Tag: Revise
-
Basic Question Types in A-Level Sociology (AQA focus)
There are three main types of ‘question’ in A-level sociology exams: Outline and explain questions Analyse questions Evaluate questions This (hopefully) raises the question (is that a pun?) about what you’re likely to be asked to outline and explain/ analyse or evaluate…. If you read to the AQA’s specification carefully, which I’ve done (I couldn’t…
-
4 and 6 Mark Outline Questions on Education for the A Level Sociology Paper 1 Exam
For these questions you need to make a point and then develop that point to explain further.
-
Marxist Theories of Crime – A Summary
Covering crimogenic capitalism, selective law enforcement and the ideological functions of crime control
-
Methods in Context Mark Scheme
My pared down mark scheme for the methods in context question in the previous post, which is adapted from the AQA’s own mark scheme, just put into easier language: Applying material from Item B and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using covert participant observation to investigate pupils with behavioural…
-
Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
An Overview of Families and Households Topic Two – Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation, covering key sub-topics, key concepts and some exam style questions (short answer and essay questions). You need to be able to identify key trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation and outline the social factors which explain why the trends are happening (ideally…
-
Sociological Perspectives on the Family
This is the first of seven* broad topics within the sociology of the family for A-level sociology (*as defined by most A-level text books!) An overview of the sub-topics, key concepts, and exam questions (short answer and essay questions) Being able to critically apply different perspectives is the most important skill you can demonstrate in…
-
The reasons for and consequences of changing patterns of migration
Trends in migration From 1900 to the Second World War the largest immigrant group to the UK were Irish, mainly for economic reasons, followed by Eastern and Central Europian Jews, who were often fleeing from persecution. Before the 1950s very few immigrants were non-white. By contrast, during the 1950s, black immigrants from the Caribbean begain…
-
Explaining the increase in family diversity (part 1/3 )
This is part 1 of 3 posts outlining the underlying factors which explain the increase in household diversity 1. Changing patterns of marriage, divorce and cohabitation The increase long term decline or marriage and increase in cohabitation and divorce can explain many of the above trends: The fact that people are getting married later explains…
-
The consequences of an ageing population mind map
Click to enlarge/ save!
-
The Postmodern Perspective on The Family
Postmodernists argue that recent social changes such as increasing social fragmentation and diversity have made family more a matter of personal choice and as a result families have become more unstable and more diverse. Before reading this post you might like to review the topic of postmodernity more generally. Postmodernity, Social Change and the Family…
