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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