rest cope 02144010 MAY/JUNE 2013 FORM TP 2013244 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION® SOCIOLOGY - UNIT 1 Paper 01 1 hour 30 minutes 06 JUNE 2013 (p. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 45 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them. 2. Traddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3, Do mbt be concerned thit the answer sheet provides spaces for more answérs than there are items in this test. 4. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. ‘On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Which theoretical approach is associated with microsociology?. (A). Marxism Sample Answer (B) _. Neofunctionalism (©) Classical functionalism ©®2©®@ (D) Symbolic interactionism ‘The best answer to this item is “Symbolic interactionism”, so answer space (D) has been shaded. 6. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 7. When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. Youmay return to this item later. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. ‘You may do any rough work in this booklet. 9. You may use silent, non-programmable calculators to aaswer items. IMM DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2011 Caribbean Examinations Counciloe Sociology is considered a science because itis 1. empirical Tl. objective 1. value free (A) Land Ilonly (B) Tand Ifonly (©) Mand iif only (DP) Mand i Which of the following are characteristics of empirical research? 1. Data are interpreted and analysed II Data are collected in a systematic way. IIL The. hypothesis is confirmed or refuted. (A) Land Tonly (B) Land Ifl only (©) Wand tit only (D) 1, Hand Which of the following BEST summarises the difference between longitudinal and cross-sectional studies? (A) Secondary sources versus primary sources (B) Quantitative research versus qualitative research (©) Research over a long period of time versus research over a short period (D) Observation by participation versus multi-stage sampling of population 4, Professor X has demanded that his class take partin his research, Non-participation will result in failure in the course, Which of the following ethical principles was breached by Professor X? . (A) Risk ofharm (B) Confidentiality (C) _Informed consent (©) Voluntary participation When a research method is repeatedly applied and consistently produces the same results in a study, it is said to be (A) valid (B) __ reliable (C) © relevant (D) standardized Which of the following is a source of primary data in qualitative research? (A) Government report (B) Structured interview (C)__ Participant observation (D) Official statistical report ‘The term ‘popular culture’ refers to (A) the culture of the masses (B) abstract aspects of culture (C) the culture of the elite (D) cultural products GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE10. } A subculture can BEST be defined as a ‘group (A) whose cultural traits have been assimilated into modem society (B) which has norms and values that differ from those of mainstream society (©) which has certain cultural traits that are inferior to those of the wider society (D) — which is located within the substructure of, society and is therefore exploited and oppressed Which of the following terms ‘describes the process in which the dominant culture is imposed on the subordinate culture? (A) , Assimilation (B) ~ Acculturation (©) Enculturation (©): Counter culture People make sense of their world through an understanding of everyday rules. This view is expressed by (A) > Marxists (B) Feminists (©) Funetionalists (D)° > Interactionists n 12, B 14. Which of the following features of Caribbean society are“outlined in M.G. ‘Smith’s Plural Society model? 1. Society characterized by cultural differentiation Il. High levels of social mobility by all groups Ill. Limited access to. political and ‘ economic institutions by the ower strata (A) Tand I only (B) Land Mt only (© Mand I only (©) 1, Handi Which of the following pairs of concepts is associated with George Herbert Mead? (A) Symbols and meanings (B) Conflict and social action (C) © Baquitibrium and Verstehen (D) Value consensus and norms According to Parsons, which of the following situations provides a basis for maintenance/of order in society? (A) People subscribe to a common value system. ' (B)* People extter into social ‘contracts with each other. (©) Submission to the authority of a ruler is expected. (D) Members of society are constrained bby social facts. ‘The term “superstructure” refers to (A) forces of production (B) technology and raw materials (C) social relationships of production (D) political, legal and educational institutions GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE15, 16. 17. 18, Item 15 refers to the following information. The ‘Children of the Sun" isa radical group which advocates the green revolution and eco-friendly production. It has been associated. with several violent attacks ‘against the petro-chemical industry but there is no evidence to implicate members of the group. Which of the following research techniques would be MOST appropriate for investigating this group? (A) Surveys (B) Interviews (C) Observation (D) Questionnaires Which of the following features is characteristic of a sect? (A) _Itdoesnotseek to change inequality (B) It limi membership to a specific class. (C)__ Its membership rejects the beliefs of others, (D)_ Members ean belong to other religious groups. Which of the following religions is indigenous to Caribbean society? (A) [slain (B) Hinduism (C) Christianity (D) — Rastafarianism ‘A meritocracy is a system in which social positions and rewards are based on (A) class and gender (B) ability and ethnicity (©) .achievement and class (D) ability and achievement 19, 20. a. 22. Education policy in colonial Caribbean society denied equal access to all so groups. Which of the following terms describes this type of society? (A) Closed (B) Stratified (©) Ascriptive (D) Meritocratic Which of the following factors BEST accounts for academic underachievement among students from working-class families? (A). Ethnicity (B) Lower IQ level (©) > Home environment (D) Uneducated parents “The education system reinforces gender stereotyping.’ Which of the following statements BEST illustrates this perspective? (A) Females outnumber males at tertiary level institutions. (B) Females are expected to pursue non-technical subjects. (©) Males underachieve-in school because teachers are predominantly female. (D) Males value non-academic routes to success more than their female counterparts. Karl Marx argued that religion (A) __ promotes positive change (B) _ justifies poverty and oppression (C) unites the different social classes (D) promotes alienation from production GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,23, 24, 25. 26. Families meet the needs of society to 27. socialize children and reproduce new members. ‘This view MOST closely reflects (A) > Marxism (B) Feminism (©) Functionalism (D)__Interactionism 28. Which of the following theoretical perspectives suggests that labelling can explain how teacher expectations are linked to educational performance? (A) Marxis (B) — Subcultural (C) _Interactionist (D) , Functionalist 29, Maria, who has a son from a previous relationship, has married Paul who has ‘two daughters. They all live in the same household. This family can be classified as (A) nuclear (B) extended (C)_ matrifocal (D) reconstituted Which of the following factors is MOST likely to reduce the prevalence of male ‘underachievement in the Caribbean in the ong term? 30, (A) Gender resocialization (B) Increasing family income levels (©) Greater employment opportunities (D) _ Increasingeconomic responsibilities Which of the following statements BEST describes secularization? (A) A diffusion of religious beliefs (B) An increase in religious practices (C)__ Areduction of religious influences (D) Agrowth in the mumber of religious sects, Which of the following concepts is associsted with a variety of religious belie? systems in a society? (A) Pluralism (B) Extremism (©) Syneretism (D) Fundamentalism Which of the following is a criticism of Davis and Moore’s theory’ of social stratification?” difficult to determine which positions are more important to society. (B) © Those with higher levels of education should be given higher incomes and miore power. (C) Schools assist society in allocating its htuman resources to positions for which they are best suited. (D) The educational system ensures that the best qualified fill the most important positions in society, @ 1 According to Oscar Lewis, the growth of single parent households in the Caribbean is a result of (A) choice (B) poverty (C) migration (D) education GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE31 32. 33. ‘The Marxist term for the ‘working class"is, (A) serf (B) peasant (©) __ proletariat (D) bourgeoisie “Social stratification is based on wealth, power and prestige.” This view is associated with (A) Weber (B) Marx (©) Tumin (D) Parsons Which of the following situations BEST illustrates intergenerational mobility? (A) + The son of a labourer becomes a labourer. (B)_—_Afterten years of formal education, a skilled mechanic becomes @ lawyer. (©) Jane became a hospital receptionist and her daughter became a medical doctor. (D) Mary was demoted to a clerical worker after working as an administrative assistant for ten years 35. 36. Items 34-35 refer to the options below. (A) Stratification is universal, necessary and inevitable. (B) Stratification is an expression of the values of powerful groups. (C) Change in the stratification system comes through an evolutionary process. (D) In market economies; classes * develop from people’s situations in relation to buying and selling. Which of the options above relate to the following theories? Funetionalist Conflict lem 36 refers to the following statement. Doctors are of greater importance to society than janitors, therefore they should be placed higher on the stratification scale. This statement MOST closely reflects the views of (A) Best and Levitt (B) Davis and Moore (C) Marx and Engels (D) Young and Wilmott According to the Functionalist perspective, social mobility is restricted in (A) meritocracies (B) _ open societies (©) closed societies (D) modem societies GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE38. 39, 40. aL Inn open society, which of the following factors will MOST likely affect a person’s social position? (A) Race- (B) Education (©) Skin colour (D) Family ancestry Which of the following statements are TRUE of the Caribbean? 1. More women than men are enrolled in tertiary institutions, I. Femailesoutnumbermalesinclerical ‘and secretarial occupations. IIL. Males are less likely to get top jobs today as a result of patriarchy. (A), Tand I only (B) * Tand I only (©) Mand Ulonly (D) 1. Hand iit Which of the following processes represent Edward Kamau Brathwaite’s (1971) view of creolization? (A) Endogamy and exogamy (B) Assimilation and diffusion (C) Globalization and transmission (D) Acculturation and interculturation In which of the following ways has Caribbean stratification changed in the last hundred years? (A) Social inequalities have almost disappeared. (B) East Indian culture has become dominant in most islands. (©) Opportunities for females in the workplace have decreased compared to those for males. (D) More lower-class groups have benefitted from educational and ‘occupational opportunities. 42. Which of the following is NOT a type of vertical social mobility” (A) Downward (B). Horizontal (©) Intergenerational (D) Intragenerational ‘Which of the following is characteristic of a closed stratification system. (A) A person’s status can improve or decline. (B)__, Aperson’s mobility is determined by birth (©) Male mobility is based on success and effort at work. (D) _ Femalemobility in the occupational structure is based on success and effort. According to some sociologists, elites will always maintain a dominant position in society because they 1. inherit their wealth UL. attend prestige schools IIL are dependable workers (A) Land Ifonly @) — Tand Ill only (©) Mand IL only () 1, Wandill GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEa 45. Lloyd Braithwaite (1953) observed that Trinidad and Tobago’s social structure was founded on an ascriptive-particularistic basis. Which of the following was an example of this phenomenon at the time of his research? (a) (B) © @) Whites and Blacks intermarried freely. East Indians and Chinese mixed freely with Blacks. Employment in a bank required light-coloured skin. Any person could have been eligible to become a Carnival queen. END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.