Category: Essay plans
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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)
This question is relevant to the Education module within A-level sociology. Students may get this or a similar question in the Education section of Paper One: Education with Theory and Methods. The way to answer any question on ‘groups’ is ideally to give equal weight to all of social class, gender and ethnicity. What is…
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Assess the view that education policies since 1988 have improved equality of educational opportunity (30)
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 1988 Education Act and New Labour’s policies from 1997 onwards to answer an exam question in…
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Analyse two ways in which patterns of crime may vary with social class (10)
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 marker will be much more convoluted (complex) than this, but then again, there’s also the…
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Evaluate the Contribution of Consensus Theory to Our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)
An essay plan on Consensus Theory for the A Level Sociology Crime and Deviance Module. For more examples of short answer, 10 mark and essay questions, please see my main page on ‘Exams, essays and short answer questions‘. For an overview of consensus theories of crime and deviance please see these two posts: (1) Consensus…
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Research Methods Essays – How to Write Them
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 of 4 marks) and one essay question (out of 16 marks). You should aim to…
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Evaluate the Contribution of Marxism to our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)
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 crimogenic capitalism, with some overall evaluations and a conclusion to round off. The link above…
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Participant Observation – Essay Plan
This question might come up on the theory and or methods sections of AQA A-level sociology papers 1 and 3. You might like to read my more detailed post on Participant Observation before reading the essay below, which should easily get you into the top mark band. For more information about the exams, please see…
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Assess the Contribution of Post/ Late Modern Perspectives to our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)
An essay plan on Post/ Late Modern perspectives on crime and deviance covering the relationship between consumerism and crime (Robert Reiner), The Vertigo of Late Modernity (Jock Young), the consequences of globalisation for crime, and the rise of cyber crime, all followed by some evaluations and a conclusion. Brief intro outlining the key ideas of…
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Methods in Context Essay Template
A suggested template for the Methods in Context Question on one of the AQA’s 7191 (1)education and methods in context sample exam papers – the template should work for most Method in Context questions, but it won’t work for all of them (it’ll fit less well for secondary data MIC questions) Question: 06 Read Item…
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Evaluate the Marxist View of the Role of Education in Society
An essay evaluating the Marxist view of education covering ideological state apparatus, correspondence principle, the reproduction and legitimation of class inequality.
