Lesson 03B2.1.2

03B2.1.2 Theoretical views of the relationship between education and work Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 9

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The 20 questions

  1. Which sociological perspective argues education serves the needs of capitalism directly?

    • Marxism
    • Interinteractionism
    • Feminism
    • Functionalism

  2. Which concept describes how the school mirrors the workplace according to Bowles and Gintis?

    • Cultural capital
    • Meritocracy
    • Hidden curriculum
    • Deferred gratification

  3. Who wrote 'Schooling in Capitalist America' in 1976?

    • Althusser and Bourdieu
    • Davis and Moore
    • Durkheim and Parsons
    • Bowles and Gintis

  4. Which term describes the Marxist idea that education justifies economic inequality as fair?

    • Elated socialisation
    • Material deprivation
    • Cultural deprivation
    • Myth of meritocracy

  5. Which sociologist argued that education functions as an ideological state apparatus?

    • Max Weber
    • Howard Becker
    • Louis Althusser
    • Talcott Parsons

  6. Which concept suggests working-class students reject school values to form an anti-school subculture?

    • Restricted code
    • Counter-school culture
    • Universalistic values
    • Functional consensus

  7. What did Paul Willis call the working-class boys in his famous 1977 study?

    • The conformists
    • The lads
    • The swots
    • The streaming group

  8. Which perspective emphasises education creates social solidarity and transmits shared values?

    • Radical feminism
    • Functionalism
    • Interactionism
    • Marxism

  9. According to Davis and Moore, what function does academic selection perform for the economy?

    • Gender socialisation
    • Role allocation
    • Class reproduction
    • Economic exploitation

  10. Which sociologist argued that school acts as a bridge between family and wider society?

    • Talcott Parsons
    • Michel Foucault
    • Basil Bernstein
    • Karl Marx

  11. How would a functionalist view the selection of individuals for different occupational roles?

    • Meritocratic
    • Patriarchal
    • Discriminatory
    • Ascriptive

  12. Applying Marxist theory, what is the primary role of vocational training schemes in schools?

    • Promoting pure equality
    • Maximising social mobility
    • Enhancing critical thinking
    • Producing docile labour

  13. Which sociological view highlights that education prepares students for unequal workplace hierarchies?

    • Organic analogy
    • Collective conscience
    • Labelling theory
    • Correspondence principle

  14. Applying functionalist theory, what core value does the education system primarily promote?

    • Subcultural resistance
    • Revolutionary action
    • Achievement
    • Class conflict

  15. Which theorist claimed that school rules mirror the subjection of workers to managerial control?

    • Durkheim and Schultz
    • Ball and Keddie
    • Halsey and Heath
    • Bowles and Gintis

  16. What term describes the economic approach viewing education as an investment in human skills?

    • Social capital
    • Cultural capital
    • Economic capital
    • Human capital

  17. Which political perspective heavily influenced the introduction of marketization in education to boost work skills?

    • Marxism
    • New Right
    • Interactionism
    • Postmodernism

  18. Which critical perspective argues that education reproduces gender inequalities alongside capitalist ones?

    • Functionalism
    • Marxist feminism
    • New Right theory
    • Economic liberalism

  19. Applying Marxist theory, what do school qualifications primarily act to legitimise?

    • Class inequality
    • Social solidarity
    • Universal equality
    • Meritocratic justice

  20. Which sociological perspective focuses on micro-level classroom interactions rather than macro economic needs?

    • New Right
    • Functionalism
    • Marxism
    • Interactionism

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