Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim ‘that the extended family is as...

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

A standard question about family A standard question about family structure structure

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 ‘‘Using’ means to find a relevant Using’ means to find a relevant

point in the Item and add point in the Item and add something to it from your own something to it from your own

knowledgeknowledge

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 There will be 2/3 usable points in There will be 2/3 usable points in the Item to help you so find them!the Item to help you so find them!

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 This isn’t a comprehension This isn’t a comprehension

exercise – most of your answer will exercise – most of your answer will have to come from your have to come from your

knowledgeknowledge

Using Item B and material

from elsewhere, assess the claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 Don’t just present your Don’t just present your

knowledge, use it to test this knowledge, use it to test this claim.claim.

Using Item B and material

from elsewhere, assess the claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 This statement isn’t necessarily This statement isn’t necessarily true – look at alternative claimstrue – look at alternative claims

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 Make sure you show you know Make sure you show you know

what this term meanswhat this term means

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended

family is as important now as it ever was in the

past’. 

In what ways? How do you In what ways? How do you measure ‘importance’?measure ‘importance’?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended

family is as important now as it ever was in the past’.

 Is the extended family important Is the extended family important

now?now?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the extended family is as important now

as it ever was in the past’.

 Was the extended family Was the extended family

important in the past?important in the past?

Using Item B and

material from elsewhere, assess the

claim ‘that the

extended family is as

important now as it

ever was in the past’.

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess

sociological explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth in lone parent families.

If you don’t use Item B you can’t If you don’t use Item B you can’t get into the top mark band. What get into the top mark band. What

does ‘Use’ mean???does ‘Use’ mean???

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth in lone parent families.

Obvious maybe – but what is it. Obvious maybe – but what is it. Theories, arguments, claims, Theories, arguments, claims,

evidence, statistics etcevidence, statistics etc

Using the Item and your own

knowledge, assess sociological explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth in lone parent families.

This means ‘test’ – against This means ‘test’ – against evidence and alternative claimsevidence and alternative claims

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess

sociological explanations of the

causes and consequences of the growth in lone parent families.

How have sociologists explained How have sociologists explained these points?these points?

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological

explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth

in lone parent families.

Part of your answer should deal Part of your answer should deal with causes.with causes.

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological

explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth in

lone parent families.

‘‘And’ always tells you there is And’ always tells you there is more than one point to deal withmore than one point to deal with

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of the causes and

consequences of the growth in lone parent families.

Translate ‘consequences’ – what Translate ‘consequences’ – what other words(s) mean the same?other words(s) mean the same?

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of the causes and

consequences of the growth in lone parent

families.

‘‘Growth’ is assumed to be Growth’ is assumed to be happening – what’s the extent of happening – what’s the extent of

lone parent households?lone parent households?

Using the Item and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of the causes and consequences of the growth in

lone parent families.

Obvious what this means? But Obvious what this means? But what differences are there what differences are there

between lone parent families?between lone parent families?

Using the Item and

your own knowledge,

assess sociological explanations of the

causes and consequences of the

growth in lone parent families.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘government

policies are directed at supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 This question has a strong focus This question has a strong focus

on policyon policy

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 Remember that using means to Remember that using means to add something from your own add something from your own

knowledge to a point taken from knowledge to a point taken from the Itemthe Item

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 Remember there will be 2/3 points Remember there will be 2/3 points in the Item that you can – and in the Item that you can – and should – use in your answershould – use in your answer

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘government

policies are directed at supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 But most of your answer has to But most of your answer has to come from your own knowledge.come from your own knowledge.

Using Item B and material

from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘government

policies are directed at supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 ‘‘Assess’ means to TEST the claim.Assess’ means to TEST the claim.

Using Item B and material

from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘government

policies are directed at supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 A claim is not “fact” so think of A claim is not “fact” so think of alternative claims and refer to alternative claims and refer to

them in your answer.them in your answer.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear family’.

 You need to know a fair range of You need to know a fair range of government policies, past and government policies, past and

present.present.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional

nuclear family’. Which policies appear to support Which policies appear to support

marriage – any that do not seem marriage – any that do not seem to?to?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional nuclear

family’. ‘‘And’ means that your need to And’ means that your need to

apply your knowledge of policies apply your knowledge of policies to BOTH marriage and the nuclear to BOTH marriage and the nuclear

family.family.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the

conventional nuclear family’.

 Make sure you know what Make sure you know what ‘conventional’ means‘conventional’ means

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the

conventional nuclear family’.

 Which policies seem to support Which policies seem to support the nuclear family, which do not?the nuclear family, which do not?

Using Item B and

material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that

‘government policies are directed at

supporting marriage and the conventional

nuclear family’.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal

institution in which women occupy a subordinate position’.

 A question on gender roles.A question on gender roles.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

This means adding something This means adding something from your own knowledge to a from your own knowledge to a

point you’ve taken from the Itempoint you’ve taken from the Item

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

There will be 2/3 points in the Item There will be 2/3 points in the Item that are there for you to use in that are there for you to use in

your answer.your answer.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

Most of your answer has to come Most of your answer has to come from your own knowledge.from your own knowledge.

