AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ (social class) Key stats?. Answer: - 55% likely to get 5 A-Cs at gcse
compared to 88% it on FSM
- 91% gcse achievement if in high professional work opposed to 66%
in routine work
◉ (social class) Outside school / Home background (external)?.
Answer: Suggest class differences in educational achievement relate
to home and family background. Developed to argue against
biological ideas that class was linked to intelligence
◉ (social class) What did the centre of Longitudinal Research Find?.
Answer: By 3 children from disadvantaged backgrounds were already
years behind in comparison
◉ (social class) What is material deprivation?. Answer: Lacking basic
necessities due to poverty
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Department for Education
2012?. Answer: 1/3 of students eligible for FSM achieve 5 or more
GCSEs and are more likely to be excluded
, ◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Flaherty 2004?. Answer:
Money problems in the family are a factor in non-attendance at
school
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing?. Answer: Has direct
and indirect impacts on pupil achievement
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Direct?. Answer:
Overcrowding makes it harder to study, less room for education and
homework. Sleep disturbed due to sharing beds and bedrooms.
Young children development can be impaired by lack of space for safe
play. Living in temporary housing can change school
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Indirect?. Answer:
Effects on health and welfare e.g. children in crowded houses run a
greater risk of accidents and cold and damp lead to infection
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Howard
2001?. Answer: Children from poor homes have lower intakes of
energy, vitamins and minerals. Leads to poor health and difficulties
concentrating
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Wilkinson
1999?. Answer: Children from poorer homes are more likely to have
emotional and behavioral problems. Found that 10 year old from
,lower class backgrounds have higher rates of hyperactivity, anxiety
and conduct disorder
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Blanden and
Mashin?. Answer: Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely
to engage in fighting and temper tantrums
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Tanner 2003?. Answer: Study in Oxford area found
costs of transport, uniform, books, computers, sports, music and art
etc place a burden in poorer families
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Flaherty?. Answer: Poor children have to make do
with hand-me-downs or cheaper equipment which can result in
isolation, stigma and bullying. Fear of stigma may explain why 20%
refuse FSM
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Smith and Noble?. Answer: Poverty is a barrier in
other ways e.g. private tuition. Children from low income families
may need to take on jobs which may distract from school work
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Markinitizeation?. Answer: Middle class parents
are in better positions to manipulate the system in order to get their
children into the best schools i.e. more economic support.
, ◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - University: Callander and
Jackson?. Answer: Working class students are more likely to see debt
negatively i.e. see more costs then benefits ingoing to university e.g.
UCAS reports number of applicants down 8% since 2012
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - University: Working Class?.
Answer: Less likely to revive support from family whilst at uni. More
likely to apply to local unis meaning they can save on costs. Likely to
drop out and work 2x as much due to debt
◉ (social class) What is Cultural Deprivation?. Answer: Inadequate
socialization in the home, lack of cultural equipment e.g. language /
self-discipline and reasoning skills
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language?. Answer: Level of
communication affects cognitive development
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Fernstine?. Answer:
Educated pupils are more likely to use language that challenges
children's abilities e.g. 'are you ready for the next step'. Less
educated parents use language that only requires children to make
descriptive statements e.g. what is that animal
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Engleman?. Answer:
Language used in lower class homes is usually deficient i.e. they
communicate by gestures or single words. Thus kids can't develop
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ (social class) Key stats?. Answer: - 55% likely to get 5 A-Cs at gcse
compared to 88% it on FSM
- 91% gcse achievement if in high professional work opposed to 66%
in routine work
◉ (social class) Outside school / Home background (external)?.
Answer: Suggest class differences in educational achievement relate
to home and family background. Developed to argue against
biological ideas that class was linked to intelligence
◉ (social class) What did the centre of Longitudinal Research Find?.
Answer: By 3 children from disadvantaged backgrounds were already
years behind in comparison
◉ (social class) What is material deprivation?. Answer: Lacking basic
necessities due to poverty
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Department for Education
2012?. Answer: 1/3 of students eligible for FSM achieve 5 or more
GCSEs and are more likely to be excluded
, ◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Flaherty 2004?. Answer:
Money problems in the family are a factor in non-attendance at
school
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing?. Answer: Has direct
and indirect impacts on pupil achievement
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Direct?. Answer:
Overcrowding makes it harder to study, less room for education and
homework. Sleep disturbed due to sharing beds and bedrooms.
Young children development can be impaired by lack of space for safe
play. Living in temporary housing can change school
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Indirect?. Answer:
Effects on health and welfare e.g. children in crowded houses run a
greater risk of accidents and cold and damp lead to infection
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Howard
2001?. Answer: Children from poor homes have lower intakes of
energy, vitamins and minerals. Leads to poor health and difficulties
concentrating
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Wilkinson
1999?. Answer: Children from poorer homes are more likely to have
emotional and behavioral problems. Found that 10 year old from
,lower class backgrounds have higher rates of hyperactivity, anxiety
and conduct disorder
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Blanden and
Mashin?. Answer: Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely
to engage in fighting and temper tantrums
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Tanner 2003?. Answer: Study in Oxford area found
costs of transport, uniform, books, computers, sports, music and art
etc place a burden in poorer families
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Flaherty?. Answer: Poor children have to make do
with hand-me-downs or cheaper equipment which can result in
isolation, stigma and bullying. Fear of stigma may explain why 20%
refuse FSM
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Smith and Noble?. Answer: Poverty is a barrier in
other ways e.g. private tuition. Children from low income families
may need to take on jobs which may distract from school work
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Markinitizeation?. Answer: Middle class parents
are in better positions to manipulate the system in order to get their
children into the best schools i.e. more economic support.
, ◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - University: Callander and
Jackson?. Answer: Working class students are more likely to see debt
negatively i.e. see more costs then benefits ingoing to university e.g.
UCAS reports number of applicants down 8% since 2012
◉ (social class) Material Deprivation - University: Working Class?.
Answer: Less likely to revive support from family whilst at uni. More
likely to apply to local unis meaning they can save on costs. Likely to
drop out and work 2x as much due to debt
◉ (social class) What is Cultural Deprivation?. Answer: Inadequate
socialization in the home, lack of cultural equipment e.g. language /
self-discipline and reasoning skills
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language?. Answer: Level of
communication affects cognitive development
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Fernstine?. Answer:
Educated pupils are more likely to use language that challenges
children's abilities e.g. 'are you ready for the next step'. Less
educated parents use language that only requires children to make
descriptive statements e.g. what is that animal
◉ (social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Engleman?. Answer:
Language used in lower class homes is usually deficient i.e. they
communicate by gestures or single words. Thus kids can't develop
