[Lasuil]

(Original post by beyondbabble)
Yes... Structural differentiation is a term coined by Parsons, but I believe it is generally applied to the Religion part of the course. Structural differentiation and family diversity are not one and the same but I agree that perhaps they have been mixed up. Although - structural differentiation is the process where various parts of the social system become more specialized and so perform fewer functions - it could be applied to families and households...

my teacher taught us about structural differentation, so its all extra info you can add in =]

notes on social policy please anyone?

[doubletalkinjive]

i'm massively ******

[RedRevolver]

So...I'm gonna fail.

Is there any possible way that I could convince you all to do REALLY badly, to bring down the grade boundaries, so I can get an A, ;D

I kid, obviously. Sucks to be me, and kind of lazy, I guess.

[doubletalkinjive]

(Original post by RedRevolver)
So...I'm gonna fail.

Is there any possible way that I could convince you all to do REALLY badly, to bring down the grade boundaries, so I can get an A, ;D

I kid, obviously. Sucks to be me, and kind of lazy, I guess.

I'm in the same boat. I literally know NOTHING and i'm not an idiot or anything just the way my teacher does it. Talks to you 3 hours and makes you write billions of notes. I don't know any studies I can draw from, barely know any of the terms.

Just massively screwed.

[cfc1992]

I remember this one being piss easy compared to the one in the summer. Enjoy it.

[Lasuil]

(Original post by doubletalkinjive)
I'm in the same boat. I literally know NOTHING and i'm not an idiot or anything just the way my teacher does it. Talks to you 3 hours and makes you write billions of notes. I don't know any studies I can draw from, barely know any of the terms.

Just massively screwed.

hey guys there's still time! read your notes!
and the grade boundary is already really low! 42/60 for an A, that's just 70% of the marks!
i only started revising like on sunday night and i feel really prepared never say never!

[beyondbabble]

I'm just panicking (understatement) about the fact that it's three ID + Explain questions (fine) BUT followed by TWO essays - all in one hour. Really going to have to push myself to follow time limits. I suppose the 2,4,6 mark questions, mark a minute = 12 minutes. Leaving 48 minutes for others... and reading the item etc.

12 minutes on 2,4,6 questions.
5 minutes planning (d) and 15 minutes writing it.
5 minutes reading the item/planning (e) and 15 minutes writing it.

[Lasuil]

(Original post by beyondbabble)
I'm just panicking (understatement) about the fact that it's three ID + Explain questions (fine) BUT followed by TWO essays - all in one hour. Really going to have to push myself to follow time limits. I suppose the 2,4,6 mark questions, mark a minute = 12 minutes. Leaving 48 minutes for others... and reading the item etc.

12 minutes on 2,4,6 questions.
5 minutes planning (d) and 15 minutes writing it.
5 minutes reading the item/planning (e) and 15 minutes writing it.

hey. each of the 24 markers give you 24 minutes. so do 2 minutes planning, 20 minutes writing, and 2 minutes checking. Checking is really under-rated, you may have made a silly mistake like write feminist when you meant marxist, and checking is the only thing that will help!

oh yeah and reading the questions is also very important! dont rush too much an hour is plenty time to write enough good stuff if you got in your head

[beyondbabble]

Sure. I am retaking this exam to better my grade and improve my chances of getting close to full at the end of A2, so I have done both Unit 1 & 2 before. Time management for me does not seem to work. I never have those 2 minutes to check - I have practiced and practiced, but when it boils down to the exam crucial minutes get thrown away.

I will have to try though. I also have to be really conscious of my handwriting. It is tiny, about .8-.9 computer font size, but very clear - like a font - however this did not bode well with my marker last year, and there was a comment made and it lost me a fair amount of marks. So everyone make sure writing is clear! QWC!

[doubletalkinjive]

(Original post by RedRevolver)
So...I'm gonna fail.

Is there any possible way that I could convince you all to do REALLY badly, to bring down the grade boundaries, so I can get an A, ;D

I kid, obviously. Sucks to be me, and kind of lazy, I guess.

I'm in the same boat. I literally know NOTHING and i'm not an idiot or anything just the way my teacher does it. Talks to you 3 hours and makes you write billions of notes. I don't know any studies I can draw from, barely know any of the terms.

Just massively screwed.

