Tag: paper 2
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How has increased choice in personal life affected family structures in the UK today?
This question recently came up on the June 2022 A-level sociology exam paper two, the families and household topic. It was one of the 10 mark questions which linked to an item, as follows: ‘People have more choice today than in the past over who they can be in a personal relationship with. They also…
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Evaluate the view that the media have a direct and immediate effect on their audiences [20 marks]
This is an example of a 20 mark essay question written for the AQA’s A-level sociology paper 2, Topics in Sociology, Media option. Read Item N below and answer the question that follows. Applying material from Item N and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the media have a direct and immediate effect on their…
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Summary of the 2018 A-level sociology examiner report for beliefs in society, paper 2
Below I’ve reformatted the examiners report for the 2018 A-level sociology exam, paper 2 (families and households section) into bullet points and included the exam questions. This is really just designed to make this more user friendly! This advice is taken straight from the AQA’s examiner report on the sociology A-level exam 2018. Beliefs in…
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Summary of the 2018 A-level sociology examiner report for families and households, paper 2
Below I’ve reformatted the examiners report for the 2018 A-level sociology exam, paper 2 (families and households section) into bullet points and included the exam questions. This is really just designed to make this more user friendly! This advice is taken straight from the AQA’s examiner report on the sociology A-level exam 2018. Families and…
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A-level sociology exams: hints for paper 2 from the 2018 examiner report
This advice is taken straight from the AQA’s examiner report on the sociology A-level exam 2018. It is relevant to both the families and households and beliefs sections of paper 2. General advice Get your timings right and make sure you spend enough time on the final 20 mark question in section B The report…
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How I would’ve answered the AQA A level sociology topics exam, June 2018, section B: beliefs in society
A few hints and tips on how I would have answered yesterday’s sociology exam.
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Outline and explain two ways in which the family might be losing its functions (10)
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…
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Using material from item A, analyse two reasons why Gross National Product may not be sufficient to measure a country’s level of development (10)
Applying material from the item analyse (ten mark) questions appear with an item as the second question on section B of the AQA A Level Sociology topics paper. Before looking at this question, you might like to review the main post on this topic: economic indicators of development. Below is a suggested answer to the…
