(AQA) A2 Sociology *SCLY3 + SCLY4* | 2016 Official Thread

Original post by 06052008

does anyone know what the questions were for the paper that got stolen last year for the crime section?

assess the usefulness of Marxist theories to our understanding of both crime and law enforcement (21)

assess sociological explanations of why some groups are more likely than others to be victims of crimes (21)

Reply 1583

Sammia

if the 33 marker on SCLY4 is pure theory such as functionalist view to our understanding of society do we include their methods used such as positivism and why or no.
if so how much
thanks in advance

Reply 1584

Sammia

Original post by disneyprincessx

assess the usefulness of Marxist theories to our understanding of both crime and law enforcement (21)

assess sociological explanations of why some groups are more likely than others to be victims of crimes (21)

do you know the questions for stratification and differentiation part
if so could you please let me know.
thanks

Reply 1585

HI ^.^

I'm doing SCLY3 Mass Media and need help with this essay plan - I do not know why but I am being an abolute brain dead idiot with this.

I'm doing an essay on the New Media and Globalisation (would that be a 18 or 33 marker?)

So far I've done:
intro (new media and globalisation)
main 3 paragraphs are on New media (what is it, characteristics and then the Neophiliacs/Cultural Pessimist view)
Paragraph 4 is what globalisation is... and then I'm going to go into depth (but I feel like I'm repeating myself) and then evaluation globalisation.

But if it's a 21 marker essay then it's definitely too long... My 3 paragraphs are already on 702 words D;

Any help would be fabulous; I'm terrible at this subject

Reply 1586

Original post by Sammia

do you know the questions for stratification and differentiation part
if so could you please let me know.
thanks

assess the usefulness of Marxist theories to our understanding of stratification (21)

assess sociological explanations of gender differences in life chances (21)

Reply 1587

Original post by disneyprincessx

Thank you!

my teacher has predicted:
representations of ethnicity/disability/sexuality
pluralism
audience models
news
new media

Audience models? goddamn, I HATE that topic and have avoided it and focused on the others...

Is the 'news' the news values? and what marker would it be for? Just news values barely makes a 9 marker essay D;

Reply 1588

Original post by Ackland77

HI ^.^

I'm doing SCLY3 Mass Media and need help with this essay plan - I do not know why but I am being an abolute brain dead idiot with this.

I'm doing an essay on the New Media and Globalisation (would that be a 18 or 33 marker?)

So far I've done:
intro (new media and globalisation)
main 3 paragraphs are on New media (what is it, characteristics and then the Neophiliacs/Cultural Pessimist view)
Paragraph 4 is what globalisation is... and then I'm going to go into depth (but I feel like I'm repeating myself) and then evaluation globalisation.

But if it's a 21 marker essay then it's definitely too long... My 3 paragraphs are already on 702 words D;

Any help would be fabulous; I'm terrible at this subject

i'd say it may be a 33 marker as there are 6 things you can talk about

I would recommend explaining what globalisaton is as your introduction and then write your paragraphs on:
Strinati - high culture
Flew - new media technologies
Ritzer - McDonaldisation
Fenton - cultural imperialism and cultural homogenisation and cocacolanisation
Putnam - civic disengagement
Cohen and Kennedy - cultural pessimists

Hope this helps!!!

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Original post by disneyprincessx

Also, does everyone doing mass media think it would be a good idea to start a whatsapp chat so we can help each other out on there because not many people seem to be doing this topic???

YASSSSS 1000X TIMES YES!
I am SO stressed over this exam omfg

Reply 1590

Original post by Ackland77

Audience models? goddamn, I HATE that topic and have avoided it and focused on the others...

Is the 'news' the news values? and what marker would it be for? Just news values barely makes a 9 marker essay D;

I am so confident on the hypodermic syringe model so i really hope that comes up hahaha

I think it's news in the new media, but i'm not 100% sure, it may be news values for an 18 marker or social construction of news

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Original post by disneyprincessx

i'd say it may be a 33 marker as there are 6 things you can talk about

I would recommend explaining what globalisaton is as your introduction and then write your paragraphs on:
Strinati - high culture
Flew - new media technologies
Ritzer - McDonaldisation
Fenton - cultural imperialism and cultural homogenisation and cocacolanisation
Putnam - civic disengagement
Cohen and Kennedy - cultural pessimists

Hope this helps!!!

Thank you!
My into has both New Media and Globalisation definitions.
Shall I talk about New Media first/info/evaluate and then do the same for global?

Reply 1592

Original post by Ackland77

YASSSSS 1000X TIMES YES!
I am SO stressed over this exam omfg

you're literally the only one who's said yes hahaha, but DM me your number and i'll start a chat with you, so we can help each other out, because I could also do with the help!!!

Reply 1593

Original post by disneyprincessx

I am so confident on the hypodermic syringe model so i really hope that comes up hahaha

I think it's news in the new media, but i'm not 100% sure, it may be news values for an 18 marker or social construction of news

God that's another 4 essays to write about :')
Yeah I've wrote an essay on social construction of the news... I really want this exam to be over

Reply 1594

ErikaJ

Predictions for beliefs?

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Original post by Ackland77

Thank you!
My into has both New Media and Globalisation definitions.
Shall I talk about New Media first/info/evaluate and then do the same for global?

I think my essay had a mixture throughout but yeah you can do it like that!

Reply 1596

aimeeglennon

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Hi I think it would be a 33 marker like an assess the impact of globalisation on the new media, there is loads to talk about I would do
cultural pessimist/ neopheliac
contrast to Marxist view of threat to indigenous cultures, reproduce capitalist TNCs
Web 2.0 and impact of new technologies, e.g user generated content and the public sphere- habermass
link- postmodern view, pick and mix culture, high culture and low combined,
Marxist- cultural imperialism could link in models and effects 'drugging it's audiences'
sorry if this seems complicated ! but I got an A* for an essay on this

Reply 1597

trampolineboy99

Original post by ellaimw

Hey, i was just wondering whether the 'Africanisation' of Christianity could be considered an example of 'spiritual shopping' as well as a product of religious globalisation.

I think this might be more in line with pentacostalism.......

Reply 1598

Sammia