Crossword: Davis and Moore (1945)

This GCSE Sociology crossword contains all the main ideas on Davis and Moore’s (1945) functionalist explanation of social stratification through unequal reward for role allocation, as expressed in “Some principles of stratification”. Although designed for the AQA course, it is also suitable for Eduqas. The crossword has 19 different words to fill in, with the clues covering the relevant key terms and concepts such as meritocracy, functionally important roles, role allocation and deferred gratification. Some criticisms of Davis and Moore are included e.g. Marxist views, feminist views and criticism by M.W. Tumin. This resource can be used in class or as homework. It is a good way to revise and review Davis and Moore’s work. A correct answer grid is included in the second page of the document.