MODEL ANSWER Applying material from Item I, analyse two ways in which religion benefits the ruling class (10 marks)

MODEL ANSWER Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons for the decline in traditional religious belief in the U.K (10)

MODEL ANSWER Applying material from item A and your own knowledge. Evaluate the claim that factors outside the school are the main cause of some ethnic minority’s underachievement. (30 marks)

MODEL ANSWER Applying material from Item A and your own knowledge, evaluate the view that religion acts as a conservative force. (20 marks)

Model Answer Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations for differences in religiosity between social groups (20 marks)

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