Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
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A-level
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
Monday 19 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
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Instructions
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
• Answer all questions. 3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
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• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
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• 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.
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0 1 Outline two ways in which globalisation has affected schools in the UK.
[4 marks]
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0 2 Outline three reasons for social class differences in who goes to university. box
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0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box
Item A
Teachers may have different expectations of some groups of pupils compared to
others. Pupils may form subcultures with peers who share similar values.
Relationships and processes within schools may lead to gender differences in
achievement.
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes
within schools may lead to gender differences in educational achievement.
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