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  1. A free online dictionary for students, teachers, & the curious to find meanings, examples, pronunciations, word origins, & quotations.

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      The Open Education Sociology Dictionary (OESD) is part of...

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    “Class boundaries are also maintained by language, speech patterns, and pronunciation. Members of the upper class speak more directly and in a more assured manner than do members of the working and...
    “Throughout Western society there seems to be one informal or backstage language of behavior, and another language of behavior for occasions when a performance is being presented. The backstage lan...
  2. May 30, 2024 · Speech codes refer to the patterns of speech used by different social groups. These codes encompass vocabulary, syntax, and the underlying rules governing language use within a social context. Bernstein identified two primary types of speech codes: elaborated and restricted.

  3. by critically discussing a series of ‘real-life’ examples of mixed methods research 'in action' from different social science departments around the University of Oxford; by sharing, explaining and discussing the methodological challenges within your own research proposal.

  4. What Is Sociology? Explain the concepts central to sociology. Describe the different levels of analysis in sociology: micro-level sociology, macro-level sociology, and global-level sociology. Define the sociological imagination. 1.2. The History of Sociology. Explain why sociology emerged when it did.

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  5. Mar 6, 2023 · Setting and Streaming: Definitions. Streaming is where students are grouped by ability for all or most of their subjects. So a student will be in the top set for ALL subjects, with the top set being the most academic and the bottom being the least.

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  7. Apr 10, 2023 · Speech patterns and educational achievement. restricted and elaborated speech codes explain social class differences in achievement.