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Socialisation and Culture
Quick questions on Education (Component 1, Section C) - WJEC A-Level Sociology
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What is differential achievement?Show answer
Achievement differs systematically by class, gender and ethnicity. Sociologists split the causes into two locations.
What is education policy?Show answer
Policy has moved through phases: the drive to widen access and equality of opportunity, comprehensivisation, and more recently marketisation (parental choice, competition between schools, league tables) favoured by the New Right. Policy is assessed for whether it has reduced or reproduced inequality.
What is q1?Show answer
What is meant by the hidden curriculum? [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain how labelling can affect educational achievement. [6 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Evaluate the view that in-school factors are more important than home factors in explaining underachievement. [16 marks]
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