sociology exam 12th January 2012

Reproductive: birth rate is at an all time low and women are not simply 'instruments of production' (Marx- Communist manifesto)
Economic- division of labour is more equal now as wilmott and young found 72% of men help and not the clear division of labour
educational: other institutions have took over this as Parsons himself said since industrialisaton schools perform socialization as it that can train potential workers
Plus, murdock only looked at nuclear but this is incorrect for both femenists and when we see the higr diversity concerning families

Can someone rule out what will definitely NOT come up so I dont need to revise everything

Ahhhhh same lets just keep everything crossed :P praying for social policies and how it effects the uk ... family diversity wont be tooo bad though its all that reasons for divorce,single parents crap but its gotta be social policy cause that hasnt come up beforee....i'm reading through my text book again and again.. are you doing sociology at uni?x

WHy do people want social policy i hate that lol theres nothing to write about, remind me what it is?

also , how can i criticise Murock 4 functions , economic, reproductive, sexual and the other one! i need help !!!

Could somebody please give me a 24 mark question please so I can answer it and they can mark it and give me feedback X

Go to the AQA website.

http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/humanities/sociology_materials.php?id=10&prev=10

And may I just say, you're leaving it a bit late?

Adios.

Done zero revision, need an A. Buuuut I'll be okay I think, it's the easiest out of biology chemistry and psychology

I've virtually learnt everything myself.

Been revising since first week of December.

My teachers arent brilliant, so needs must eh?

Ask me any question, and Ill most likely know the answer.

Im just not very good on remembering the names of Sociologists though. Everything else, and im on par!

Best of luck!

haha i really hope so! plus social policy is just nice to talk about because it effects everyone aha. ahh no, law, wbu?

Lol just had a mini panic attack when you said it affects everyone i was like what the hell? how? who! but then i realise you meant like old people,women,kids (well i hope thats what you meant or i dont want social policy!) Uhhh yeahh doing sociology and english at uni. but applied to do just sociology at some of them! Ahhhhh currently pooping myself about tomorrow.lol. oh dear x

yeah lool i did meant that, be kinda screwed if i didnt :s
ah nice one! sure you'll be fine, good luck tho!

Good luck to you too and everyoneee else! Im gonna be dreaming about Durkheim tonight! x

Apparently the Chief Examiner is a huge fan of the "Childhood" topic so it would make a lot of sense to revise that in great detail. I've noticed the social trends questions have been quite common recently, and remember we got a Femenism question last Summer.

In my opinion, it would make most sense to revise the theory (Functionalist, Marxist and Femenist approaches) and what they say about the family. It would be good to look at whether the nuclear family is the norm or not aswell. I really do think we'll get a Childhood question too, so let's wait and see!

I did the exam last Summer and got a B on Unit 1. I only dropped two marks in Unit 2 though (and averaged an A), so I'm resitting this unit to try and pull it up even further!
Good luck!

That sounds wrong on many levels aha

I've virtually learnt everything myself.

Been revising since first week of December.

My teachers arent brilliant, so needs must eh?

Ask me any question, and Ill most likely know the answer.

Im just not very good on remembering the names of Sociologists though. Everything else, and im on par!

Best of luck!

Nothing like a self confidence