Tag: AQA
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Teaching and learning in schools and the educational experiences of minority ethnic groups
An answer for a 10 mark ‘analyse’ question in A-level sociology (AQA)
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Sociology Exam Dates 2023
Mon 15th May, Friday 9th June and Weds 14 June!
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Evaluate the View that Crime and Deviance are Inevitable and Beneficial for Individuals and Society as a Whole
One answer to this AQA A-Level Sociology crime and deviance exam question drawing on Functionalist, Marxist and Labelling Theory perspectives.
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Advanced Information for the AQA A-level Sociology exam 2022: Education Paper 1
The [pre-release information](https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/summer-2022/AQA-7192-AI-22.PDF) for Paper 1 has selected the broad topic of education policies as the one which students will DEFINITELY be tested on… the significance of educational policies, including problems of selection, marketisation and privatisation, and policies to achieve greater equality of opportunity or outcome, for an understanding of the structure, role, impact and…
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Advanced Information for the June 2022 A-Level Sociology Exams – what should you focus on…?
The AQA recently released its advanced information for the June 2022 A-level Exams, and for A-level Sociology this means telling students what the big essay questions are going to be on in each of the three main papers (Paper 1 Education, 30 mark essay): Education policies – including policies of selection, privatisation, marketisation, improvement of…
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Are the Police Racist?
This post is an update of some of the evidence that might suggest the police in England and Wales are Racist. This is a key topic within the sociology of Crime and Deviance. You can view a summary of the latest statistics on ethnicity and crime here. This 2018 Video from News Night is worth…
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Who are the Victims of Crime?
How do patterns of Victimisation vary by social class, gender, ethnicity and age? Are some people more likely to be victims of crime than others? And how do the characteristics of victims vary by different types of crime? This post has been written for students of A-level sociology studying the crime and deviance module, it…
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Examples of State Crimes 2020-2021
Some examples of State Crimes committed by developed and developing countries and an analysis of the problems of researching the nature and extent of state crime
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Globalisation and Crime
The AQA Sociology Crime and Deviance Specification specifies that students must examine (among other things!) ‘globalisation and crime in contemporary society’. Questions sociologists might ask about Globalisation and crime…. How has globalisation affected crime in contemporary society? What are global crimes? What is the extent of global crime? What are the consequences of global crimes…
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Teaching Resources for A-level Sociology: Research Methods
teaching resources for A-level sociology AQA focus 2020
