AS SOCIOLOGY Paper 1 Education with Methods in Context

AS SOCIOLOGY Paper 1 Education with Methods in Context Tuesday 14 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Materials You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 60. • Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose. In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:  use good English  organise information clearly  use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Education Answer all questions. box 0 1 Define the term ‘marketisation of education’. [2 marks] Extra space 0 2 Using one example, briefly explain how a factor internal to schools may affect ethnic differences in educational achievement. [2 marks] Extra space 0 3 Outline three criticisms of feminist views of education. [6 marks] Extra space Turn over ► 0 4 Outline and explain two ways in which inequalities in wider society may affect the educational achievement of working-class pupils. [10 marks] Extra space Turn over ► 0 5 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. Item A Some sociologists, such as functionalists, see the education system as playing an important role in preparing pupils for work. They suggest that the education system accurately identifies the more able pupils from the less able through examinations. This allows pupils to be placed in suitable jobs or to receive appropriate training. However, other sociologists are critical of this explanation. Marxists believe that working-class pupils are deliberately failed by the education system. Other views suggest that many things learnt in school, such as drama or music, have no direct connection to the world of work. Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of the role the education system plays in preparing pupils for work. [20 marks] Extra space Turn over ► Turn over ►