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AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1 — Free 22-Question AQA GCSE Practice Test

Q01What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the experience of women who have both a paid job and have to d...Easy

Q02What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the way that parents channel their children's interests into t...Easy

Q03Describe one example of a commune.Medium

Q04Identify and describe one consequence of divorce for family members.Medium

Q05From Item A, examine one strength of using statistics to research one-person households.Easy

Q06Describe the type of statistical data shown in Item A. Identify the trend shown by the data and explain one factor wh...Medium

Q07Identify and explain one disadvantage of using unstructured interviews to investigate one-person households.Medium

Q08SOURCE TEXT: Item B In 1982, Ann Oakley defined the conventional family as a nuclear family that consisted of a marri...Medium

Q09Identify one practical issue you would need to consider when using postal questionnaires to investigate role relation...Medium

Q10Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the main function of the family is to serve the needs of capitalism.Hard

Q11Discuss how far sociologists would agree that gender roles are equal in families in Britain today.Hard

Q12What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a school that is no longer under local authority control and w...Easy

Q13What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a curriculum that is biased, coming from the point of view of ...Easy

Q14Describe what is meant by the term comprehensive school.Medium

Q15Identify and describe one example of the correspondence principle.Medium

Q16SOURCE TEXT: Item C Becky Francis studied the ways in which gender affects students learning in school. Her research ...Easy

Q17Identify and explain one advantage of using non-participant observation to investigate classroom interactions as show...Medium

Q18Identify and explain one advantage of using structured interviews to investigate working-class students' experiences ...Medium

Q19SOURCE TEXT: Item D In 1981 sociologist Stephen Ball undertook a case study of a comprehensive school and examined th...Medium

Q20Identify and explain one disadvantage of using snowball sampling to investigate the effects of streaming on students'...Medium

Q21Discuss how far sociologists would agree that ethnic differences in educational achievement are mainly due to factors...Hard

Q22Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the main function of the education system is to prepare students for work.Hard

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