Category: A level sociology exam practice
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Hints for A Level Sociology Paper 3 (Crime and Deviance)
A few hints for how I recommend answering the Crime and Deviance section of AQA’s paper 3 (which also contains theory and methods, more of that later). NB – What’s below isn’t endorsed by the AQA, but it’s my best interpretation based on what I’ve been told works. See this post for an overview of…
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Analyse two criticisms of the theory that police racism is the main factor which explains the higher imprisonment rates of ethnic minorities
An example of a 10 mark ‘analyse’ question written for the AQA’s crime and deviance paper.
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Ethnicity and Crime: Short Answer Exam Questions and Answers
This post contains two examples of possible 4/6 mark ‘outline and explain’ questions which may come up on the AQA’s Crime and Deviance Paper 3. Outline two structural factors which may explain differences in offending by ethnicity (4) Two marks for each of two appropriate reasons clearly outlined or one mark for appropriate reasons partially…
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Controlling and Reducing Crime – The Role of the Community
Most people manage to get through their whole lives without getting on the ‘wrong side’ of the formal agents of social control (the police, the courts and prison), so it should be no surprise hat many of the perspectives emphasize the role that the community plays in preventing crime and controlling crime. Consensus Theory and…
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Key Concepts for A Level Sociology – Crime and Deviance
definitions of key concepts for A-level sociology students
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Analyse two ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10)
Outline and analyse some of the ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10) An example of how you might go about answering such a question (not an exhaustive answer) (Before reading this through, you might like to recap the difference between modernity and postmodernity.) Postmodern society is a society based around consumption…
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Crime and Deviance Exam Practice Questions (10 markers)
analyse two reasons for the formation of subcultures (10) – a full mark answer.
