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i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
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How has your revision been? do you think youre prepared for the AS content hows the A2 content coming along?
I'm actually scared about sociology
I'm actually scared about sociology
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I'm doing the same spec as you as. I hope that the grade boundaries will be lower since we are the first to do the exam. Im dreding the family paper with media in it :?
(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
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(Original post by rue24)
I'm doing the same spec as you as. I hope that the grade boundaries will be lower since we are the first to do the exam. Im dreding the family paper with media in it :?
I'm doing the same spec as you as. I hope that the grade boundaries will be lower since we are the first to do the exam. Im dreding the family paper with media in it :?
i struggle with aspects of all the units & my revision isn't going too well.
i do families and beliefs instead of media, but i'm sure you will be okay
how are you revising content for theories and methods? because i find that the most challenging!
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Hopefully the grade boundaries will be low and the questions won't be as hard as we think they are going to be. In terms of revising I'm doing past papers and flash cards to help me remember key sociologists. Im using my notes from last year as well . If you memrise use that it is very useful
(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
last year's AS grade boundaries were sort of low, so i hope this year's will be too! i doubt they'll want to including difficult content this year as it's the 1st year, but who knows.
i struggle with aspects of all the units & my revision isn't going too well.
i do families and beliefs instead of media, but i'm sure you will be okay
how are you revising content for theories and methods? because i find that the most challenging!
last year's AS grade boundaries were sort of low, so i hope this year's will be too! i doubt they'll want to including difficult content this year as it's the 1st year, but who knows.
i struggle with aspects of all the units & my revision isn't going too well.
i do families and beliefs instead of media, but i'm sure you will be okay
how are you revising content for theories and methods? because i find that the most challenging!
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(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
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(Original post by Moonview Highway)
I'm doing the same topics as you. Honestly, I don't think any of us can predict what will come up - however my teacher has been saying that she would be surprised if they didn't have something on the new areas of the spec like globalisation. How is your revision going for sociology in general?
I'm doing the same topics as you. Honestly, I don't think any of us can predict what will come up - however my teacher has been saying that she would be surprised if they didn't have something on the new areas of the spec like globalisation. How is your revision going for sociology in general?
i feel like i'm going to end up revising the topics for the first exam & then leaving beliefs & families for the week before the exam :/
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(Original post by rue24)
Hopefully the grade boundaries will be low and the questions won't be as hard as we think they are going to be. In terms of revising I'm doing past papers and flash cards to help me remember key sociologists. Im using my notes from last year as well . If you memrise use that it is very useful
Hopefully the grade boundaries will be low and the questions won't be as hard as we think they are going to be. In terms of revising I'm doing past papers and flash cards to help me remember key sociologists. Im using my notes from last year as well . If you memrise use that it is very useful
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(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
that's true! and it's going well, i think. i haven't started revising for families and education yet as i have been stuck on some topics for beliefs.
i feel like i'm going to end up revising the topics for the first exam & then leaving beliefs & families for the week before the exam :/
that's true! and it's going well, i think. i haven't started revising for families and education yet as i have been stuck on some topics for beliefs.
i feel like i'm going to end up revising the topics for the first exam & then leaving beliefs & families for the week before the exam :/
I think the best thing to do is just spread out your revision equally (or as much as possible) especially with all the depth and breadth of the topics. Just keep going back over it, maybe you could tick them off as you go. I don't know if you use flashcards already but they help so much with memorising lots of studies and when there are quite a lot of sub-topics (like w/c or e/m underachievement) as well as mindmaps!
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(Original post by Moonview Highway)
If you like I could perhaps help you out with some of the topics you're stuck on? It would help with my own revision to explain it out as well.
I think the best thing to do is just spread out your revision equally (or as much as possible) especially with all the depth and breadth of the topics. Just keep going back over it, maybe you could tick them off as you go. I don't know if you use flashcards already but they help so much with memorising lots of studies and when there are quite a lot of sub-topics (like w/c or e/m underachievement) as well as mindmaps!
If you like I could perhaps help you out with some of the topics you're stuck on? It would help with my own revision to explain it out as well.
