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AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1
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Medium(12)
Hard(4)
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Q01Easy1 mark
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the experience of women who have both a paid job and have to do most of the housework?
Q02Easy1 mark
What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the way that parents channel their children's interests into toys, games and other activities that are seen as appropriate for their gender?
Q04Medium3 marks
Identify and describe one consequence of divorce for family members.
Q05Easy2 marks
From Item A, examine one strength of using statistics to research one-person households.
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Free to browse · no sign-up requiredQ01What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the experience of women who have both a paid job and have to d...EasyQ02What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the way that parents channel their children's interests into t...EasyQ03Describe one example of a commune.MediumQ04Identify and describe one consequence of divorce for family members.MediumQ05From Item A, examine one strength of using statistics to research one-person households.EasyQ06Describe the type of statistical data shown in Item A. Identify the trend shown by the data and explain one factor wh...MediumQ07Identify and explain one disadvantage of using unstructured interviews to investigate one-person households.MediumQ08SOURCE TEXT:
Item B
In 1982, Ann Oakley defined the conventional family as a nuclear family that consisted of a marri...MediumQ09Identify one practical issue you would need to consider when using postal questionnaires to investigate role relation...MediumQ10Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the main function of the family is to serve the needs of capitalism.HardQ11Discuss how far sociologists would agree that gender roles are equal in families in Britain today.HardQ12What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a school that is no longer under local authority control and w...EasyQ13What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a curriculum that is biased, coming from the point of view of ...EasyQ14Describe what is meant by the term comprehensive school.MediumQ15Identify and describe one example of the correspondence principle.MediumQ16SOURCE TEXT:
Item C
Becky Francis studied the ways in which gender affects students learning in school. Her research ...EasyQ17Identify and explain one advantage of using non-participant observation to investigate classroom interactions as show...MediumQ18Identify and explain one advantage of using structured interviews to investigate working-class students' experiences ...MediumQ19SOURCE TEXT:
Item D
In 1981 sociologist Stephen Ball undertook a case study of a comprehensive school and examined th...MediumQ20Identify and explain one disadvantage of using snowball sampling to investigate the effects of streaming on students'...MediumQ21Discuss how far sociologists would agree that ethnic differences in educational achievement are mainly due to factors...HardQ22Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the main function of the education system is to prepare students for work.Hard