Sociology Paper 1 and Paper 2 AQA AS level: A* Answers

A*, full mark example of the AQA AS-level Sociology Paper 1 Education with Methods in Context .
Section A: Education
Section B: Methods in Context
This resource demonstrates in a practical way how to get the best grade you can in your AQA AS-level exam for Paper 1.
Featuring answers to the following questions:
Section A
0 1 Define the term ‘social solidarity’. (2 marks)
0 2 Using one example, briefly explain how boys’ behaviour in school may make it difficult for them to do well in the education system. (2 marks)
0 3 Outline three examples of how the education system could be seen as fair to everyone. (6 marks)
0 4 Outline and explain two ways in which social class may affect subject choice. (10 marks)
0 5 Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the view that ethnic differences in educational achievement are a result of factors outside the education system. (20 marks)
Section B
Methods in Context
0 6 Applying material from Item B and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using official statistics to investigate how successful a school is. (20 marks)
A*, full mark example of the AQA AS-level Sociology Paper 2.
Section A: Research Methods
Section B1: Culture and Identity
Section B2: Families and Households
Section B3: Health
Section B4: Work, Poverty and Welfare
This resource demonstrates in a practical way how to get the best grade you can in your AQA AS-level exam for Paper 2.
Featuring answers to the following questions:
Section A: Research Methods
0 1 Outline two problems of using questionnaires with closed questions in sociological research. (4 marks)
0 2 Evaluate the disadvantages of using qualitative methods in sociological research. (16 marks)
Section B1 : Culture and Identity
0 3 Define the term ‘master status’. (2 marks)
0 4 Using one example, briefly explain how an individual’s identity may be shaped by their work. (2 marks)
0 5 Outline three characteristics of folk culture. (6 marks)
0 6 Outline and explain two ways in which agencies of socialisation may socialise individuals into a national identity. (10 marks)
0 7 Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the Marxist view of the role of the socialisation process. (20 marks)
Section B2: Families and Households
0 8 Define the term ‘primary socialisation’. (2 marks)
0 9 Using one example, briefly explain how childhood may be a negative experience for some children in the United Kingdom today. (2 marks)
1 0 Outline three reasons for the fall in the death rate in the United Kingdom since 1900. (6 marks)
1 1 Outline and explain two ways in which postmodernists argue that increased choice for individuals has affected patterns of family life. (10 marks)
1 2 Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological views on the impact of government policies and laws on the role of the family. (20 marks)
Section B3: Health
1 3 Define the term ‘medicalisation’. (2 marks)
1 4 Using one example, briefly explain how individuals with mental illness may be stigmatised. (2 marks)
1 5 Outline three reasons for geographical differences in life expectancy across the United Kingdom. (6 marks)
1 6 Outline and explain two ways in which differences in accessing health care may explain ethnic differences in health chances. (10 marks)
Section B4: Work, Poverty and Welfare
0 1 Define the term ‘subjective poverty’. (2 marks)
0 2 Using one example, briefly explain how an individual’s sense of identity may be affected by losing their job. (2 marks)
0 3 Outline three advantages of voluntary groups providing welfare services. (6 marks)
0 4 Outline and explain two reasons why technological change in the workplace may affect different social groups differently. (10 marks)
0 5 Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations for the distribution of poverty among different social groups in the United Kingdom. (20 marks)
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