hi,
for all who are taking aqa gcse sociology next week; here are my predictions for the unit 1 and 2 papers.
Not sure why, but i think unit 1 will be pretty easy, whereas unit 2 will be a lot trickier.
I haven't done studying society as it is pretty repetitive and painfully easy, so whatever comes up won't be too much of a surprise - there will be the regular research methods and advantages/disadvantages, sampling techniques, probably ethical considerations and perhaps a 4 mark on pilot studies.
I can't predict the 5 mark questions for any topic as i think there is so much scope for them, and chance of repetition. If anybody else has an idea let me know!
unit 1educationpossible 4 mark questions:
- 'explain what sociologists studying education mean by self-fulfilling prophecy'- 'explain what sociologists mean by the hidden curriculum'- 'explain what sociologists mean by anti-school subculture'possible 12 mark questions:
- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that a pupil's social class (or economic circumstances) is the main reason for differences in educational achievement'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the main function of the education system is to provide secondary socialisation'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that schools are the most important agency of socialisation'familypossible 4 mark questions:
- 'explain what sociologists mean by cohabitation'- 'explain what sociologists studying the family mean by the new man'- 'explain what sociologists mean by extended family'i think there's also a good chance that they could ask about definitions of polygamy or monogamy for a 4 marker as it hasn't ever come up before.
Possible 12 mark questions:
- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that parent and child relationships have changed significantly in the past 50 years'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that marriage is still important in britain'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that [reason] is the main reason for increasing divorce rates'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the [type] family is the only family found in britain today'i think that they will definitely ask a 12 marker on marriage and divorce, as i believe it hasn't come up since 2014.
unit 2crime and deviancepossible 4 markers:
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'explain what sociologists mean by the dark figure of crime'- 'explain what sociologists mean by occupational crime'possible 12 markers:
- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that opportunity is the main reason women commit less crime than men'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that official statistics/self report surveys/victim surveys are a good way of measuring crime' i think there could also definitely be a 12 mark question on ethnicity and crime, however.
mass mediapossible 4 markers:
- 'explain what sociologists mean by monopoly'- 'explain what sociologists mean by deviancy amplification'- 'explain what sociologists mean by hyperreality'- 'explain what sociologists mean by the hypodermic syringe model'possible 12 mark questions:
- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the mass media continue to reinforce stereotypes of women'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the content of the mass media is controlled by the government'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the mass media has a significant influence on society today'social inequalitypossible 4 markers;
- 'explain what sociologists mean by the glass ceiling'- 'explain what sociologists mean by life chances'- 'explain what sociologists mean by poverty trap/cycle/culture of deprivation'possible 12 mark questions:
- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that a person's gender is the main cause of inequality in society today'- 'discuss how far sociologists would agree that the welfare state is beneficial'obviously, these are only ideas based on looking at past papers, i do not know for sure what will come up so don't go by my word.
If you have any idea what will come up in the 5 markers please let me know!