Using Item B and material from

elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a

patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

This means you should use your This means you should use your knowledge to TEST a claim.knowledge to TEST a claim.

Using Item B and material from

elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a

patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

This is not a “fact” – you should This is not a “fact” – you should point out alternative claims as point out alternative claims as

well.well.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that

‘marriage remains a patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’. .

This assumes that marriage was a This assumes that marriage was a patriarchal institution in the past – patriarchal institution in the past –

was it?was it?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that

‘marriage remains a

patriarchal institution in which women occupy a subordinate position’.

 .You should show that you fully You should show that you fully understand what ‘patriarchal’ understand what ‘patriarchal’

meansmeans

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal

institution in which women occupy a subordinate position’.

 .

You should show that you know You should show that you know what ‘institution’ means.what ‘institution’ means.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess the claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal

institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’.

 Do women occupy this position in Do women occupy this position in

the family?the family?

Using Item B and

material from elsewhere, assess the

claim that ‘marriage remains a patriarchal

institution in which women occupy a subordinate

position’.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and society has

steadily improved’. 

This is about the social position of This is about the social position of children now and in the past.children now and in the past.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and society has

steadily improved’. 

Don’t just pick something out of Don’t just pick something out of the Item, link it to something from the Item, link it to something from

your own knowledge.your own knowledge.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and society has

steadily improved’. 

There will be 2/3 points in the Item There will be 2/3 points in the Item that you can – and should – use in that you can – and should – use in

your answer.your answer.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim that ‘the position of children in

the family and society has steadily improved’.

It isn’t a comprehension question It isn’t a comprehension question – most has to come from your own – most has to come from your own

knowledge.knowledge.

Using Item B and your own

knowledge, assess the claim that ‘the position of children in

the family and society has steadily improved’.

Use your knowledge to test this Use your knowledge to test this claim – does it support it or not?claim – does it support it or not?

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and

society has steadily improved’. 

This means children’s place and This means children’s place and role, what they can and cannot do, role, what they can and cannot do, what they are expected to do and what they are expected to do and

not do.not do.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in

the family and society has steadily improved’.

This wants you to focus on This wants you to focus on children’s role in the family.children’s role in the family.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in

the family and society has steadily improved’.

‘‘And’ means there are TWO things And’ means there are TWO things you need to focus on, family AND you need to focus on, family AND

society.society.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in

the family and society has steadily improved’.

This requires a focus on the role of This requires a focus on the role of children in society as a whole.children in society as a whole.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and society has

steadily improved’. 

‘‘Steadily’ implies a sustained, Steadily’ implies a sustained, good rate of improvement.good rate of improvement.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the claim

that ‘the position of children in the family and society has

steadily improved’. 

Has the position of children Has the position of children improved – in what ways? Any improved – in what ways? Any

ways it has worsened?.ways it has worsened?.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the

claim that ‘the position of children in the family and

society has steadily improved’.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has changed in

relationships between men and women in the

contemporary family’. 

A fairly standard question on A fairly standard question on gender roles and relationships in gender roles and relationships in

the familythe family

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has changed in

relationships between men and women in the

contemporary family’. 

Take some points from the Item Take some points from the Item and add to them something from and add to them something from

your own knowledgeyour own knowledge

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has changed in

relationships between men and women in the

contemporary family’. 

There will be 2/3 points in the Item There will be 2/3 points in the Item that you can – and should – take that you can – and should – take

and use in your answer.and use in your answer.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the

feminist claim that ‘little has changed in relationships

between men and women in the

contemporary family’. Most of your answer has to come Most of your answer has to come

from your own knowledge.from your own knowledge.

Using Item B and your own

knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has

changed in relationships between men

and women in the contemporary family’.

 ‘‘Assess’ means that you have to Assess’ means that you have to test how accurate this claim is.test how accurate this claim is.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the

feminist claim that ‘little has changed in relationships

between men and women in the

contemporary family’. You will need to make sustained You will need to make sustained

reference to feminist theory in reference to feminist theory in your answer.your answer.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist

claim that ‘little has changed in relationships between men

and women in the contemporary family’.

 A ‘claim’ is not a fact, it is there to A ‘claim’ is not a fact, it is there to

be tested.be tested.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist

claim that ‘little has changed in relationships between men

and women in the contemporary family’.

 How much is ‘little’? How much is ‘little’?

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist

claim that ‘little has changed in relationships between

men and women in the

contemporary family’. What has stayed the same, what What has stayed the same, what

has changed?has changed?

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has changed in

relationships between men and women in the

contemporary family’. 

This question is about gender This question is about gender relationships – refer to domestic relationships – refer to domestic labour, childcare, effect of paid labour, childcare, effect of paid

employment etcemployment etc

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess the feminist claim that ‘little has changed in

relationships between men and women in the

contemporary family’.

