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Assess the View that Poor Countries Will Always Remain Poor (20)

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

An essay plan including Modernisation and Dependency Theory, Neoliberalism and World System’s Theory, Bottom Billion and Neo-Modernisation theory, as well as contemporary trends such as war and conflict and environmental decline and case studies such as India, China, Afghanistan and Haiti. Introduction The view … Continue reading →

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Assess the View that the Family has Become More Child Centred (20)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

The view in the question is associated with the ‘March of Progress view’ of childhood – that society and the family have both become more child centred. Four possible points for the view in the question Point 1 – Child … Continue reading →

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Evaluate the View that the Main Aim of the Family is to Meet the Needs of Capitalism (20)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by

Capitalism is an economic system characterised by private ownership of means of production. The Marxist perspective argues that in many ways the family serves the needs of capitalism in a number of ways, ultimately benefitting the bourgeoisie and the proletariat … Continue reading →

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Evaluate the view that differences in educational achievement between social groups are the result of factors and processes within schools (30)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Intro There are significant differences between class, gender, ethnic groups in terms of educational achievement The idea that processes within school explain these differences is associated with Interactionism and especially labelling theory Interactionists argue micro processes such as interactions between … Continue reading →

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Assess the view that education policies since 1988 have improved equality of educational opportunity (30)

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

  If you get a question of education policies, the chances are you will be asked about ‘education policies since 1988’. This handout is designed to get you thinking about how you could use the info on the New Right’s … Continue reading →

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Outline and analyse two ways in which patterns of crime may vary with social class (10)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

Just a few thoughts on how you might answer the above 10 mark question – a possibility for the A Level Sociology Crime and Deviance/ Theory and Methods Paper 3 NB – There is every possibility that the actual 10 … Continue reading →

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Evaluate the Contribution of Consensus Theory to Our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

An essay plan on Consensus Theory for the A Level Sociology Crime and Deviance Module  Consensus Theory sees crime as a result of social institutions losing control over individuals. This is associated with the Functionalist point of view, first being … Continue reading →

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Research Methods Essays – How to Write Them

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

Essay planning and writing for the AS and A Level sociology exams – hints and tips The research methods section of the AS sociology 7191 (2) exam (research methods and topics in sociology) consists of one short answer question (out … Continue reading →

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Assess the Contribution of Marxism to our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

An essay plan on the Marxist Theory of Crime and Deviance – starting with an introduction outlining the Marxist conception of social class and then covering 4-5 key points such as the costs of corporate crime, selective law enforcement and … Continue reading →

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Participant Observation – Essay Plan

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

Assess the strengths of Participant Observation in Social Research (16) The main strength of using Participant Observation is that it usually yields extremely valid data compared to most, if not all, other research methods. There are numerous reasons for this. … Continue reading →

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