In a society with a (n) __________ the political and religious institutions often act in harmony and mutually reinforce each other,s powers over their relative spheres of influence ?
Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
Which sociological perspective emphasizes the integrative power of religion in human society ?
World-affirming religions__________?
A sect is organized around__________?
Secularization involves the two related ideas of__________?
in Durkheim,s work the term collective representations refers to__________?
Which of the following does NOT account for the rise in the cost of health care ?
Educational self-fulfilling prophecies__________?
Which of the following is NOT a function of education ?
________ is a relatively permanent change in behaviour or capability that results from experience ?
The secularization thesis__________?
Simple supernaturalism__________?
One purpose of education is to help students acquire the skills they need to be successful in society This is an example of a(n) ?
Bourdieu attributed the reproduction of class to__________?
What is the process by which schools help to perpetuate social and economic inequalities across the generation called__________?
According to lllich which one of the following is NOT transmitted through the hidden curriculum ?
In which of these regions is public education expenditure lowest?
What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ?
Many sociologists argue that older theories of inherited intelligence and IQ tests have been discredited What concept did Gillborn and Youdell (2001) find had replaced of IQ in many Uk schools ?
Which one of the following is not part of Bowles and Ginits,s (1976) Marxist thesis on schooling under capitalism ?
What sociological approach argues that religions can be fruitfully understood as organization in competition with one another for followers ?
In Which of these countries is Orthodox Christianity the dominant religion ?
New age movements are an example of which type of religious movement ?
Which term describes religious organization of a loosely knit and transient kind ?
Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical religions ?
According to Durkheim religion separates objects and symbols into the sacred and which of the following ?
Who theorized that we might be witnessing the clash of civilizations ?
According to Steve Bruce (1996) which of the following was a factor in generating strong religious commitment in the USA as compared to Europe ?
How has Grace Davie (1994) characterized the general religious position within Western Europe ?
Weber,s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904/5) was part of a larger project to study what ?
Ludwig Feuerbach,s views on the alienation involved in transferring human values and ideas onto gods and spirits as distinct from human societies influenced the ideas of which classical sociologist ?
The teacher-expectancy effect is most closely associated with the__________?
Which one of the following is the most basic manifest function of education ?
Religion defines the spiritual world and gives meaning to the divine These are __________ functions or religion?
Max Weber,s pioneering work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is an example of__________?
Which of the following -perhaps the first sociologist to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies stressed the social impact of religion ?
The shift form civil religion to common religion means that__________?
An ecclesia is__________?
Weber said that the spirit of capitalism could be traced back to__________?
Symbolic interactionists ?
The interaction between physician and patient ?
The statement that “the social relations of work find expression in the social relation of school” reflects ?
Research indicates that effective schools__________?
Karl Marx saw religion as__________?
Of the two types of religious organizations that have a negative relationship with society which one accepts pluralistic legitimacy ?
The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or “beyond” ?
The correspondence principle (Bowles & Gintis) suggests that__________?
Bernstein though that using restricted codes of language disadvantaged pupils at school because__________?
In studying inequalities in education which skills did Bernstein concentrate upon ?
Which group of learners does the university of the third age serve ?

What is education ?

A. the process of delivering relevant skills and knowledge
B. a knowledge and understanding of society’s high culture
C. a social institution promoting the acquisition of skills and knowledge
D. the skills and knowledge required for employment in a relevant field

Correct Answer: a social institution promoting the acquisition of skills and knowledge ✔

Last Updated: September 23, 2019