Studying Human Society
Section A—Studying Human Society: The Sociological Approach Marks Code Candidates must answer all questions in this Section. A1. Describe two differences between common sense and sociological explanations of human social behaviour. A2. Describe two features of functionalism. A3. Explain one strength of Marxism. A4. Describe two differences between feminism and action theory. A5. Surveys and case studies are research methods. Describe one feature of each of these research methods. A6. Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the use of official statistics as a research method.
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Section B—Socialisation Marks Code Candidates must answer all questions in this Section. B1. Describe what sociologists mean by culture. B2. Describe what sociologists mean by the term values. B3. Choose one social norm you have studied. Explain the way in which this social norm is different in two contrasting cultures. B4. Describe the processes of primary socialisation and secondary socialisation. B5. Agents of socialisation include: • • • • • • Family Education Peer Groups Religion Work Media. 2 2 KU KU
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Section C—Social Stratification Marks Code Answer one question from C1–C5. C1. Social Class: Analyse the link between social class and social mobility in the UK. In your answer you should: • • • C2. describe social stratification describe social class and social mobility explain and evaluate the link between social class, social mobility and life chances. 6 6 8 KU KU AE
Gender: Analyse the effect of gender roles on social mobility in the UK. In your answer you should: • • • describe social stratification describe gender and social mobility explain and evaluate the link between gender and social mobility. 6 6 8 KU KU AE
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Race and Ethnicity: Analyse the effects of discrimination on the social mobility of racial and ethnic groups in the UK. In your answer you should: • • • describe social stratification describe race and ethnicity and social mobility explain and evaluate the link between race and ethnicity and social mobility. 6 6 8 KU KU AE
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Age: Analyse the effects of notions of childhood, adolescence and old age on the life chances of individuals in the UK. In your answer you should: • • • describe social stratification describe age explain and evaluate the link between the social construction of age, social inequality and life chances in the UK. 6 6 8 KU KU AE
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Disability: Analyse the consequences of negative stereotypes on the life chances of people with disabilities in the UK. In your answer you should: • • • describe social stratification describe disability and the role of the media explain and evaluate the link between disability, negative stereotypes and life chances. 6 6 8 (20
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