Edexcel 6GP04B Ideologies 10th June 2013

my predictions (i was right about lots in 3b paper) -

no nationalism essay, but 15 marks .. conservative nationalism... nationalism/racialism or if they're feeling mean and ask one that's never been asked before: why are nation states in decline?

feminism - something along the lines of "there are liberal feminists, socialist feminists and radical feminists, but no conservative feminists"

multiculturalism (defo gonna come up as it didn't in jan) - is multiculturalism dead?
something about multiculturalism/liberalism

ecologism - this is definitely going to come up as it didn't in june 2012, idk about essays as i haven't looked at em yet but im thinking anthropocentrism/ecocentrism for 15 mark

((i hope this doesnt now jinx the exam))

That feminism question about Conservative Feminists won't come up as a 15 marker I think - it's too broad for a 15 marker.

i meant it would come up as a 45 marker

do you reckon a question like 'is multiculturalism a single doctrine' will come up?
They have never asked it so i don't know if that means they never will, or it makes it even more likely they will this time around.

i'm so unprepared!

Heywood describes it as an 'ideological space for debate' but I think that question is a bit too sketchy to be asked. I mean, the only strand that really interlinks with it not being a single doctrine is Liberal Multiculturalism.

Same here for being unprepared!

thank goodness that puts my mind at ease. Foolishly i only learnt essay plans for nationalism and multiculturalism and it looks like nationalism wont come up and i hope they don't throw a curve ball for multiculturalism

I have to say that this is the exam that I am looking forward to the least. The ideologies are so complex and 'un-regimented' that I'm finding it difficult to take in anything during revision. I pretty much know an essay plan for the Nationalism forward/backward looking ideology, and also a Nationalism single doctrine, but not entirely sure about the others.

the essay plan for is it a forward/backwards looking can be applied to if it is aggressive/peaceful.
backwards=aggressive
forwards= peaceful

and if you know the single doctrine plan then you are set for nationalism!

Lets hope it comes up!

Lots of people here seem to be hoping for a nationalism 45 marker. As nice as it would be due to it's limited selection of possible 45 markers, it's extremely unlikely. I'm personally hoping on a nice 45 marker on ecologism otherwise feminism, they seem the clearest to me whilst i find multiculturalism to be far more blurred!

Yeah I completely agree with you - but I think that this exam is going to be very difficult seeing as the 3B exam was relatively nice in my opinion. I think Holism might come up as a 15 marker, and for the multiculturalism one it'll be something like Multiculturalism and social cohesion.

any idea on feminist 15 markers?

I have a feeling that Holism might come up for Ecologism, don't know why though.

Hmm I'm not too sure on feminist 15 markers because they can kinda ask absolutely anything, but I have a feeling there might be one on the difference between androgyny and essentialism, or maybe the key ideas behind liberal feminism, possibly even stuff about redefining the political.

Hope it does, would be a good one and the main thinker I can remember is Fritjof Capra who advocated holism.


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Yeah these questions could all come up; I wouldn't expect one on patriarchy and its importance purely as it came up in January.

I've revised all past papers for all 4 today and the worst is by far multiculturalism.


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Yeah, it could be something like "why have ecologists advocated holism?" in which case you just define holism, and then talk about the shallow ecologist belief in limited holism and then take it a step further in talking about the deep ecologist commitment to holism. Then throw in the Capra idea about the overthrowing of the 'Cartesian-Newtonian Paradigm'

Is that paradigm about man's dominion over nature? Limited holism is virtually anthropocentrism yeah?


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1 Explain the link between multiculturalism and liberalism.


2 Define patriarchy, and explain its importance to feminist analysis.


3 Why and how have nationalists viewed the nation-state as a political ideal?


4 Explain the key ideas of eco-feminism.


5 On what grounds have multiculturalists defended diversity?

SECTION B

6 ‘Feminism is characterised more by disagreement than by agreement.’ Discuss.


7 To what extent is nationalism a forward-looking doctrine?


8 ‘Ecologism is fundamentally at odds with capitalism and its values.’ Discuss.