[littleruby]

(Original post by doubletalkinjive)
I'm in the same boat. I literally know NOTHING and i'm not an idiot or anything just the way my teacher does it. Talks to you 3 hours and makes you write billions of notes. I don't know any studies I can draw from, barely know any of the terms.

Just massively screwed.

Sameee here. Just trying some intense, last-minute revision haha.



I really don't know what to for social policies. I've looked through the two pages in the AQA textbook about them but it doesn't seem to have much on there. Does anyone have anything thats helpful? xx

[littleruby]

(Original post by Lasuil)
my teacher taught us about structural differentation, so its all extra info you can add in =]

notes on social policy please anyone?

This is what I have on social policies. Most is basically taken from the AQA textbook. It's not that much thoughh. xx

SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE UK:

Social policies affecting marriage- only being able to marry one person at a time and someone of the opposite sex, although civil partnerships now exist (civil partnership act 2004)

Social policies affecting divorce- Divorce Law Reform Act 1969- married couples no longer had to prove there was an affair going on but just had to prove marriage had broken down.
The Martimonial and Family proceedings act 1984, allowed couples a divorce after only one year of being married.
The Family Law Act 1996- Extended this time to a year and a half and made counselling sessions compulsory first if you wanted a divorce.

Social policies that affect children- compulsory schooling between the ages 5 and 16. P/T work allowed at 13 and F/T at 16. This affects the family as it means children are dependant on parents and live at home for a certain amount of time.

Social policies that affect welfare- child benefit, benefits available to single parents, and unemployment, housing benefits and pensions.

SOCIAL POLICY AND THE FAMILY:
Functionalist:
Positive views on social policy
welfare state takes away pressure from the family with regard to education and healthcare and allows more time and concentration for socialisation and nurturing
The welfare state allows the family to concentrate on it's key functions (four functions)

New Right:
Negative view on many social policies
They undermine the traditional nuclear family
Critical of benefits given to single-parents. Think that it will encourage young girls especially to go and get pregant, knowing the state will care for them and their child.
Also are critical of divorce laws- make divorce very easy.

Feminist:
Support single-parent benefits since most SPs are women. Argue that these women do no wish to be SPs but may have left abusive, violent or empy-shell marriages and deserve support and care from state.
Also favour the divorce laws as they enable women to walk away from marriage and be free from male control.
Also favour the same-sex marriage that gives equal rights to homosexuals.
However, they also argue that some social policies are sexist. E.g maternity leave is a lot more generous to women then men and they see this as assuming that women will want to look after the baby while men work. Child benefit is also normally directly paid to the mother which again assumes they are the primary carer.

[Lasuil]

(Original post by littleruby)

Social policies affecting divorce- Divorce Law Reform Act 1969- married couples no longer had to prove there was an affair going on but just had to prove marriage had broken down.
The Martimonial and Family proceedings act 1984, allowed couples a divorce after only one year of being married.
The Family Law Act 1996- Extended this time to a year and a half and made counselling sessions compulsory first if you wanted a divorce.

Ok well wasn't the divorce reform act 1969/1971? Because it wasn't passed and didnt come into affect untill 71 cos of the debates about it.
And also i got the matrimonial and family proceeding act as 1984/85. I am pretty messed up.
Did the Divorce Reform Act mean you only had to be married for 3 years before you could get a divorce, then the matrimonial and family proceedings act mean that went down to 1 year?

[RedRevolver]

(Original post by doubletalkinjive)
I'm in the same boat. I literally know NOTHING and i'm not an idiot or anything just the way my teacher does it. Talks to you 3 hours and makes you write billions of notes. I don't know any studies I can draw from, barely know any of the terms.

Just massively screwed.

I'm a bit different; I'm doing three A2s and have felt quite overwhelmed by the coursework for History/English and how to manage it.

So my exam prep has been a little neglected by it. I'm also prone to mad spack-outs due to stress, of which I have in abundance - you can have some if you life, see, I'm generous like that

I know some stuff, but not enough to get me a comfortable grade to not have to resit I feel.

I'm just hoping the stuff I DON'T know comes up as short questions and the stuff I can write extensively about comes up as long questions.

For example, if social policy comes up, I'm quids in, because I know quite a bit about that.