I think the best thing to do is just spread out your revision equally (or as much as possible) especially with all the depth and breadth of the topics. Just keep going back over it, maybe you could tick them off as you go. I don't know if you use flashcards already but they help so much with memorising lots of studies and when there are quite a lot of sub-topics (like w/c or e/m underachievement) as well as mindmaps!
i use mindmaps but i don't use flash cards because i can memorise sociologists quite easily
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(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
yeah, to have some help would be a lifesaver!!! similarly, if you needed any help with any topics i could help too!
i use mindmaps but i don't use flash cards because i can memorise sociologists quite easily
yeah, to have some help would be a lifesaver!!! similarly, if you needed any help with any topics i could help too!
i use mindmaps but i don't use flash cards because i can memorise sociologists quite easily
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(Original post by butterflyalwaysx)
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
i am doing Education, Families & Households, Beliefs in Society & Crime and deviance & Theory & Methods!
as this is the new specification, do you think the grade boundaries will be lower? or is that not a thing?
also, does anyone know any predictions for the exams? i'm dreading green/state crime most!!
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(Original post by wanderingpanda)
I'm doing the same!! Beliefs in Society for some reason is just so tricky to revise like out of all of them, it just seems to drag the most! I've started with families and thats going well and I've read over education. I'm just mentally praying for low grade boundaries... lets hope theyre nice for the first year (and green/state crime is the worst!!)
I'm doing the same!! Beliefs in Society for some reason is just so tricky to revise like out of all of them, it just seems to drag the most! I've started with families and thats going well and I've read over education. I'm just mentally praying for low grade boundaries... lets hope theyre nice for the first year (and green/state crime is the worst!!)
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(Original post by revision1)
You know how the AS had their education paper today, is there a possibility that the questions that came on that paper wont be repeated on the a level one?
You know how the AS had their education paper today, is there a possibility that the questions that came on that paper wont be repeated on the a level one?
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yes i agree beliefs in society is so hard to revise i feel like i dont know what im doing, i need a list of like alll the possible essays and all the topics i need to cover because i hate the textbook it makes me feel overwhelmed! i also find it hard to have examples, i generally get the basic theory down but my teacher always says i need examples and studies, but i dont know any
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(Original post by vikkiii)
yes i agree beliefs in society is so hard to revise i feel like i dont know what im doing, i need a list of like alll the possible essays and all the topics i need to cover because i hate the textbook it makes me feel overwhelmed! i also find it hard to have examples, i generally get the basic theory down but my teacher always says i need examples and studies, but i dont know any
yes i agree beliefs in society is so hard to revise i feel like i dont know what im doing, i need a list of like alll the possible essays and all the topics i need to cover because i hate the textbook it makes me feel overwhelmed! i also find it hard to have examples, i generally get the basic theory down but my teacher always says i need examples and studies, but i dont know any
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(Original post by Moonview Highway)
I'm surprised a lot of people on here don't like beliefs, I thought it was one of the better topics especially in comparison to crime and deviance. As for examples I would look in the news, plus with beliefs there is so much scope to mention fundamentalism, terrorist attacks recently in society and even Trump, e.g. Bruce and cultural defence with ethnic minorities, i.e. the Muslim country ban.
I'm surprised a lot of people on here don't like beliefs, I thought it was one of the better topics especially in comparison to crime and deviance. As for examples I would look in the news, plus with beliefs there is so much scope to mention fundamentalism, terrorist attacks recently in society and even Trump, e.g. Bruce and cultural defence with ethnic minorities, i.e. the Muslim country ban.
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Does anyone know what the new spec has changed? In terms of exam questions. For example for Households, are two mark questions still there? Are 4 mark questions still there?.... I'm taking Education, Households, Beliefs, Crime and Research methods. So if anyone could let me know what's changed in terms of exam questions with those units. That would be much appreciated, thank you
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(Original post by vikkiii)
do yu have any condensed notes or example essays? or a list of topics that could be essays? i wish i could be like you i hate beliefs, havent even looked at crime or theory n methods yet eek.
do yu have any condensed notes or example essays? or a list of topics that could be essays? i wish i could be like you i hate beliefs, havent even looked at crime or theory n methods yet eek.
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guys i'm hoping social change comes up, i hate beliefs so much! any predictions for paper1,paper 2 and paper3 aqa? i feel globalisation may come and I'm dreading unless its not a 30 marker?
last year for beliefs secularisation and science thing came up! and 2015 it was postmoderny spirits etc and reasons why people join sects
last year for beliefs secularisation and science thing came up! and 2015 it was postmoderny spirits etc and reasons why people join sects
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