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Sosiologi og Sosialantropologi Eksamensguide: Privatisteksamen
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Sociology and Social Anthropology Examination Guide
21 cards
Card 1
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
Card 2
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
Card 3
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.
Card 4
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.
Card 5
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
Card 6
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.
Card 7
Question: List common exam topics under ‘Culture and cultural understanding.’
Answer: Ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism, culture encounters, values and traditions, and majority–minority relations.
Card 8
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.
Card 10
Question: Which classic theorists should candidates have a basic understanding of?
Answer: Durkheim, Weber, and Marx.