MODEL ANSWER Evaluate the view that older people tend to be more religious than young people (20)

MODEL ANSWER Identify and explain two reasons why older people appear to be more religious than young people (10)

MODEL ANSWER Evaluate the claim that religion in Britain today is not declining; instead, it is changing form (20)

MODEL ANSWER Evaluate the view that women are the main consumers of religion (20)

MODEL ANSWER Outline and explain TWO reasons for gender differences in educational achievement (10 marks)

MODEL ANSWER Applying material from Item C and your knowledge of research methods,evaluate the strengths and limitations of using observations to investigate students subcultures. (20)

MODEL ANSWER Outline and explain two reasons why women appear to have a higher participation rate in religion than men (10)

MODEL ANSWER Identify and briefly explain two characteristics of NAMs (10 marks)

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