Category Archives: A level sociology exam practice

Analyse two reasons why women remain economically disadvantaged compared to men despite the increase in the gender gap in educational achievement (10)

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Using material from item A and elsewhere, analyse two reasons why women remain economically disadvantaged compared to men despite the increase in the gender gap in educational achievement (10) Item A Girls have been outperforming boys in education for 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why some pupils join pupil subcultures (10)

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

This is one of the 10 mark analyse questions appearing on one of the AQA’s specimin papers, below I’ve simply adapted the AQA’s model answer and added in my own commentary…. Hooks in the item What to apply the hooks … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, education, Exams and revision advice | Leave a comment

Analyse two ways in which marketization policies may have increased inequality of educational opportunities for some students (10)

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Applying material from item A and elsewhere analyse two reasons why marketization policies may have increased inequality of educational opportunities for some students (10) Hooks What you need to apply the hooks to Item A Since the 1980s, a major … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Analyse two reasons why men might commit more crime than women (10)

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

This is a possible ’10 mark with item question’ question which might come up on the AQA’s A level sociology crime and deviance with theory and methods paper (7192/3). I’ve just got this intuitive feeling that IF a 10 mark … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why situational crime prevention strategies may not be effective in reducing crime (10)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

My attempt at a model 10/10 answer for this A-level sociology exam question (crime and deviance topic) Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Outline and explain two social changes which may explain the decline of marriage in recent decades (10)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

A model answer for a 10 mark ‘outline and explain’ question on the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2 (families and households) Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Evaluate the Functionalist View of the Role of Education in Society (30) #LONG VERSION

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

An A-level sociology essay written for the AQA’s 7192 (1) specification, exam paper 1. This is the long, ‘overkill’ version of the essay, written using the PEAC system (Point – Explain – Analyse – Criticise) NB – At time of posting, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, Essay plans, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

AS Sociology Education Short Answer Question and Answers

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Some examples of possible short answer question and answers for the education section of AS Sociology Paper 7191 (1) Examples of ‘define’ questions (2 marks) Question: Define the Term ‘meritocracy’ (2) Answer: where an individual is rewarded on the basis … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

AQA A-Level Sociology Paper 2: Families and Households Section – Exam Advice

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

AQA A-Level Sociology: Topics in Sociology Exam: Advice for answer the families and households section  Paper 2 is a 2 hour paper, out of a total of 80 marks. You get a booklet of questions, split into two sections (A … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice, Families and Households | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How I Would’ve Answered Yesterday’s AS Sociology Exam Paper (7191/1 – Education)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

A few thoughts on how the AQA’s 7191 (1) Education AS exam from May 2017 – If any teacher finds this annoying because they like to keep these papers back for next year’s mock exam, forget it – Any student … Continue reading →

Posted in A level sociology exam practice, education, Exams and revision advice, methods in context | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment