I'm retaking G673 in the summer after completely cocking up, you will see 4 topics on the paper, answer the section you were TAUGHT. For me it was Crime and Deviance, you will get 3 50 mark essay questions, and you choose 2 of them. For example;
Crime and Deviance
1. Outline and assess the Marxist view on crime and deviance.
2. Outline and assess the usefulness of the official statistics in recording crime and deviance.
3. Outline and assess sub-cultural approaches in explaining crime and deviance.
There will be other topics such as the Sociology of Health, Religion and Media, but ignore them if you’re doing Crime and Deviance. You get 1 hour 30 minutes to complete this paper, so roughly 45 minutes on each essay is advisable.
As for G674 - It is a 2 hour exam combining and consolidating all of the stuff you learnt in
G671. From research methods to ethnicity, class, age etc. You get a source which you will need to read through at the start of your exam, a similar text to that of the pre-release in G671; however this will be the first time you will ever see it. You will be given 2 questions on research methods, a 15 marker (Outline and explain why sociologists use semi-structured interviews in sociological research, for example), and then a 25 marker (Outline and assess the view that ethnography research is the best way to study gender inequality, for example), the paper tells you that you should refer to your wider sociological knowledge and the source material provided to get a better grade. They want to see those vital synoptic links. These 2 questions are compulsory.
You then have a choice of what essays you tackle, OCR provide you with 2 questions which both have 2 essays, one 20 and one 40 mark. The 20 would be something like (Outline the evidence that some age groups are advantaged in the contemporary UK), and the 40 would be something like (Outline and assess functionalist explanations of age inequality). You cannot pick and choose between the separate questions, you cannot do question 3a and 4b. Both essays will be on the same topic, i.e. age so essentially OCR makes you do two essays on 1 topic out of 4. (Age, Class, Ethnicity and Gender). Crucially this exam will only have your set of questions on it, so do not worry about ignoring the others.
A recap:
G673:
ANSWER 2 OF 3
Crime and Deviance
1. Outline and assess the Marxist view on crime and deviance.
2. Outline and assess the usefulness of the official statistics in recording crime and deviance.
3. Outline and assess sub-cultural approaches in explaining crime and deviance.
IGNORE OTHER TOPICS!
G674:
(Use source material provided)
1. Outline and explain why semi-structured interviews may be used in sociological research. 15
2. Outline and assess the view that ethnographic research is the best way to study gender inequality in youth sub-cultures. 25
Then answer EITHER question 3a and 3b OR question 4a and 4b
They will be based on Ethnicity, Gender, Age or Class.
3 a) Outline the evidence that some age groups are advantaged in the contemporary UK. 20
b) Outline and assess the functionalist explanations of age inequality. 40
OR
4 a) Outline the evidence that patterns of gender inequality are changing in the contemp UK. 20
b) Outline and assess the view that patriarchy is the main cause of gender inequality. 40 marks
THESE ARE JUST POSSIBLE AND PAST QUESTIONS. THEY ARE NOT THE ONES THAT WILL COME UP IN YOUR EXAM FOR DEFINITE.
I hope this helped you!
Regards
Matt