This resource contains 3 example answers of 40 mark questions for Sociology A-Level OCR.
All achieved 37/38 out of 40 when marked by teachers, and would have achieved A/A* .
Example Questions are:
Assess Feminist explanations for gender inequality in the UK
Outline and Evaluate Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality
Assess the sociological explanations of social inequality within the UK
11 Pages of student created, concise, revision notes for the new A-level OCR Sociology specification on Social Inequalities.
Useful guide and overview for the expectations of the course.
Includes:
Class, Age, Gender and Ethnicity inequalities and how theoretical perspectives such as Functionalists, Marxists, Weberian, Feminists, New Right, and Postmodernists would approach these.
This bundle is for A-Level Sociology OCR ( New Specification) .
It contains numerous example answers marked by teachers and given A/ A* standards.
This is a fantastic resource for helpng students to know how to improve , reach the highest grades, and to know what examiners may be looking for.
- 3 x 40 Mark Social Inequality
- 2 x 20 Mark Social inequality
- 4,6,10 Mark Research Methods
- 3 x 25 Mark Research Methods
- 5 x 40 Mark Education
-6 x 10 Mark Education
- 5x 6 Mark Socialisation , Culture and Identity
-4 x 12 Mark Socialisation Culture and Identity
-7 x 12 Mark Families and Households
An unseen prose example answer created by a student in time conditions and marked by teachers, that received 21/25.
Based on the book Oranges are not the only fruit by Jeanette Winterson.
Explore the significance of conflict in this extract... Examine the way that Winterson shapes meanings.
12 Mark Question exemplars from the new A-Level/ A2 OCR, Families and Relationships(H580) Specification. Created by students and marked by teachers, each given 11 or 12 out of 12.
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster revision notes for the Love Through The Ages module that explores key quotes/themes, structure, form, and context needed to meet all the assessment objectives.
This revision focuses on the role of men and women in the novel, as well as quotes for the different aspects of love.
All written as concisely as possible to make it as easy and pain-free to remember and understand.It is helpful as a revision for the novel, or for those starting to learn it.
3, 25 Mark Question exemplars for the new A-Level/ A2 OCR, Research Methods/ Methods in context (H580) Specification.
Created by a student and marked by teachers, each given full marks, or one / two marks of A*.
Following the format of ...
Using Source B, and your wider sociological knowledge, assess the usefulness of ...... in studying....
16 pages of summarised education revision notes, for the new specification, compiled from the OCR endorsed textbook and own knowledge, which span the whole course.
These notes cover Globalisation, the Media, Marxist, Feminist, Postmodern views. As well as class, age and gender , cultural homogenisation and relationships.All with sections of evaluation.
An example answer created by a student in time conditions, and marked by teachers, that received 21/25.
This answer is tailored more towards the A2 style Othello questions.
“Typically texts present women as essentially passive in the face of male aggression”
Examine this view in the extract and throughout the rest of the play
These helpful and concise revision notes were placed together by a student and include information on what to include in an exam answer, some things to mention for the unseen poetry, and the view of love presented in each of the 14 poems.
Also, some key quotes/analysis, important structure, and form, as well as useful context.
Moreover, there is a column where students can write any links to their prose text /the other poems.
Fantastic as a starting point for revision, and helpful for those struggling with how to meet the assessment objectives.
A Student placed together, concise revision guide of 7 pages, for the Handmaid's tale at A2-Level.
Includes some key context, quotes from Atwood, some critical opinions, some structure and form and intertextual links to the 1984 , and key quotes for some of the key ideas.
A revision guide of 19 pages, for A Streetcar Named Desire at A-Level. Includes some key context, some critical opinions, some structure and form and key quotes/key themes, as well as scene summaries.
An example answer created by a student in time conditions, and marked by teachers, that received 20/25.This answer is tailored more towards the AS-level style Othello questions.
Examine the view that , in the passage and elsewhere in the play , Iago’s behaviour is fuelled by jealousy and love (25)
Numerous concise revision posters /notes with the key information and knowledge for the A-Level Sociology OCR ( New Specification ) course.
Posters for Research methods, Education , Families and Households, Socialisation , Culture and Identity.
As well as theoretical perspectives such as Marxism and Feminism .
4 Revision posters created by a student at A2 for the Globalisation section that explores the whole course in summarized bullet points.
These posters cover Globalisation, the Media, Marxist, Feminist, Postmodern views. As well as class, age and gender , cultural homogenisation and relationships.
Includes:
1x Four Mark Answer Examples
5 xSix Mark Answer Examples.
2 x 10 Mark Answer examples.
These were created by a student and marked by teachers, each given full marks, or one mark away from full marks.
10 mark example questions for education , each scoring 9/10 out of 10 when marked by teachers.
Gives an idea of how they should, or could be answered to gain full marks.
Questions in examples are:
In what ways does Home background contribute to social class inequality in education?
In what ways do sociologists explain the role of education?
What are the possible explanations for males making slower progress than females at school?
In what ways can rising female attainment within education be explained?
In what ways can disparity in educational provision around the world be explained ?
In what ways do the New Right believe education can be improved ?
An example answer created by a student in time conditions, and marked by teachers, that received 20/25. Comparison between E M Forsters A Room with a View and the Pre-1900's poetry anthology.
Compare how the authors of the two texts you have studied present male attitudes to love ( 25 Marks)
Revision posters created by a student for the families, relationships and households section of the course, compiled using the OCR endorsed textbook, as well as teachers knowledge.
They have been placed these together in an incredibly condensed/summarised way , through posters, in order to give an overview/understanding of the course /Specification.
A-Level OCR Sociology -
25 pages of carefully summarised education revision notes , for the new specification, compiled from the OCR endorsed textbook and own knowledge, which span the whole course.
These notes cover the inequalities in education, the education theoretical approaches, the Global Gender apartheid, as well as the education policies. All with sections of evaluation.