AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1: The sociology of families and education June 2023 question paper 8192/1

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the experience of women who have both a paid job and have to do most of the housework?

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe the way that parents channel their children’s interests into toys, games and other activities that are seen as appropriate for their gender?

Describe one example of a commune.

Identify and describe one consequence of divorce for family members.

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

Describe the type of statistical data shown in Item A. Identify the trend shown by the data and explain one factor which may account for this trend.

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

From Item B, identify and describe one way in which Oakley saw the conventional family as being patriarchal, including what you know of her perspective on the family.

Identify one practical issue you would need to consider when using postal questionnaires to investigate role relationships within the family and explain how you would deal with this issue in your investigation.

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

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

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a school that is no longer under local authority control and whose funding is provided directly by central government?

What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a curriculum that is biased, coming from the point of view of one culture?

Describe what is meant by the term comprehensive school.

Identify and describe one example of the correspondence principle.

From Item C, examine one weakness of the research.

Identify and explain one advantage of using non-participant observation to investigate classroom interactions as shown in Item C.

Identify and explain one advantage of using structured interviews to investigate working-class students’ experiences of school.

From Item D, identify and describe one way in which Ball believed that the banding of students affected their approach to learning and behaviour in school, including what you know of his perspective on education.

Identify and explain one disadvantage of using snowball sampling to investigate the effects of streaming on students’ experience of school.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that ethnic differences in educational achievement are mainly due to factors inside schools.

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