Category Archives: A level sociology exam practice

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 →

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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 →

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AQA A level Sociology – The Three Exam Papers

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

There are a total of three exam papers for the AQA A-level sociology exam, papers 7192 (1) – Education with Methods in Context and Theory and Methods; paper 7192 (2) Topics in Sociology (typically families and religion are the options); … Continue reading →

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Outline Three Ways in Which Schools Have Become Increasingly Privatised in Recent Years (6)

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

Privatisation involves the transfer of public assets to private companies This is an example of a possible 4 or 6 mark question for the A Level sociology paper 1 education exam, possible answers below… Marketization = exogenous privatisation, or introducing the … Continue reading →

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Assess the Usefulness of Positivist Approaches to Social Research (30)

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

Just a few thoughts on how you might go about answering this question… if it comes up on paper 3 of the A level sociology exam  Paragraph one – outline the key ideas of Positivism Positivists believe that sociology can … Continue reading →

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4 and 6 Mark Outline Questions on Education for the A Level Sociology Paper 1 Exam

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

Possible questions for the A Level Sociology Education (71912) PAPER 1 exam – the two short answer questions in this paper will ask you to outline two reasons/ ways/ criticisms. You will have one 4 mark question and one 6 … Continue reading →

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How Are A-Level Sociology Essays Marked?

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Below is a pared-down general mark-scheme for 20 and 30 mark sociology essays, adapted from the AQA’s more specific mark-schemes from the 2016-17 specimen A level papers. /30 /20 Descriptor 25-30 17-20 Sound, conceptually detailed knowledge of a range of … Continue reading →

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A Level Sociology Essays – How to Write Them

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

This post offers some advice on how you might plan and write essays in the A level sociology exams.  The sociology A level exam: general hints for writing essays Allow yourself enough time – 1.5 minutes per mark = 45 … Continue reading →

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Assess the View that Economic Indicators Provide an Unsatisfactory Picture of Development

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

Economic definitions and ways of measuring development are unsatisfactory. A much clearer and more useful picture emerges when wider social factors are included.’ Assess this view of development and underdevelopment. (20) International organizations such as the World Bank prefer to … Continue reading →

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Outline and analyse two reasons why Gross National Product may not be sufficient to measure a country’s level of development (10)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Outline and analyse (ten mark) questions appear with an item as the second question on section B of the AQA A Level Sociology topics paper. Below is a suggested answer to the a possible ten mark question on Global Development … Continue reading →

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