AQA A2 Sociology Unit 4 20th June

Which format is it the best to remember them in:
Surname (Year) or just by Surname?

I'm sure you have been told this but, if you can't apply the method to the context you can just write about the method and still get a good few marks!

Just use your common sense as well, I'm sure you'll be fine!

My teachers been really drilling in PET! i find the methods in context the hardest part of the paper, i need a good structure i think

PET? What does that stand for exactly?

Do you find it works?

Practical, ethical, theoretical.
Hit 3 advantages/disadvantages for each and you'll do fine =].

I'm confused on how that is going to work for your theory?

It's for your methods in context question. It helps you apply the method to a hypothesis.

I see... Is there a structure for the theory? lol

PET? What does that stand for exactly?

Do you find it works?

I did my crime and deviance paper back in January.
I think we got it pretty good in terms of questions. I was dreading suicide coming up in methods in context. For my 33 mark it was the Science and Sociology debate so it wasn't so bad!

I'm resitting families and households tomorrow to pull up my UMS marks then I have to wait till June to take my Religion and culture exam!

Can you remember any other topics which came up in Jan?

Thanks

Can you remember any other topics which came up in Jan?

Thanks

AQA SCLY4

1) Examine some of the factors that may contribute to people becoming victims of crime. (12 marks)

2) Using the Source and your own knowledge assess the usefulness of subcultural theory in explaining "subcultural crime and deviance" in society today. (21 marks)

3) Identify and explain 1 problem of using official statistics to measure the extent of green crime (3 marks)

4) Identify and briefly explain 2 advantages of using covert observation to study criminal gangs. (6 marks)

5) Using source and elsewhere examine the strengths and limitations of using written questionnaires as a means of investigating prisoners experience of imprisonment (15 marks)

6) Assess the view that positivist methods are inappropriate for investigating society. (33 marks)

I'm learning this independently too - teaching myself from books. My advice would be to forget the individual sociologists but you need to know their category (marxist etc) That's how I linked it in the other papers I did. I mean it's great if you can remember names, but there are just so many that I can't get them in my head!! The content is so much more important.

How are you teaching yourself? I'm literally sat there with some books on my tod!

Thanks for the advice, I think that would save a lot of time.

I'm doing pretty much the same, got my books, making notes, now narrowing to cue cards and testing myself. Just going to sort out my exam technique and all should be well hopefully.

any idea of what might come up in june so i no what to revise?

suicide, realist theories and labelling theory hasnt come up yet!