ALL CAPE SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION QUESTIONS 2005-2020

2005

Analyse attempts to achieve educational reform in a named Caribbean country since independence.
[25 marks]

2008

Assess the extent to which male marginalization has been occurring in the Caribbean within the last
20 years. Support your response with reference to any study of education in the Caribbean.

2008 – Stratification Question But Could Be Education

Examine the extent to which academic achievement levels in the contemporary Caribbean are
directly related to social class OR gender. Support your response with reference to any study of
education in the Caribbean.

2009

Examine the relevance of the interactionist approach to an understanding of the education system in
a named Caribbean society. [25 marks]

2009 – Stratification Question But Could Be Education

The education system contributes to the development of a meritocratic society in post-independent

Caribbean societies. Discuss this statement with reference to a named Caribbean society. Support
your answer by referring to THREE factors in the Caribbean society which have promoted or affected
the development of the meritocratic society.

2010

Discuss the relevance of ONE sociological perspective to an understanding of the distribution of

educational opportunities in a named Caribbean society. Support your response with reference to
any TWO of the following: social class, gender, government policy. Reference can also be made to a
relevant empirical study in a named Caribbean society. [25 marks

2011

The education system in the Caribbean perpetuates gender inequality in the society. Examine this
statement with reference to the role of the education system in perpetuating gender inequality in a
named Caribbean society. [25 marks]

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2013

The education system promotes meritocracy. Critically assess this statement with reference to a
named Caribbean society. In your response, refer to any TWO sociological perspectives.

2014

It is the view of some sociologists that the education system ensures the maintenance of social
inequality. Critically assess this view with reference to a named Caribbean society over the past fifty
years. [25 marks]

2015

Discuss TWO consequences of male underachievement in the education system and assess the
relevance of EITHER the functionalist OR conflict perspectives to an understanding of why females
outperform males in Caribbean society today.

2017

Assess the relevance of the interactionist perspective to an understanding of the performance of

males in the education system. Refer to at least ONE study conducted in the Caribbean to support
your response

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