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Tag Archives: diversity
Religious Pluralism: Evidence of Secularization?
Durkheim’s view of religion implied that a truly religious society could only have one religion in that society. In Durkheim’s analysis this was the situation in small-scale, Aboriginal societies, where every member of that society comes together at certain times … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, new age, Postmodernism, religion
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Evaluate the view that the growth of family diversity has led to a decline in the nuclear family (20)
An example of a top band answer (17/20) to a possible question on the AQA’s 7192/2 topics in sociology paper (families option, section A) Continue reading
Posted in A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice, Families and Households
Tagged 20 mark, AQA, diversity, essay, evaluate, exam, families, Functionalism, item, New Right, nuclear, Revision
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Evaluate the view that changing gender roles are the most significant factor in explaining the increase in family diversity (20)
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged A level, AQA, diversity, essay plan, exam, family, GENDER ROLES, Sociology
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Conceptualizing Family Diversity
Both Functionalist and Marxist Sociologists theorised that the nuclear family was central to most people’s experiences in modern industrial society. However, recent research has suggested that postmodern societies are characterised by a plurality, or diversity, of household and family types, … Continue reading
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Tagged beck, diversity, family, Rapoport
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Analyse two ways in which migration has affected household structures (10)
This question cam up as part of the families and households option in A level sociology paper 2 (topics in sociology), June 2017. Item C In the 1950s, most immigrants into the United Kingdom came from Commonwealth countries such as … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Caribbean, diversity, families, households, India, indonesia, migration, Polish, United Kingdom
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