Worst comes to worst, I'll just write some evaluative words mixed in with 'extended kinship networks' and 'structural differentiation' as well as 'expressive role' and maybe a bit of Benston and ****.

[Noogle]

Glad others are in the same boat as me. I just find it extremely difficult to learn all these damned names, their theories and who criticised who. It's like a huge phonebook memory exercise to me!

Couple that with a complete lack of interest in the subject and you have a non-starter. Really I should have started a lot earlier with revision, perhaps I will with the resit!

I genuinely think AS2 will be easier. Lack of theorists = great success!

Good luck to you all though - not too much luck though. :O [jokes]

[RedRevolver]

(Original post by Noogle)
Glad others are in the same boat as me. I just find it extremely difficult to learn all these damned names, their theories and who criticised who. It's like a huge phonebook memory exercise to me!

Couple that with a complete lack of interest in the subject and you have a non-starter. Really I should have started a lot earlier with revision, perhaps I will with the resit!

I genuinely think AS2 will be easier. Lack of theorists = great success!

Good luck to you all though - not too much luck though. :O [jokes]

Same with me - I thoroughly love Politics. Sociology goes so well with History and Politics yet, the only bit that's sort of got to me, is the social policies bit, a lot of which I knew/understood beforehand (bar the sociologists).

[RedRevolver]

I wish one and all a good exam tomorrow. I'm hoping to get my teacher to go through some **** with me. Ah well. What happens will happen. C'est la vie, and all that.

Okay, good night, sweet dreams, etc. etc.

[Noogle]

(Original post by RedRevolver)
Same with me - I thoroughly love Politics. Sociology goes so well with History and Politics yet, the only bit that's sort of got to me, is the social policies bit, a lot of which I knew/understood beforehand (bar the sociologists).

I did absolutely fine today with my politics. I always assumed that sociology would need much less work than politics - it's so simple to comprehend in comparison. But it's the memorization of everything that makes it difficult.

Good luck tomorrow.

[littleruby]

(Original post by Lasuil)
Ok well wasn't the divorce reform act 1969/1971? Because it wasn't passed and didnt come into affect untill 71 cos of the debates about it.
And also i got the matrimonial and family proceeding act as 1984/85. I am pretty messed up.
Did the Divorce Reform Act mean you only had to be married for 3 years before you could get a divorce, then the matrimonial and family proceedings act mean that went down to 1 year?

This is what it says in the book:

1. The Divorce Reform Act 1969, which came into effect in 1971. With this act you no longer had to prove one partner 'guilty' of a matrimonial offence. You just had to show that the marriage had 'irretrievably broke down'. If the couple had been seperated for at least two years, this demonstrated that the marriage had irretrievably broken down.

2. The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. This allowed couples to get a divorce after only one year of marriage.

3. The Family Law Act 1996, which came into effect in 1999. This increased the amount of time a divorce could proceed to 18 months. It also introduced compulsory marriage counselling sessions in an attempt to slow the divorce rate.


Soo since its written by the exam board, i guess thats all you really need to know? xx

[Lasuil]

(Original post by littleruby)
This is what it says in the book:

1. The Divorce Reform Act 1969, which came into effect in 1971. With this act you no longer had to prove one partner 'guilty' of a matrimonial offence. You just had to show that the marriage had 'irretrievably broke down'. If the couple had been seperated for at least two years, this demonstrated that the marriage had irretrievably broken down.

2. The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. This allowed couples to get a divorce after only one year of marriage.

3. The Family Law Act 1996, which came into effect in 1999. This increased the amount of time a divorce could proceed to 18 months. It also introduced compulsory marriage counselling sessions in an attempt to slow the divorce rate.


Soo since its written by the exam board, i guess thats all you really need to know? xx

thanks ima print that stuff.
Also, been on the AQA syllabus and it says this.

Families and Households
• The relationship of the family to the social
structure and social change, with particular
reference to the economy and to state policies.
• Changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation,
separation, divorce, child-bearing and the lifecourse,
and the diversity of contemporary family
and household structures.
• The nature and extent of changes within the
family, with reference to gender roles, domestic
labour and power relationships.
• The nature of childhood, and changes in the
status of children in the family and society.
• Demographic trends in the UK since 1900;
reasons for changes in birth rates, death rates and
family size.

so theres some pointers for people struggling. Who else wont be sleeping much? i can never sleep before exams