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AS and A Level: Sociology
1,806 AS and A Level Sociology essays
- Marked by Teachers essays 16
- Peer Reviewed essays 6
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Critically examine the Functionalist idea that the nuclear family exists for the benefit of everyone.
5 star(s)This essay would score 5/5 stars. It contains breadth (lots of studies and named sociologists) and depth (it explains each one well). The candidate scores well on application(sticking to the…
- Essay length: 1611 words
- Submitted: 31/01/2011
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
07/02/2012
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Assess the usefulness of feminist contributions to our understanding of society today
4 star(s)This is a very detailed essay with lots of really good explanations on the variety of different Feminisms. At times the paragraphs feel a little list like rather than all…
- Essay length: 1502 words
- Submitted: 12/04/2012
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Marked by teacher:
Matthew Wilkin
04/12/1999
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Examine the weakness of different types of documents used in a sociological research. Examine why positivist prefer quantitative data whilst interpretivists prefer qualitative data.
4 star(s)This is a good answer showing a strong understanding of the methodological issues in both question one and two. The candidate should try to use more named examples to give…
- Essay length: 865 words
- Submitted: 16/02/2012
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
27/02/2012
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'Assess sociological explanations of changes to the class structure
4 star(s)This is a tricky essay as it asks you to outline the changes to the class structure, and then explain them, and then assess each explanation. The last of these…
- Essay length: 1407 words
- Submitted: 17/02/2011
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
27/02/2012
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The chivalry thesis claims that women will be treated more leniently for committing certain crimes, generally shoplifting is often associated more with females than males, but the statistics suggest that males commit many more acts of theft than women, an
4 star(s)Overall this is a really strong essay. The content never drifts from the focus of the question, there is a good even debate on both sides of the discussion and…
- Essay length: 1144 words
- Submitted: 31/10/2010
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Marked by teacher:
Matthew Wilkin
04/12/1999
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secondary sources of data
4 star(s)Overall this is a good essay that covers reliability, representation and validity and some good key studies. There is both advantages and disadvantages but a little more on the advantage…
- Essay length: 993 words
- Submitted: 19/05/2009
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Marked by teacher:
Matthew Wilkin
09/04/2013
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Outline and evaluate the functionalist view of the role of the family
4 star(s)Overall this essay covers the basics well and makes good comparisons between Functionalism and Marxism. It would be stronger by applying more Feminism to the discussion and also sometimes the…
- Essay length: 1521 words
- Submitted: 16/03/2009
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Marked by teacher:
Matthew Wilkin
09/04/2013
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Outline and asses sociological explanations for workplace inequalities between men and women
4 star(s)This essay shows excellent understanding of Durkheim and Merton, and the Functionalist perspective generally. The grade could be improved by using other theoretical perspectives to evaluate - such as Interpretivism…
- Essay length: 1553 words
- Submitted: 11/06/2008
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
27/02/2012
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Examine the factors affecting the domestic division of labour and power relations between couples.
4 star(s)It has some good knowledge of studies which show inequality exists but the candidate fails to get to grips with the precise question set and this lets it down (the…
- Essay length: 1066 words
- Submitted: 10/03/2008
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
07/02/2012
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Assess the Usefulness of Official Crime Statistics to a Sociological Understanding of Crime
4 star(s)This essay gets nearly five stars. It is excellent in its breadth and depth. The full marks could be achieved by a closer tying of the information to the question…
- Essay length: 2066 words
- Submitted: 10/05/2006
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Marked by teacher:
Lesley Clark
08/02/2012
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