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SOCIOLOGY ACTUAL 2025 PAPER
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Paper 2 The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Instructions z Use black ink or black ball-point pen. z Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. z
Answer all questions.
z You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box
around each page or on blank pages. z 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). z Do all
rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information z The marks for each question are shown
in brackets. z The maximum mark for this paper is
100.
z Questions should be answered in continuous prose. You will be assessed on your
ability to: – use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Section A: Crime and Deviance
Answer all questions in this section.
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01 What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe a questionnaire in which people
are asked about crimes that have happened to them?
[1 mark]
A Dark figure of crime
B Police recorded crime
C Self-report study
D Victim survey
02 What term is commonly used by sociologists to describe when norms in society breakdown
and become unclear?
[1 mark]
A Alienation
B Anomie
C Conformity
D Consensus
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03 Describe one way in which the criminal justice system may be seen as institutionally
racist.
[3 marks]
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Identify and describe one way to prevent criminal behaviour.
[3 marks]
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