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Category Archives: A level sociology exam practice
Applying material from the item, analyse two reasons why younger people are generally less religious than older people
This is one possible example of a 10 mark ‘with item’ question which could come up in the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology (section B: beliefs in society option). Read the item, and then answer the … Continue reading
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Applying material from the item, analyse two criticisms of the view that religion is merely a tool of oppression
This is one possible example of a 10 mark ‘with item’ question which could come up in the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology (section B: beliefs in society option). Read the item, and then answer the … Continue reading
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Applying material from the item, analyse two reasons for gender differences in the membership of religious organisations.
This is one possible example of a 10 mark ‘with item’ question which could come up in the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology (section B: beliefs in society option). Read the item, and then answer the … Continue reading
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How to get an A* in A-level Sociology (Paper 2: Families and Households section only)
Drawing on marked exemplars from the AQA exam board this post unpicks what you need to do to get and A* in the the AQA’s topics in sociology paper (7192/2) – for section A only, families and households option Continue reading
Evaluate the view that the growth of family diversity has led to a decline in the nuclear family (20)
An example of a top band answer (17/20) to a possible question on the AQA’s 7192/2 topics in sociology paper (families option, section A) Continue reading
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Outline and explain two ways in which changing gender roles within the family may have affected children’s experience of childhood (10)
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Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which migration patterns have affected household structures in the United Kingdom (10)
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How to get an A* in A-level Sociology (Crime and Deviance)
Drawing on marked exemplars from the AQA exam board this post unpicks what you need to do to get and A* in the the AQA’s Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods Paper (Sociology – 7192/3) Continue reading
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Applying material from Item C and your knowledge, evaluate the view that conflict approaches are more useful than consensus approaches to our understanding of society (20)
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Evaluate the usefulness of functionalist approaches in understanding crime and deviance (30)
This is an example of a 25/30 answer to the above question, as marked by the AQA. In the pictures below, I’ve highlighted all of the candidate’s evaluations in red to show you the balance of knowledge and evaluation required … Continue reading
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