HIGHER INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (HIPDET) DOUALA

FIRST SEMESTER EXAM

SPECIALTY/OPTION/Didactics, Curriculum Development Paper: Sociology of education

and teaching
Code Nature of paper Duration Credit Total
Written 2hours 70

Answer all questions

Write down the letter corresponding to the right answer in the booklet
1. He is the father of sociology
a) Herbet Spenser c) Max Weber
b) August Compte d) Karl Max
2. “As the society involves it becomes more and more complex:…” This
statement best describes:
a) Karl Max b) August Compte c) Herbert Spenser d) Dewey
3. He sees the school as the second home
a) Emile Durkheim b) John Dewey c) Max Weber
d) August Compte
4. He believes that the school should be there to develop the skills and talents
children already have
a) John Dewey b) Karl Max c) Max Weber d)
Compte
5. Which is the economic system which is based on the principles of market
competition
a) Traditional b) collectivism c) capitalism d) socialism
6. The conventional indices for measuring social class position of individuals
include;
a) The level of education c) the type of occupation
b) The type of income d) all of the above
7. Which institution is most responsible for the socialization of new members?
a) The family b) religion c) government d) the school
8. In the traditional African society, socialization of a child is not the function
of parents alone but;
a) Peer group b) visitors c) Kinsmen living with the child’s
parents d) the extended family
 9. Which institution takes most care of the resocialisation of individuals in the
society?
a) The school b) the social media c) the television d) the church
10. Social satisfaction refers to the hierarchical organization of society based
on unequal distribution of;
a) Power, value and prestige
b) Power, wealth and prestige
c) Prestige, education and property
d) Power, goods and education
11. A belief system that tries to explain and justify the status quo of persons is
known as;
a) Phobia b) ideology c) norms d) stereotype

Write true of false for the next set of questions

12. The process by which man’s primary nature is transformed to a secondary
nature is called civilization.
13. Polyandry is a form of marriage in which a woman is married to several
men.
14. The society refers to the number of persons living within a certain
geographical area but do not share a common culture.
15. With your knowledge of the characteristics associated to an educated
person, will you say obtaining the highest height certificate in academics is a
synonym to education?
16. All the society need is development of infrastructure.
17. Acculturation is the process by which members of a society cooperate
norms and values from other cultures into their own culture.
18. Exogamy refers to a man married to a woman of his tribe.
19. Status does not deal with the individual himself but with the position into
which the individual has been placed.
20. A school can be referred to as a society.
Structural questions (10marks)
Write down suitable answers in the exam booklet
21. When individuals are categorized into higher or lower position or respect,
sociologists will refer to this as __________________.
 22. When an individual has worked hard and has made a position for himself in
the society, he is said to have _________________.
23. “It is the way things are done here” this statement best describes
_____________________.
24. When an individual does not conforms to the rules and regulations of the
society, the person is called ________________.
25. Poverty, hunger, prostitution, divorce etc. are examples of
_______________.
Essay questions
Answer all questions
1. a) State the agencies of socialization (5marks)
b) Explain the role each agency plays in the socialization of the child.
(15marks).
2. a) Each society identifies himself with a culture. State and explain the origin
of culture. (10marks).
b) With vivid examples, explain the following (10mks)
- Socialization
- Society
- Culture
- Ethnic Group