 This means the current – or fairly This means the current – or fairly

recent - familyrecent - family

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess

the feminist claim that

‘little has changed in relationships between men

and women in the

contemporary family’.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

A question on a new family topicA question on a new family topic

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

This means that you should This means that you should connect something from your own connect something from your own knowledge to a point(s) from the knowledge to a point(s) from the

ItemItem

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

There are 2/3 points in the Item There are 2/3 points in the Item for you to find and use in your for you to find and use in your

answer.answer.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess

sociological explanations of changes in the UK’s birth and

death rates.

Most of your answer has to come Most of your answer has to come from your own knowledgefrom your own knowledge

Using Item B and your own

knowledge, assess sociological explanations of

changes in the UK’s birth and death rates.

Which are the most convincing Which are the most convincing explanations?explanations?

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess

sociological explanations of changes in the UK’s birth and death rates.

This means sociological theories This means sociological theories and arguments/reasonsand arguments/reasons

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological

explanations of changes in the UK’s birth and death rates.

Your answer should focus on Your answer should focus on changes but you can also point changes but you can also point

out continuities.out continuities.

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

Your main focus should be on the Your main focus should be on the UK but you could refer to other UK but you could refer to other countries by way of comparisoncountries by way of comparison

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

Part of your answer must deal with Part of your answer must deal with the birth ratethe birth rate

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

Your answer must deal with both Your answer must deal with both the birth rate and the death ratethe birth rate and the death rate

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess sociological explanations of changes in the

UK’s birth and death rates.

Part of your answer must deal with Part of your answer must deal with the death ratethe death rate

Using Item B and your own knowledge, assess

sociological explanations of changes

in the UK’s birth and death rates.

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.You should test these explanations You should test these explanations

– which are the most effective?– which are the most effective?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the extent and causes of family diversity in

contemporary society.

A fairly standard family diversity A fairly standard family diversity questionquestion

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the extent and causes of family diversity in

contemporary society.

If you don’t use Item B you can’t If you don’t use Item B you can’t get into the top mark band. What get into the top mark band. What

does ‘Using’ mean?does ‘Using’ mean?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological explanations of the

extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.

What kind of material??What kind of material??

Using Item B and material from

elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the extent and causes of family diversity in

contemporary society.

This means ‘test’ - against This means ‘test’ - against evidence, arguments, other claims evidence, arguments, other claims

etcetc

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess

sociological explanations of the extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.What reasons/causes have What reasons/causes have

sociologists offered?sociologists offered?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the

extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.

How have sociologists explained How have sociologists explained how much family diversity there how much family diversity there

is?is?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the

extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.

‘‘And’ means there’s two aspects And’ means there’s two aspects to be dealt withto be dealt with

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the

extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.

How have sociologists explained How have sociologists explained the reasons for family diversity?the reasons for family diversity?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the

extent and causes of family diversity in contemporary

society.

What does this term mean? What What does this term mean? What forms could diversity take?forms could diversity take?

Using Item B and material from elsewhere, assess sociological

explanations of the extent and causes of family

diversity in contemporary society.

This means society today – or This means society today – or fairly recently anyway.fairly recently anyway.

Using Item B and

material from elsewhere, assess

sociological explanations of the

extent and causes of

family diversity in

contemporary society.

 Examine the contribution of

feminists to our understanding of families and households.

 Examine the contribution of

feminists to our understanding of families and households.

  Note there is NO link to an Item – Note there is NO link to an Item –

don’t waste time trying to find don’t waste time trying to find points in the Item for this points in the Item for this

question.question.

 Examine the contribution of feminists to our understanding

of families and households.  

Examine means you should offer Examine means you should offer what you know but also evaluate what you know but also evaluate

and explain it. and explain it.

 Examine the contribution of feminists to our understanding

of families and households.  

What have feminists been most What have feminists been most interested in about the family and interested in about the family and

women?women?

 Examine the contribution of

feminists to our understanding of families and

households.  

Talk about feminist theory, Talk about feminist theory, concepts, studies, varieties of concepts, studies, varieties of

feminism etc feminism etc

 Examine the contribution of

feminists to our understanding

of families and households.

  Keep it tightly focused on Keep it tightly focused on families and households families and households

 Examine the reasons for the

increase in family and household diversity in the last

50 years.   

Examine wants you to identify, Examine wants you to identify, explain and evaluate the reasons explain and evaluate the reasons

you present. you present.

 Examine the reasons for the

increase in family and household diversity in the last

50 years.   

Present all the possible Present all the possible causes you know. causes you know.

 Examine the reasons for the

increase in family and household diversity in the last

50 years.   

How much family diversity has How much family diversity has there been – and has it only been there been – and has it only been

in the past 50 years? in the past 50 years?

 Examine the reasons for the

increase in family and household diversity in the

last 50 years.   

Present the full range of Present the full range of different family types. different family types.

 Examine the reasons for the

increase in family and

household diversity in the last 50 years.

   Avoid a long-term historical Avoid a long-term historical

perspective perspective