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

1.

Examine the ways in which sociologists have explained the process of socialisation.

2.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the view that social class is no longer a significant factor in shaping social identity.

3.

Examine the ways in which sociologists can contribute to our understanding of how social identity is shaped by gender

4.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the Marxist view of the role of the socialisation process

5.

Examine sociological contributions to an understanding of how identity is shaped by any two of the following: disability; sexuality; nationality; age.

6.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the view that people today have freedom of choice over their leisure activities

7.

Examine sociological explanations of the ways in which social class may shape social identity.

8.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the role of different agencies of socialisation

9.

Examine sociological explanations of the ways in which ethnicity may shape social identity.

10.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the functionalist view of the role of the socialisation process.

11.

Examine the ways in which sociologists can contribute to our understanding of any two of the following: mass culture, folk culture, global culture.

12.

Using material from Item 1B and elsewhere, assess the postmodernist view of culture and identity

1.

Examine the reasons for changes in the patterns of marriage and cohabitation in the last 40 years or so.

2.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that the modern family has become more child-centred.

3.

Examine different sociological views on changes in the experience of childhood in the past 50 years or so

4.

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.

5.

Examine Marxist views of the role of the family.

6.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that there is greater diversity of family types and lifestyles today.

7.

Examine the factors affecting power relationships and the division of labour between couples.

8.

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

9.

Examine the reasons for changing patterns of marriage and divorce over the last 50 years or so.

10.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that an ageing population creates problems for society.

11.

Examine the impact of government policies and laws on family life.

12.

Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that childhood is being lost in society today

1.

Examine the ways in which poverty may be functional for society.

2.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess different sociological approaches to measuring the level of poverty in society.

3.

Examine the contribution of different types of welfare provider to meeting people’s welfare needs.

4.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess the view that poverty is caused by the class structure of society

5.

Examine the role of the welfare state in reducing poverty.

6.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess sociological explanations for the distribution of poverty among different social groups in the United Kingdom

7.

Examine the problems of defining and measuring poverty.

8.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess the reasons for the widening gap between rich and poor in the United Kingdom.

9.

Examine the ways in which government policies may attempt to deal with the problem of poverty in society.

10.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess the view that poverty is inevitable in society.

11.

Examine the contribution of different types of welfare provider to meeting the welfare needs of society.

12.

Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess the view that individuals are responsible for their own poverty.