GCSE Sociology Exam Practise Questions

Unit B671: Sociology basics Section A: Research methods 1. Describe two advantages and disadvantages of using participant observation as a research method. (4)2. Describe two advantages and disadvantages of using questionnaires as a research method. (4)3. Describe two advantages and disadvantages of using unstructured interviews as a research method. (4)4. " Boys behave better at school than girls". Identify and explain the methods and evidence you would use to investigate this hypothesis. (12)5. " Men have more power at home than women". Identify and explain the methods and evidence you would use to investigate this hypothesis. (12)6. " Families teach children their gender roles". Identify and explain the methods and evidence you would use to investigate this hypothesis. (12)7. " Ethnic minorities are treated differently at work in the UK". Identify and explain the methods and evidence you would use to investigate this hypothesis. (12)Section B: Socialisation, Culture and Identity 1. Identify and explain two ways the mass media might socialise a person into their gender identity. (4)2. Identify and explain two ways the family might socialise a person into their gender identity. (4)3. Identify and explain two stereotypes of males that are found in the mass media. (4) 4. Identify and explain two stereo types of females that are found in the mass media. (4)5. Identify and describe one formal agent of social control. (2)6. Identify and describe one informal agent of social control. (2) 7. " The peer group is the most effective agency of socialisation". Evaluate the arguments for and against this claim. (12)8. " The family is the most effective agency of socialisation". Evaluate the arguments for and against this claim. (12)9. " Education is the most effective agency of social control". Evaluate the arguments for and against this claim. (12)