AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 2: The sociology of crime and deviance and social stratification June 2022 question paper 8192/2

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the amount of crime that goes unreported to the police?

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the system of law enforcement in the United Kingdom?

Describe one way in which deviance can be seen to be socially constructed.

Identify and describe one example of corporate crime.

From Item A, examine one weakness of using government-reported statistics to research youth crime.

Identify and explain one factor which may account for the relatively high level of crime that is committed by young people, according to Item A.

Identify and explain one disadvantage of using overt observation to study anti-social behaviour amongst young people.

From Item B, identify and describe the research method used by Carlen, including what you know of her perspective on female criminality.

Identify one disadvantage of using a qualitative method to investigate criminal behaviour and explain how you would deal with this in your investigation.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that prison is an effective form of social control.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that youth crime can be explained by negative labelling.

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe individuals who lack the resources that are available to most people in society?

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a male-dominated society?

Describe one example of social stratification.

Identify and describe one example of a social group who are more likely to experience poverty.

From Item C, examine one strength of the research.

Identify and explain one factor which may account for the relatively low numbers of students from some minority ethnic backgrounds attending university, as referred to in Item C.

Identify and explain one advantage of using ethnography as a research method to investigate life chances.

From Item D, identify and describe one patriarchal structure in society as identified by Walby, including what you know of her perspective of gender inequality.

Identify and explain one way in which social class at birth can influence an individual’s future life chances.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that Britain today is a meritocracy.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the welfare state has been successful in reducing poverty.