AQA 2022/ A-level SOCIOLOGY Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods.

Materials You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces p ...

Materials You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 80. • Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose. In these questions you will be marked on your ability to: − use good English − organise information clearly − use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. A-level SOCIOLOGY Paper 1 Education with Theory and Methods Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. 2 *02* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the Education box Answer all questions. 0 1 Outline two ways in which schools may promote competition between pupils. [4 marks] Extra space 4 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the 0 2 Outline three ways in which the education system may be seen as patriarchal. box [6 marks] Extra space 6 4 *04* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the 0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box Item A Teachers may label and treat some groups of pupils differently from others. Schools and staff will have views about appropriate pupil behaviour and attitudes to school. Relationships and processes within schools may lead to anti-school subcultures. Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes within schools may lead to anti-school subcultures. [10 marks] Extra space 5 *05* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 10 6 *06* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the 0 4 Read Item B below and answer the question that follows. box Item B Since the introduction of marketisation policies to education, over 30 years ago, competition has grown between increasingly diverse types of schools. New Right theorists argue that every parent is free to choose the best school for their child. They also claim that this efficiently drives up standards and ensures that schools are responsive to the needs of parents and pupils. However, some sociologists argue that there are limits to these choices. They also argue that marketisation policies may reinforce existing inequalities in educational achievement. Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that marketisation policies have increased diversity and choice in the education system. [30 marks] 7 *07* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 8 *08* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box Extra space 9 *09* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 10 *10* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 30 11 *11* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the Methods in Context box 0 5 Read Item C below and answer the question that follows. Item C Investigating the reasons for subject choices made by pupils As well as compulsory subjects at school, pupils can often choose optional ones. Pupils may choose different subjects for a variety of reasons. They may have a personal interest or talent in a subject or act on the basis of advice given by parents, professionals working within schools or others. However, there are patterns in subject choices linked to class, gender and ethnicity which could result from factors external to schools. One way of studying differences in the subject choices made by pupils is to use group interviews. This type of interview can encourage deeper thought as participants can develop ideas put forward by other group members. However, participants may be influenced by peer pressure. Furthermore, some pupils, teachers and parents may find it difficult to find a time to meet as a group. Applying material from Item C and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using group interviews to investigate the reasons for subject choices made by pupils. [20 marks] 12 *12* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 13 *13* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the Extra space box 14 *14* IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the box 20 15 *15* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun22/7192/1 Do not write outside the Theory and Methods box 0 6 Outline and explain two reasons why of