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SOC2500 Page 1 of 2 TIME ALLOWED 2 hours DATE Friday 3 September 2010 TIME 14.30 - 16.30 FACULTY Faculty of Health SCHOOL School of Applied Psychosocial Sciences ACADEMIC YEAR 2009 / 2010 STAGE... 2 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Candidates are not permitted to look at the examination paper until instructed to do so. MODULE CODE: SOC2500 TITLE OF PAPER: Theory and the Social World (Seen Paper) Candidates must answer TWO questions. Release to library? Yes Resit ExamSOC2500 Page 2 of 2 Candidates must answer TWO questions. 1. Explain the concept of cultural capital and discuss how it can be used to analyse social relations. 2. Assess the claim that we now live in a consumer culture which allows us to choose our identities. 3. Critically assess Foucault’s concept of discourse. 4. ‘There is no “culture” there are only “cultures”.’ What are the implications of such a statement for social theory? 5. What is ‘methodological nationalism’ and how does globalisation challenge the concept? 6. Explain the concept of reflexive modernity and its relevance to contemporary society. End of Paper [Show More]

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