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The Sociological Approach
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these questions is a sociologist most likely to investigate?

  1. How do nerve cells pass signals across a synapse?
  2. What chemical reactions take place during digestion?
  3. Why do children from poorer families leave school with fewer qualifications?
  4. Why do rock layers form over millions of years?
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✓ Answer: C — Why do children from poorer families leave school with fewer qualifications?
Award 1 mark. Sociology studies society and social behaviour, such as how class affects education. Nerve signals and digestion are biology, and rock formation is geology.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is sociology?

  1. The systematic study of society and social behaviour
  2. The study of how the human mind works in individuals
  3. The study of past events and historical periods
  4. The study of how the economy produces goods
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✓ Answer: A — The systematic study of society and social behaviour
Award 1 mark. Sociology studies groups, institutions and social relationships. The mind is studied by psychology, past events by history, and production by economics.
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