Category: A level sociology exam practice
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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)
How to score 10/10!
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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)
I have moved this post here (apologies for the inconvenience, I realised I had two versions of the same thing!
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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)
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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)
How to get full marks for a 20 mark theory essay in A-level sociology
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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 to get into the top mark band! This is also a good example of a…
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Analyse two ways in which deviant subcultures may respond to the difficulties of achieving mainstream goals (10)
How to get full marks for a 10 mark ‘item’ question in sociology A-level.
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Outline and explain two advantages of choosing overt participant observation as a source of data compared with covert participant observation (10)
How to score 10/10!
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Outline and explain two arguments against the view that sociology is a science (10)
How to score 10/10!
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Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of the role of education in transmitting ideas and values.
How to top mark band in a 30 mark education essay, A-level sociology, AQA.
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How to get an A* in A-level Sociology
Drawing on marked exemplars from the AQA exam board this post unpicks what you need to do to get and A*