1. Short answer questions

2. 1 mark
1 word, phrase or number

3. 2 mark “identify” list Keep these brief
It might be just two words or short sentences

4. 2 mark
Identify two reasons why some parents of children with special educational needs may want their children to educated in a special school rather than a mainstream school

5. 2 mark
Identify two reasons why some parents of children with special educational needs may want their children to educated in a special school rather than a mainstream school
Avoid child being bullied for being different
Specialist teaching for child’s needs
Specialist equipment

6. 2 mark
Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of testing at primary schools

7. 2 mark
Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of testing at primary schools
Adv
Can highlight if the child has any problems with their learning
Can compare schools
Disad
Stressful for children

8. 2 mark
Identify two reasons for the increase in lone-parent families

9. 2 mark Identify two reasons for the increase in lone-parent families
Increase in divorce
Less stigma
Increase in births outside of marriage
Secularisation

10. 2 mark
Identify two ways in which crime may affect the people who are victims of a crime

11. 2 mark
Identify two ways in which crime may affect the people who are victims of a crime
They may have been physically harmed (e.g. shot) and left with a disability (e.g. brain damage)
They may have been financially harmed (e.g. robbed) and be left with less money
They be emotionally scarred (e.g. fear of crime)

12. 2 mark
Identify two reasons why people may read the newspaper

13. 2 mark Identify two reasons why people may read the newspaper
Information (e.g. news stories)
Entertainment (e.g. gossip pages)

14. 4 mark “explain” Short paragraph: 4 things
Definition, expand, example, expand/criticise

15. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by the hidden curriculum

16. 4 mark Explain what is meant by the hidden curriculum
Things that you are not officially taught in lessons but taught informally
Ways you are taught culture within lessons
E.g. taught hierarchy within the school
Marxists argue the hidden curriculum helps students learn their place in a capitalist society

17. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by differential educational achievement

18. 4 mark Explain what is meant by differential educational achievement
This means the difference between the grades achieved by different groups in schools
Examples include the gender gap (girls achieving better results than boys) ethnic differences (some groups such as British Chinese achieving higher grades than Black Caribbean) and class differences (working class underachievement)
Based on exam results/statistics
Could be due to in school or home factors

19. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by family diversity

20. 4 mark Explain what is meant by family diversity
Lots of different family types exist, not just the nuclear family
Examples: lone parent, same sex, reconstituted
Causes include secularisation
New Right are concerned about this change and argue it has lead to social problems

21. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by a stereotype

22. 4 mark Explain what is meant by a stereotype
An oversimplified image of a group
Example: young people are likely to be trouble makers
This can lead to labelling
Concern that these stereotypes can lead to police targeting

23. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by traditional media

24. 4 mark Explain what is meant by traditional media Older types of media
Example: newspapers, TV, radio
These are slowly being replaced by new media
For example convergence: you can now read a paper, watch TV shows and listen to DAB radio on an ipad

25. 4 mark
Explain what is meant by the digital divide

26. 4 mark Explain what is meant by the digital divide
Some people have new technology and others don’t
E.g. in the UK those with money may have laptops, smart phones etc but others cannot afford these privileges
Some argue this is a new type of inequality
Others argue it is still a problem worldwide it is not such a problem in the UK as electronic goods are getting cheaper

27. 5 mark Describe and explain 2 marks describe 3 marks explain
SPLIT THE TWO SECTIONS

28. 5 mark
Describe one way in which governments have tried to increase competition between schools over the last 30 years and explain why they have tried to do this

29. 5 mark
Describe one way in which governments have tried to increase competition between schools over the last 30 years and explain why they have tried to do this
League tables
Schools put into order based on results
Improve standards of schools
E.g. schools know parents look at the tables and so it forces schools to do what they can to improve results otherwise numbers at the school may go down

30. 5 mark
Describe one way in which the patterns of fertility have changed in Britain over the last 30 years and explain the reasons for this change

31. 5 mark
Describe one way in which the patterns of fertility have changed in Britain over the last 30 years and explain the reasons for this change
Women having fewer children
Dropped from between 2&3 to between 1&2
Could be due to changes in attitudes towards women’s roles
E.g. women now in paid work
Focus on careers so women having children later and so can not have as many children

32. 5 mark
Describe one way agency of informal control and explain how it can influence people’s behaviour

33. 5 mark
Describe one way agency of informal control and explain how it can influence people’s behaviour
Friends provide informal social control
Within a peer group
Do this through rewards e.g. rewarding appropriate behaviour through acceptance, praise
Through negative sanctions e.g. exclusion from the group for inappropriate behaviour
Example: a friendship group may be accepting and praise their friend for getting a promotion but exclude a friend who has started taking drugs

34. 5 mark
Describe one way in which individuals or groups can create contact on the internet and explain why they might want to produce content in this way

35. 5 mark
Describe one way in which individuals or groups can create contact on the internet and explain why they might want to produce content in this way
Blog
A personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis.
Cheap and easy way to publish information based on their opinions
E.g. do not have to find a publisher, can access a wide audience, have complete control over what they write
Might even achieve fame and money e.g. Perez Hilton