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Extract F (lines 14-17) states ‘Investment forecasts are being revised downward and on top of speculation of interest rate rises and criticism of the UK’s quantitative easing programme, the outlook is not looking as good as forecasts first indicated.’
Using the data in the extracts and your economic knowledge, evaluate the effectiveness of monetary policy in achieving macroeconomic stability in the UK. (25 marks)
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Extract B (lines 12-13) states ‘The Government last night released research suggesting a US-EU agreement sweeping away trade barriers would particularly benefit the automotive, financial and chemical sectors’.
With the help of a diagram, explain the extent to which the removal of a tariff might affect the volume of imports into the UK. (9 marks)
Complete lesson notes aimed towards A-Level Sociology students.
Including:
labelling and teacher racism
pupils identities
pupil responses and subcultures
the ethnocentric curriculum
selection and segregation
Complete lesson notes aimed towards A-Level Sociology students.
Including:
Equal opportunities policies
Selection and league tables
Teacher labelling
Liberal Feminism
Radical feminism
Symbolic capital
Archer (2010)
Hyper-heterosexual feminine identities
Boyfriends
Being “loud”
Working class girls’ dilemma
Successful working class girls
Complete lesson notes aimed towards A-Level Sociology students studying Research Methods module.
Includes:
participant observation
covert and overt observation
structured and unstructured observation
Griffin- acceptance
‘staying in’ and ‘getting out’ of participant observations
strengths and weaknesses of participant observations
Lacey (subcultures)
Wright (ethnicity)
advantages and disadvantages of observations
Complete lesson notes aimed towards A-Level Sociology students studying Research Methods module.
Includes:
what are official statistics?
secondary sources
the positivist love affair
interpretivist suspicions
examples of use
further uses
advantages and disadvantages
political bias in statistics
lack of control by researcher
2 case studies!
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Questions:
Using the data in Extract D (Figure 3), calculate the mean female labour force participation rate for the five countries listed. Give your answer to one decimal place. (2 marks)
Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that the degree of inequality between the pay of male and female workers is falling. (4 marks)
Using the data in Extract D, calculate, to two decimal places, the percentage of world CO2 emissions generated by the UK. (2 marks)
Explain how the data in Extract D show that the USA needs to reduce pollution more than other countries. (4 marks)
Using the data in Extract D (Figure 3), calculate how much the median care worker earns for every pound earned by the median worker in the whole economy. Give your answer to the nearest penny. (2 marks)
Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that there is likely to be substantial upward pressure on the wages of care workers by 2041. (4 marks)
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Applying material from Item C and you own knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using interviews to investigate labelling (20)