AQA GCSE 8192/2 SOCIOLOGY PAPER 2 THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE
AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION+MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
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SOCIOLOGY
Paper 2 The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Instructions
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Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Section Mark
Answer all questions.
A
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
B
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 TOTAL
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked.
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The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
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 box
Answer all questions in this section.
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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outside the
03 Describe one way in which the criminal justice system may be seen as
box
institutionally racist.
[3 marks]
04 Identify and describe one way to prevent criminal behaviour.
[3 marks]
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Stanley Cohen investigated two working class youth subcultures called ‘Mods’ and
‘Rockers’. Cohen studied these groups using a mixed-method approach. This included
using a mixture of primary and secondary methods. His research focused on events
that happened across seaside towns in the UK.
Cohen found that the media contributed to public fear of these youth groups by
exaggerating their deviant behaviour towards each other. Newspaper headlines
amplified the violence and the damage, using words like ‘riot’, ‘battle’, ‘attack’, ‘rival
gangs’. The media reports contributed towards a ‘moral panic’. This led to increased
policing in response to the fear, resulting in more arrests and more young people
joining the ‘Mods’ or the ‘Rockers’. These groups became known as deviant
subcultures by the public.
Source: Cohen, S, Folk Devils and Moral Panics, 1972.
05 From Item A, examine one strength of using a mixed-method approach.
[2 marks]
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AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION+MARK SCHEME MAY 2025
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 2 The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
For Examiner’s Use
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Section Mark
Answer all questions.
A
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
B
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 TOTAL
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
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.
(JUN258192201) 8192/2
IB/G/Jun25/G4002/V6
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A: Crime and Deviance box
Answer all questions in this section.
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
(02)
IB/G/Jun25/8192/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
03 Describe one way in which the criminal justice system may be seen as
box
institutionally racist.
[3 marks]
04 Identify and describe one way to prevent criminal behaviour.
[3 marks]
Turn over
(03)
IB/G/Jun25/8192/2
, 4
Do not write
outside the
Item A box
Stanley Cohen investigated two working class youth subcultures called ‘Mods’ and
‘Rockers’. Cohen studied these groups using a mixed-method approach. This included
using a mixture of primary and secondary methods. His research focused on events
that happened across seaside towns in the UK.
Cohen found that the media contributed to public fear of these youth groups by
exaggerating their deviant behaviour towards each other. Newspaper headlines
amplified the violence and the damage, using words like ‘riot’, ‘battle’, ‘attack’, ‘rival
gangs’. The media reports contributed towards a ‘moral panic’. This led to increased
policing in response to the fear, resulting in more arrests and more young people
joining the ‘Mods’ or the ‘Rockers’. These groups became known as deviant
subcultures by the public.
Source: Cohen, S, Folk Devils and Moral Panics, 1972.
05 From Item A, examine one strength of using a mixed-method approach.
[2 marks]
(04)
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