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Formultiplechoicequestions,fillintheresponseovalnexttothealternativethatbestanswers
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Whatisthetermforthewaysofthinkingandbehavingthatgiveeachsocietyits
distinctwaysoflife?
(A) Culture
(B)
Cooperation
(C)
Enculturation
(D) Empowerment
Astudenthascontactedaradiostationtoexpressconcernaboutthewelfareofa
disadvantagedgroup.
Whichofthefollowingconceptsisthisanexampleof?
(A) Heritage
(B)
Powerandauthority
(C)
Socialandculturalliteracy
(D) Technology
In which of the following are both research methodologies best described as
qualitative?
(A) Actionresearch,statisticalanalysis
(B)
Closedendedquestionnaire,structuredinterview
(C)
Openendedquestionnaire,unstructuredinterview
(D) Contentanalysis,observationusingdatarecordingsheet
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describesafocus group?
Typeofresearch
Researchcharacteristic
(A)
Secondaryresearch
Providesgeneralisationsofasocialgroup
(B)
Primaryresearch
Questionnairesarenecessary
(C)
Secondaryresearch
Providesprojectionsintothefuture
(D)
Primaryresearch
Aninterviewscheduleisoftenused
Whichofthefollowingresearchmethodologieswouldbemostusefulinmaking
apredictionabouturbanliving?
(A) Casestudytoexamineincreasedcommutingtoworkintheinnercity
(B)
Actionresearchtomanagetheincreaseingraffitionpublictransport
(C)
Statisticalanalysistolookatthegrowthofcasualemploymentincities
(D) Participantobservationtoexaminetheuseofrecreationalspaceinacity
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Which of the following best demonstrates conflict between heritage and
industrialisationinthemacroworld?
(A) Alocalcommunityacceptstherezoningofformeragriculturalland.
(B)
A peer group responds angrily to the opinions expressed by a media
presenter.
(C)
Aworkeriscriticalofusingrobotictechnologytoassemblefurniture.
(D) Afamilyhasdisagreementsaboutaccesstoatelevisionremotecontrol.
Whichofthefollowingiscloselyassociatedwiththeprocessofwesternisation?
(A) KinshipnetworksbecomestrongerinFiji.
(B)
WomenestablishatradeunioninAfghanistan.
(C)
MigrationfromurbantoruralareasincreasesinKenya.
(D) FemaleparticipationineducationdeclinesinNorthKorea.
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Thedevelopmentofafastfoodoutletisbeingproposedinalocalcommunity.
The findings from a survey on the proposal are criticised for not including a
detailedaccountoftheopinionsofparticipants.
Thiscriticismcouldhavebeenavoidedby
(A) providingacontentanalysisoflocalmedia.
(B)
addingopenendedquestionstoquestionnaires.
(C)
limitingthetopicsfordiscussioninlocalcommunityfocusgroups.
(D) excluding negative responses to the development from unstructured
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Question11
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DepthStudyWorkandLeisure (20marks)
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Describetheculturalsignificanceofleisure.
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ofpopularculture.
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