AQA A Level Sociology Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods November 2020 question paper 7192/1

Outline two factors external to schools that may affect social class differences in educational achievement.

Outline three functions that the education system performs for society.

Read Item A below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which marketisation policies have led to schools being run like businesses.

Read Item B below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of gender differences in educational achievement.

Methods in Context

Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item C and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using non-participant observation to investigate pupil behaviour in schools.

Theory and Methods

Outline and explain two problems of using primary qualitative methods in sociological research.