What is the difference between nature and nurture theories of human behaviour?
(5) • Explain the meaning of cultural relativity with reference to a culture other than our own. (8) • What is the difference between sex and gender? (5) • How do the mass media influence our leisure time activities? (10) • Can sociologists rely on official statistics when looking at crime? (10) Your answer here should criticise official statistics but also point out how they can be useful. • Why have divorce rates risen since the beginning of this century? (8) Do not give personal reasons why some people divorce. Talk about society. • What is streaming in school? How may it cause some children to do less well than they ought to do? (10) Talk about labelling theory and the idea of an anti-school subculture. • What is meant by the term social mobility? (4) • Why have some people criticised the Registrar General s Index of Social Class? (10) Talk about the new social class index that will be used in 2001 as well as about the problems that there are with the old Index. • What is meant by
