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OCR A Level Sociology past papers and mark schemes

OCR A Level Sociology past papers

June 2025 Latest

Socialisation, culture and identity
H580/01QPMSER
Researching and understanding social inequalities
H580/02QPMSER
Debates in contemporary society
H580/03QPMSER

June 2024

Socialisation, culture and identity
H580/01QPMSER
Researching and understanding social inequalities
H580/02QPMSER
Debates in contemporary society
H580/03QPMSER

June 2023

Socialisation, culture and identity
H580/01QPMSER
Researching and understanding social inequalities
H580/02QPMSER
Debates in contemporary society
H580/03QPMSER
2022June

June 2022

Socialisation, culture and identity
H580/01QPMSER
Researching and understanding social inequalities
H580/02QPMSER
Debates in contemporary society
H580/03QPMSER
2021November

November 2021

Socialisation, culture and identity
H580/01QPMS
Researching and understanding social inequalities
H580/02QPMS
Debates in contemporary society
H580/03QPMS

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  • Researching and understanding social inequalitiesAll years
  • Debates in contemporary societyAll years

OCR A Level Sociology

CodeH580

At a glance

The course
OCR A Level Sociology H580, Ofqual QAN 601/3997/3, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Socialisation, culture and identity, Researching and understanding social inequalities and Debates in contemporary society.
The papers
  • Socialisation, culture and identity, H580/01: 1 hour 30 minutes, 90 marks, 30% weighting.
  • Researching and understanding social inequalities, H580/02: 2 hours 15 minutes, 105 marks, 35% weighting.
  • Debates in contemporary society, H580/03: 2 hours 15 minutes, 105 marks, 35% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 15 papers from 5 sittings, November 2021 to June 2025.
Full title
Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Sociology Β· QAN 601/3997/3 Β· 2015 onwards

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OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Sociology H583OCR Advanced GCE in Sociology

Memes

Certified Sociology memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Apply a sociological theory
Blame capitalism, full stop
Me on the long essay about education
Knowing what society is
Knowing three theories
Applying Marxism to the school canteen
Explaining your curfew as a social construct
Sociology enlightenment, ranked

Mum πŸ’–

can you unload the dishwasher? πŸ₯°

domestic labour is unequally divided

and now it's yours

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Marx did not save me

Sociology starter pack

Questionnaire nobody filled inβ€˜It's a social construct’Theorists on flashcardsThis website
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