research.
As for advantages and ...

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'Describe how journalists may approach the issue of pupil behaviour in British schools differently from sociologists' [4 marks]

To answer this question, we identify the action (to describe), the focus (journalist versus sociologist approach on pupil behaviour) and the argument (

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Discuss the difference between Marx and Weber’s sociological views.

The core difference between Marx’s and Weber’s class structures is the amount of factors involved in the definition of ‘class,’ which influences the capacity to reach the idea of class consciousness. In M...

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