GCSE Sociology Unit 2 4512-01
WJEC 2013 Online Exam Review GCSE Sociology Unit 2 4512-01 All Candidates' performance across questions
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N 2610 2610 2610 2609 2610 2610 156 48 2379 30
Mean 6 5.3 5.9 8.5 7.2 7.3 10.6 15.3 15.1 6.4
SD 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.4 2.2 2 7.6 8.6 7.5 5.8
Max Mark 6 7 11 14 11 11 40 40 40 40
FF 99.2 75.7 53.7 60.8 65.7 66.3 26.5 38.1 37.8 15.9
Attempt % 100 100 100 100 100 100 6 1.8 91.2 1.1
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3. Read the item below and answer the questions that follow. The fact that three-quarters of the Government’s senior politicians are millionaires is seen as evidence of rule by elite. However, evidence from primary research suggests that voters do not see much difference between them and the senior politicians of other parties. They are all viewed as people over-forty who went to either Oxford or Cambridge University.
Adapted from: ‘David Cameron may be a posh boy’, The Guardian, 23 April 2012.
(a) What proportion of the Government’s senior politicians are millionaires?
[1]
(b) Using an example, explain the meaning of the term elite. [2]
(c) According to the item, what characteristics are senior politicians seen to have in common? [2]
(d) Explain the meaning of the term wealth.
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5 (e) A researcher is interested in studying people’s attitudes to why they vote for particular political parties.
(i) Suggest a sampling method which the researcher could choose.
[1]
(ii) Explain two problems that a researcher often has when sampling.
[4]
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Problem 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Problem 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4. Look at the following information and answer the questions that follow. Education Inequality % of children in secondary education 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Industrial countries such as the UK and the USA
Eastern Europe
South America and the Caribbean
Asia and Pacific
Africa
Source: UNDP Human Development Report
(a) What percentage of African children receive a secondary education?
[1]
(b) With an example, explain the meaning of the term educational inequality. [2]
(c) Explain the meaning of the term social inequality. [2]
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7 (d) Identify and explain one reason why education is important for improving the life chances of children. [3]
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(e) A researcher is studying reasons why some children choose not to attend school on a regular basis. (S)he is conducting a questionnaire with children attending a local comprehensive school. Explain two difficulties that (s)he might experience. [6] Difficulty 1
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8 5. Read the following item and answer the questions that follow. The Welsh Government has made tackling prejudice against disability a priority. According to a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, around 100,000 disabled people in Wales were victims of hate crime, a form of discrimination, in 2009/10. Adapted from the BBC Website
(a) According to the item, how many disabled people were victims of hate crime in Wales in 2009/10? [1]
(b) According to the item, which organisation published a disability harassment report? [1]
(c) Explain the meaning of the term prejudice. [1]
(d) Explain with an example the meaning of the term discrimination. [2]
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9 (e) Identify and explain two ways in which one other group of people is disadvantaged in society. [6]
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Reason 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reason 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION B Answer parts (a) (b) and (c) of one of the following questions.
Question 9
Crime and Deviance
(a) Describe what is meant by deviancy amplification.
[10]
(b) Explain why corporate crime sometimes goes unreported.
[10]
(c) Using sociological knowledge, discuss explanations for youth crime.
[20]
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Question Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
N 2610 2610 2610 2609 2610 2610 156 48 2379 30
Mean 6 5.3 5.9 8.5 7.2 7.3 10.6 15.3 15.1 6.4
SD 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.4 2.2 2 7.6 8.6 7.5 5.8
Max Mark 6 7 11 14 11 11 40 40 40 40
FF 99.2 75.7 53.7 60.8 65.7 66.3 26.5 38.1 37.8 15.9
Attempt % 100 100 100 100 100 100 6 1.8 91.2 1.1
Question
GCSE Sociology Unit 2 4512-01 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
15.9 37.8 38.1 26.5 66.3 65.7 60.8 53.7 75.7 99.2 0
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Facility Factor %
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3 4 5
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4 Examiner only
3. Read the item below and answer the questions that follow. The fact that three-quarters of the Government’s senior politicians are millionaires is seen as evidence of rule by elite. However, evidence from primary research suggests that voters do not see much difference between them and the senior politicians of other parties. They are all viewed as people over-forty who went to either Oxford or Cambridge University.
Adapted from: ‘David Cameron may be a posh boy’, The Guardian, 23 April 2012.
(a) What proportion of the Government’s senior politicians are millionaires?
[1]
(b) Using an example, explain the meaning of the term elite. [2]
(c) According to the item, what characteristics are senior politicians seen to have in common? [2]
(d) Explain the meaning of the term wealth.
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[1]
5 (e) A researcher is interested in studying people’s attitudes to why they vote for particular political parties.
(i) Suggest a sampling method which the researcher could choose.
[1]
(ii) Explain two problems that a researcher often has when sampling.
[4]
Examiner only
Problem 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Problem 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 51 2 010 0 0 5
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4. Look at the following information and answer the questions that follow. Education Inequality % of children in secondary education 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Industrial countries such as the UK and the USA
Eastern Europe
South America and the Caribbean
Asia and Pacific
Africa
Source: UNDP Human Development Report
(a) What percentage of African children receive a secondary education?
[1]
(b) With an example, explain the meaning of the term educational inequality. [2]
(c) Explain the meaning of the term social inequality. [2]
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7 (d) Identify and explain one reason why education is important for improving the life chances of children. [3]
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(e) A researcher is studying reasons why some children choose not to attend school on a regular basis. (S)he is conducting a questionnaire with children attending a local comprehensive school. Explain two difficulties that (s)he might experience. [6] Difficulty 1
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4 51 2 010 0 0 7
Difficulty 2
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8 5. Read the following item and answer the questions that follow. The Welsh Government has made tackling prejudice against disability a priority. According to a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, around 100,000 disabled people in Wales were victims of hate crime, a form of discrimination, in 2009/10. Adapted from the BBC Website
(a) According to the item, how many disabled people were victims of hate crime in Wales in 2009/10? [1]
(b) According to the item, which organisation published a disability harassment report? [1]
(c) Explain the meaning of the term prejudice. [1]
(d) Explain with an example the meaning of the term discrimination. [2]
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9 (e) Identify and explain two ways in which one other group of people is disadvantaged in society. [6]
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Reason 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reason 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION B Answer parts (a) (b) and (c) of one of the following questions.
Question 9
Crime and Deviance
(a) Describe what is meant by deviancy amplification.
[10]
(b) Explain why corporate crime sometimes goes unreported.
[10]
(c) Using sociological knowledge, discuss explanations for youth crime.
[20]
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