AQA Sociology Unit 1 17/05 &amp; Unit 2 23/05 - Official Thread 2016

Original post by OliwierEB

Hello, I've memorised like 109 sociologists for the Education unit, and currently got around 70 for Family and Households, of course I know what they say in note form I will expand linking with the question. How are you revising, and does anybody have any predictions for the Education paper on the 17th of May?

how do u remember all of them?

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Thanks so do you basically state your point with a theorist and counter it again with another? I'm not familiar with A01 and A02

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Original post by katieallenn

how do u remember all of them?

I learn around 8-10 sociologists a day. For each sociologist eg. Parsons talks of the education system as a ''focal socialising agency''. So I remember:
''Parsons - focal socialising agency''
With that I can then talk about what it is, and then mention Durkheim, and so on. So basically get the sociologist, and 'attach' a phrase and/or figure/statistic to it. Make sure to learn the sociologists for each topic, so like for Cultural Deprivation, I have:
Bernstein - restricted/elaborated speach codes
Douglas - parental interest
Feinstein - parenting style
Sugarman - fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification and present time orientation
Keddie - cult. depr. is a myth
Troyna and Williams - speech codes

So that would be for one day, and each day I would add a topic eg. material deprivation, cultural capital and so on; and each day I would make sure I know the ones I learn the day prior. So now I have 109 sociologists for Education... yep...

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Original post by 10studentlife

Thanks so do you basically state your point with a theorist and counter it again with another? I'm not familiar with A01 and A02

Yep, remember that A01 (lets say Parsons) must be criticised by an A02 (eg. Ann Oakley).

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Original post by OliwierEB

I got taught it this way, I'll give the example of ethnic differences in Education:

Berciller and Engelman - A01
Gillborn and Mirza - A02
Meynihan - A01
Charles Murray - A01
Surroden - A01
Sewell - A01
Gillborn A02
Lupton - A02
McCulloch - A02

Driver A02
Keddie A02

Palmer - A01
Modood - A02

Woods - A02

For my 20 mark essay I would like to include at least the first list, stating the A01, and then evaluating it with the A02. Maybe, I would mix the A01s with the A02s so there would be a A01-A02-A01-A02 flow of the evaluation in relation to the question.

You don't need that many studies
Who ever is teaching you is going over the top

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Original post by xxvine

You don't need that many studies
Who ever is teaching you is going over the top

=D

I write like 4 sides of A4 in 25 minutes.

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Original post by OliwierEB

Yep, remember that A01 (lets say Parsons) must be criticised by an A02 (eg. Ann Oakley).

This is the same for education and family? and then methods in context is just strengths and limitations and research methods is just P.E.T?
Thanks so much for the help :smile:

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Original post by OliwierEB

=D

I write like 4 sides of A4 in 25 minutes.

Wow lol
You write that fast

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Original post by xxvine

Wow lol
You write that fast

I can't deny the writing gets quite large, lets say from normally 11-12 words per line at the start to like 8-9 at the end; but yes, our teacher set us 20 mark questions each week. So we had to memorise the topic, and then write it down in exam conditions. Each week.

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Original post by 10studentlife

This is the same for education and family? and then methods in context is just strengths and limitations and research methods is just P.E.T?
Thanks so much for the help :smile:

Yes, that A01 and A02 method is used for Education/Family and Households etc, while for Research Methods in Context/Research Methods it's P.E.T. - just remember to give examples of studies for Research Methods in Context, or make up your own scenarios. Glad I could help!

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Nc_x

Does anyone know what we need to know about globalisation for the families and households paper? (New spec)

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Original post by OliwierEB

I learn around 8-10 sociologists a day. For each sociologist eg. Parsons talks of the education system as a ''focal socialising agency''. So I remember:
''Parsons - focal socialising agency''
With that I can then talk about what it is, and then mention Durkheim, and so on. So basically get the sociologist, and 'attach' a phrase and/or figure/statistic to it. Make sure to learn the sociologists for each topic, so like for Cultural Deprivation, I have:
Bernstein - restricted/elaborated speach codes
Douglas - parental interest
Feinstein - parenting style
Sugarman - fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification and present time orientation
Keddie - cult. depr. is a myth
Troyna and Williams - speech codes

So that would be for one day, and each day I would add a topic eg. material deprivation, cultural capital and so on; and each day I would make sure I know the ones I learn the day prior. So now I have 109 sociologists for Education... yep...

Wahhhh that's awesome! How do you revise for the other paper? Family and households

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Applying material from Item B and from your knowledge, evaluate the contribution of functionalist views to our understanding of the family.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of functionalist
sociologists to our understanding of the family

Examine Marxist views of the role of the family. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family.

Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of feminist
sociologists to an understanding of family roles and relationships.

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Original post by lolpool

Applying material from Item B and from your knowledge, evaluate the contribution of functionalist views to our understanding of the family.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of functionalist
sociologists to our understanding of the family

Examine Marxist views of the role of the family. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family.

Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of feminist
sociologists to an understanding of family roles and relationships.

Are those predictions or questions that have come up?

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they have come up so the first one there isfrom june 2013 and the next june 2012 etc

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Original post by lolpool

they have come up so the first one there isfrom june 2013 and the next june 2012 etc

what would you predict will come up?

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Original post by xxvine

what would you predict will come up?

i don know at this moment of time this is 1 of my resits so have only started private study recently, i will hopefully try make some predictions by end of the week or hopefully someone else tell us thm :smile:

if you do have any please do share much appreciated

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Original post by lolpool

Applying material from Item B and from your knowledge, evaluate the contribution of functionalist views to our understanding of the family.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of functionalist
sociologists to our understanding of the family

Examine Marxist views of the role of the family. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family.

Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969. (24 marks)

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of feminist
sociologists to an understanding of family roles and relationships.

if any1 can remember last years thoery question then we can work out a pattern

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