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What are the main competencies the examiner assesses in a sociology and social anthropology oral exam?

Ability to explain central concepts, discuss how individual and society influence each other, explain culture, norms, roles and identity, use theories

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Sociology and Social Anthropology Examination Guide

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Question: What are the main competencies the examiner assesses in a sociology and social anthropology oral exam?

Answer: Ability to explain central concepts, discuss how individual and society influence each other, explain culture, norms, roles and identity, use theories

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Question: How is the oral privatisteksamen typically structured?

Answer: Preparation (usually up to 30 minutes) to make notes after drawing a task; Part 1: short presentation (3–7 minutes); Part 2: academic conversation (15

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Question: What is allowed and not allowed during the preparation time?

Answer: You may make keyword notes (stikkord); writing a full manuscript is not allowed.

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Question: What should you cover in the short presentation (Part 1)?

Answer: Explain the topic, relevant theories and models, central concepts, causes and connections, and examples from Norway or the world.

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Question: What does the academic conversation (Part 2) test?

Answer: Concept understanding, argumentation/drøfting, links between individual and society, cultural understanding, critical reflection, and perspective dive

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Question: List common exam topics under ‘Identity and socialization.’

Answer: Primary and secondary socialization, identity and self-image, norms and roles, and peer/group pressure.

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Question: List common exam topics under ‘Culture and cultural understanding.’

Answer: Ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism, culture encounters, values and traditions, and majority–minority relations.

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Question: List common exam topics under ‘Deviance and social control.’

Answer: Formal and informal social control, deviance and crime, stereotypes and stigma.

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Question: List common exam topics under ‘Social inequality and social structure.’

Answer: Classes and stratification, power, mobility, and living conditions.

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Question: Which classic theorists should candidates have a basic understanding of?

Answer: Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.