This resource bundle will provide you with accurate examples of ‘A’ star grade AQA A Level Year 2: Sociology Papers 1, 2 (including all possible topics) and 3 examinations from the current syllabus. I teach both GCSEs and A levels and I am a qualified and experienced teacher and tutor of over 19 years standing. I teach, write and provide independent tuition in central and west London. My tuition students have been fortunate enough to attain places to study at Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, London and other Russell Group Universities. Very best wishes, Joseph 16835 words total for all questions and answers in this document

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) 8132 words total for all questions and answers in this document

This 5-paper resource bundle will provide you with accurate examples of ‘A’ star grade AQA AS level - Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations (including all possible topics) and A Level Year 2: Sociology Papers 1, 2 (including all possible topics) and 3 examinations from the current syllabus. I teach both GCSEs and A levels and I am a qualified and experienced teacher and tutor of over 19 years standing. I teach, write and provide independent tuition in central and west London. My tuition students have been fortunate enough to attain places to study at Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, London and other Russell Group Universities. Very best wishes, Joseph 24967 words total for all questions and answers in this document