What's likely to be in the AS Sociology AQA Families and Households exam May 12t 2015

Chapter 6, Postmodernism has not came up in a while so I think it could come too! Also Childhood, I agree has a high chance of coming up

I haven't learnt much about Post-modernism at all! What would you write about and what do they say about the family? Help me!

I haven't learnt much about Post-modernism at all! What would you write about and what do they say about the family? Help me!

What are the key things to know about social policy (with regards to families and households)


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Postmodernists are basically just a criticism. All they say is that we choose what we want, what family type, what role we play within the fam, we chose our resource allocation. Just use them to criticise other approaches like Marxism that say we're controlled by an overall system (capitalism), pm would say we're not etc. don't forget to say it's the pick n mix approach it's like chosing what sweets to put in a bag. Don't think there's any names for it.

Be able to define social policy and the welfare state. Go into the 4 sections of welfare state (nhs, pensions, benefits and state schools) then use them as paragraphs within in an essay or something by going through the laws for each one. E.g national health service act 48 for nhs, 1908 old age pensions act, 1925 contributory pensions act, 1948 nhs for pensions, 1991 child support for benefits, 1870 Forster, 1944 butler 1973 edu act for schools etc then talk about child adoption 2002, civil partnership 2004, 1990 care homes act for family types and 1969 divorce reform, 1984 matrimonial and family proceedings, 1996 family law act for divorce laws

Stare schools? Doesn't that come under Education?
Also isn't it more important to know the perspectives on social policy?

My College believe that Social Policy and Childhood would come up this is why they used it in the mock.

I have a strange feeling on something about Family Diversity. Demography is the longest to learn, I'm really hoping for Childhood I can talk about Aries Postman Pilcher Hillman.

Any perspectives of the family would be a treat .

I am dreading childhood...it seems so hard
Just find the questions the hardest to answer

What does Hilman say?

Childhood and Social Policy?? FFS! And here's me thinking that Ageing population might come up lool! In regards to childhood and social policy, i absolutely hate both of those topics. I dont even know what i would talk about if a question about them came up. The only thing that i cant think off about childhood (from the top of my head) is toxic childhood, pester power, childhood disappearing because of media etc and some sociologist looked at paintings from the 13-15th century and compared it with today society, something along those lines.

Its disgusting that our exam is literally in 5 days and i dont know anything about childhood. >_< I need to revise more and more. At this rate, definitely gonna fail . With that being said, i hope birth rates or death rates comes up!

Disappearing because of media - Postman
Looked at paintings - Aries
Toxic Childhood - Palmer

Another you can revise is Pilcher.

I hope you do well in your exam, and hope the same for me I'm stressed as.

Oh yeahh, Niel Postman, Phillip Aries and Sue Palmer. OMG everything just popped back into my head. One big problem i have is remembering the dates, so does the dates matter?

And seriously, i wish you the best aswell. I wish everyone the best. However, im just confused to why everyone is mainly focusing on Social policy and childhood. What if it doesnt come up?

Honestly, im so frigging scared and stressed. I just dont want to fail, and i know everyone doesnt want to fail but i just have a feeling on tuesday im going to flop it!

Also, because everyone is predicting social policy and childhood. What if it actually comes up and everyone does well... Would they raise the grade boundaries. My friend told me that if everyone across the border does well, they will raise grade boundary, but if everyone does bad they will lower it. Dunno if thats true, but im just hoping for a good paper.

Grade boundaries things is true. Don't get stressed, worst thing you can do. You can always retake or might end up dropping it so never be worried about failing it. I'm sure you'll be fine!

Thanks. Are you by any chance doing the exam as well?