Paper 2 AQA A-level Sociology: A* answers

A*, full mark example of the AQA A-level Sociology Paper 2.
This resource demonstrates in a practical way how to get the best grade you can in your AQA A-level exam for Paper 2.
Featuring answers to all possible options and the following questions:
Section A1: Culture and Identity. 0 1 Outline and explain two reasons why consumption may be affected by social class. (10 marks)
0 2 Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways an individual’s identity may be affected by being labelled as disabled. (10 marks)
0 3 Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that globalisation is increasingly shaping people’s identities. (20 marks)
Section A2: Families and Households. 0 4 Outline and explain two ways in which the functions of the family may have been affected by changes to its structure. (10 marks)
0 5 Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which family diversity in the UK has been influenced by government policies. (10 marks)
0 6 Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that gender roles and relationships within the family are still unequal in society today. (20 marks)
Section A3: Health. 0 7 Outline and explain two ways in which health professionals may affect social class inequalities in health and illness. (10 marks)
0 8 Applying material from Item E, analyse two ways in which gender may affect how the body is socially constructed. (10 marks)
0 9 Applying material from Item F and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of differences in health and illness between ethnic groups in the UK. (20 marks)
Section A4: Work, Poverty and Welfare. 1 0 Outline and explain two ways in which poverty amongst women may be caused by their experience of work. (10 marks)
1 1 Applying material from Item G, analyse two ways in which globalisation has affected employment in the UK. (10 marks)
1 2 Applying material from Item H and your knowledge, evaluate the impact of welfare state policies on reducing poverty in the UK. (20 marks)
Section B1 Beliefs in Society. 1 3 Outline and explain two ways that globalisation may have influenced the way in which religion acts as a force for change. (10 marks)
1 4 Applying material from Item I, analyse two ways in which the characteristics of churches are different from those of New Age movements. (10 marks)
1 5 Applying material from Item J and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the UK is becoming increasingly secular. (20 marks)
Section B2 Global Development. 1 6 Outline and explain two ways in which gender inequalities in developing countries may be influenced by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). (10 marks)
1 7 Applying material from Item K, analyse two ways in which globalisation may bring about economic changes in developing countries. (10 marks)
1 8 Applying material from Item L and your knowledge, evaluate modernisation theory explanations of development.
Section B3 The Media and Section B4 Stratification and Differentiation.