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November 2020: AS Paper 2

180 marks · 22 question parts · Paper, mark scheme and report on AQA's site · Printed for the cancelled summer 2020 exams

Question by question

QTopicMarksAOType
1 Research methods: questionnaires, interviews, observation, experiments, documents and official statistics, Quantitative and qualitative methods and research design 4AO1=2,AO3=2Outline
2 Research methods: questionnaires, interviews, observation, experiments, documents and official statistics, Positivism, interpretivism and social facts 16AO1=6,AO2=5,AO3=5Essay
3 Socialisation and the agencies of socialisation 2AO1=2Define
4 Identity and age, disability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality and class, Self, identity and difference 2AO2=2Brief explain
5 Identity and age, disability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality and class 6AO1=6Outline
6 Socialisation and the agencies of socialisation, Conceptions of culture: subculture, mass, folk, high, popular and global culture 10AO1=5,AO2=3,AO3=2Outline and explain
7 Self, identity and difference 20AO1=8,AO2=6,AO3=6Essay
8 Marriage, divorce, cohabitation and family diversity, Demographic trends: birth rates, death rates, ageing and migration 2AO1=2Define
9 Childhood and the changing status of children 2AO2=2Brief explain
10 The family, social structure, the economy and state policies 6AO1=6Outline
11 Demographic trends: birth rates, death rates, ageing and migration, Marriage, divorce, cohabitation and family diversity 10AO1=5,AO2=3,AO3=2Outline and explain
12 Gender roles, domestic labour and power in the family 20AO1=8,AO2=6,AO3=6Essay
13 Medicine, the health professions and the globalised health industry 2AO1=2Define
14 Health inequalities by class, gender, ethnicity and region 2AO2=2Brief explain
15 The social construction of health, illness, disability and the body 6AO1=6Outline
16 Mental illness 10AO1=5,AO2=3,AO3=2Outline and explain
17 Health inequalities by class, gender, ethnicity and region 20AO1=8,AO2=6,AO3=6Essay
18 The distribution of poverty, wealth and income 2AO1=2Define
19 The nature, existence and persistence of poverty 2AO2=2Brief explain
20 Work, worklessness and life chances, The labour process: division of labour, technology and deskilling 6AO1=6Outline
21 The nature, existence and persistence of poverty, Work, worklessness and life chances 10AO1=5,AO2=3,AO3=2Outline and explain
22 The nature, existence and persistence of poverty 20AO1=8,AO2=6,AO3=6Essay

The questions

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November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q1 4 marks AO1=2, AO3=2 Outline research methodsquantitative and qualitative methods
0 1 Outline two problems with using a random sample in sociological research. [4 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q2 16 marks AO1=6, AO2=5, AO3=5 16-mark essay research methodspositivism and interpretivism
0 2 Evaluate the disadvantages of using self-completion questionnaires in sociological research. [16 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q3 2 marks AO1=2 Define socialisation
0 3 Define the term ‘value consensus’. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q4 2 marks AO2=2 Brief explain identity class gender ethnicityself identity and difference
0 4 Using one example, briefly explain how having a disability may shape an individual’s experience of society. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q5 6 marks AO1=6 Outline identity class gender ethnicity
0 5 Outline three factors that may contribute to an individual’s ethnic identity. [6 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q6 10 marks AO1=5, AO2=3, AO3=2 Outline and explain socialisationconceptions of culture
0 6 Outline and explain two ways in which agencies of socialisation may help to create subcultures. [10 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q7 20 marks AO1=8, AO2=6, AO3=6 20-mark essay self identity and difference
0 7 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. Item A Social action or symbolic interactionist sociologists argue that individuals develop a self-concept which has an important influence on the way they behave. This self- concept or sense of identity is developed through interactions with other people. These approaches recognise that individuals have some choice and control over their identity. However, other sociologists emphasise the importance of social institutions, rather than interactions with others, as the key factor in shaping identity. Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the view that interactions with others is the key factor in shaping identity. [20 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q8 2 marks AO1=2 Define marriage divorce and family diversitydemographic trends
0 8 Define the term ‘beanpole family’. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q9 2 marks AO2=2 Brief explain childhood
0 9 Using one example, briefly explain how the experience of childhood may have improved over the last 50 years. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q10 6 marks AO1=6 Outline family and social structure
1 0 Outline three functions of the family. [6 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q11 10 marks AO1=5, AO2=3, AO3=2 Outline and explain demographic trendsmarriage divorce and family diversity
1 1 Outline and explain two ways in which migration may affect household structures in the UK. [10 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q12 20 marks AO1=8, AO2=6, AO3=6 20-mark essay gender roles and domestic labour
1 2 Read Item B below and answer the question that follows. Item B Some sociologists suggest that increased participation by women in the labour market and changing attitudes to gender roles have led to more equality in modern family life. Couples are free to choose roles and identities based on personal choice. However, feminists argue that inequalities of power and control continue to exist, and oppose the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. [20 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q13 2 marks AO1=2 Define medicine and health professions
1 3 Define the term ‘big pharma’. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q14 2 marks AO2=2 Brief explain health inequalities
1 4 Using one example, briefly explain why there are regional differences in health chances across the UK. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q15 6 marks AO1=6 Outline social construction of health
1 5 Outline three features of the biomedical model of health and illness. [6 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q16 10 marks AO1=5, AO2=3, AO3=2 Outline and explain mental illness
1 6 Outline and explain two reasons why there are social class differences in the patterns of mental illness. [10 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q17 20 marks AO1=8, AO2=6, AO3=6 20-mark essay health inequalities
1 7 Read Item C below and answer the question that follows. Item C There are gender differences in patterns of mortality and morbidity. Some sociologists have explained these different health chances by focusing on male and female gender roles. They suggest that the social expectations of men and women help produce these patterns. However, other sociologists suggest that social class in combination with gender is the main determining factor in explaining the differences in health chances. Applying material from Item C and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations for gender differences in health chances. [20 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q18 2 marks AO1=2 Define distribution of wealth and income
1 8 Define the term ‘income’. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q19 2 marks AO2=2 Brief explain poverty
1 9 Using one example, briefly explain one problem of using a relative definition of poverty. [2 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q20 6 marks AO1=6 Outline work and worklessnesslabour process
2 0 Outline three causes of job satisfaction. [6 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q21 10 marks AO1=5, AO2=3, AO3=2 Outline and explain povertywork and worklessness
2 1 Outline and explain two ways in which globalisation has affected the extent of poverty in the UK today. [10 marks]
November 2020 · AS Paper 2 · Q22 20 marks AO1=8, AO2=6, AO3=6 20-mark essay poverty
2 2 Read Item D below and answer the question that follows. Item D Some writers argue that individuals are responsible for their own poverty. The poor share a set of norms and values that make it more likely for an individual to experience poverty. This culture of poverty may be passed on from one generation to the next. Others argue that poverty is a result of structural factors, rather than being caused by the attitudes of the poor themselves. Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that poverty is caused by the attitudes of the poor themselves. [20 marks]

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