Assess the View that the Family has Become More Child Centred (20)
An essay plan for one possible question on the families and households exam paper (AQA, SCLY2).
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Evaluate the View that the Main Aim of the Family is to Meet the Needs of Capitalism (20)
Capitalism is an economic system characterised by private ownership of means of production. The Marxist perspective argues that in many
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Evaluate the view that differences in educational achievement between social groups are the result of factors and processes within schools (30)
This question is relevant to the Education module within A-level sociology. Students may get this or a similar question in
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AS Sociology – how to answer short answer ‘outline’ (6 mark) questions
Question 3 of the topics section of the AS sociology research methods and topics exam will ask you to outline three
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AS Sociology – how to Answer ‘using one example, briefly explain’ questions
Question 2 on the AS sociology paper 2 exam (research methods with topics in sociology) will ask you to briefly
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Analyse two reasons for gender differences in subject choice (10)
The trick here is to pick two broad (rather than very specific) reasons, which will give you the most scope
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Outline Three Ways in Which Schools Have Become Increasingly Privatised in Recent Years (6)
Privatisation involves the transfer of public assets to private companies This is an example of a possible 4 or 6 mark
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Assess the view that education policies since 1988 have improved equality of educational opportunity (30)
If you get a question on education policies, the chances are you will be asked about ‘education policies since 1988’.
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Assess the Usefulness of Positivist Approaches to Social Research (30)
Just a few thoughts on how you might go about answering this question… if it comes up on paper 3
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Evaluate the View that Theoretical Factors are the most Important Factor Influencing Choice of Research Method (30)
Just a few thoughts on how you might answer this in the exam. Introduction – A variety of factors influence