Teacher: Class/Yr Level: Name:

Year 10 Humanities
Cyclic Test #4 Exemplar
TOPIC: Sociology
Time allowed: 40 minutes Total Marks: /26

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

Section [ ] Comments
A: Short Answer 12

B Source 4
Interpretation

C: Essay 10

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Section A: Short Answer [Total: 12 marks]

1. Describe how poverty might be explained as a social problem.

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2. Name TWO prominent Functionalist thinkers.

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3. Describe how society works?

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4. What do functionalists mean by the phrase “functional pre-requisites?”

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5. Identify the FOUR institutions that relate to the family in Talcott Parson’s Structural-
Functional model.
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6. Describe the Marxist theory

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Section B: Source Interpretation [Total: 4 marks]

1. With reference to the source, explain the feminist theory [5]

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Section C: Essay [Total: 10 marks]

1. “The functionalist justification for inequality is valid.” How far do you agree? [10]

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