Methods in Context Questions: A Full Mark Answer from the AQA
An example of a full mark answer to a methods in context question from the AQA.
An example of a full mark answer to a methods in context question from the AQA.
A 10 mark ‘analyse with item’ practice question and answer for the AQA’s A-level paper 2: families
My attempt at a model 10/10 answer for this A-level sociology exam question (families and households topic)
This is a possible 10 mark (no item) question which could come up on the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2: families and households, section A. This is essentially asking you to criticise the Functionalist view of the family. One way is that other institutions, such as the work place and schools are taking over previous … Continue reading “Outline and explain two ways in which the family might be losing its functions (10)”
A suggested revision plan for students studying A-level sociology. Which allows students to revise each ‘topic’ within the AQA’s A-level sociology syllabus three times before the exams begin.
I think it’s useful to have the specification laid out in one easy to access to place – so here you go: With Families and Households and Global Development as the ‘options’ on paper 2 Please click here for a PDF Version of the above (probably better for both viewing and printing!): AQA sociology specification … Continue reading “AQA A-level sociology specification content at a glance”
Below is a suggested essay plan for a possible essay which may come up on the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology: families and households section. The plan follows the Point – Explain – Analyse – Evaluate structure, topped and tailed with an introduction and a conclusion: GIFF VERSION PNG VERSION: (Two versions as … Continue reading “Evaluate the view that changing gender roles are the most significant factor in explaining the increase in family diversity (20)”
From the traditional nuclear to the symmetrical family, and then the negotiated family and the pure relationship.
Summary revision notes (in diagram form) on sociological perspectives applied to the decline of marriage in society, written to help students revise for the families and households section of the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology. You will probably need to click to enlarge/ save the picture below! Other sources you might find … Continue reading “Applying Sociological Perspectives to the Decline of Marriage – Revision Notes”
A model answer for a 10 mark ‘outline and explain’ question on the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2 (families and households)