A-Level Sociology Paper 2 – Topics in Sociology 2023
10 Mark questions only
Topic A2 - Families and Households
04 - Outline and explain two ways that social change may affect
patterns of marriage.
(10 marks)
One way in which social change may affect patterns of marriage is through
feminist movement. This has encouraged women to expect more and tolerate
less in marriage. Therefore, women are more likely to delay marriages until they
find the person that meets all their expectations or not get married at all. This
explains why the marriage rate is declining and the divorce rate is increasing.
Women are more likely to leave relationships because their needs aren’t met.
Another way that social change has encouraged the decline in marriage is
through secularisation. As religion influence decline, individuals feel less religious
obligation to get married and have a family. This is shown by the increasing
number of marriages that are civil and not ceremonial. This means that as
society becomes more secular, religious marriages will also decline, either being
reserved until later in life or not at all.
05 - Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.
Item C
Globalisation has increased the movement of people around the world.
It has also led to wider access in the UK to technological developments.
Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways that Globalisation may
affect domestic labour in the UK. (10 marks)
Globalisation has impacted domestic labour through “technological
development.” As society becomes more commercial and technical, household
tasks that use to be very time consuming and physically demanding have been
made easier. An example of this is washing machines. This means that
traditional domestic tasks usually carried out by women can more easily be
completed by men. Therefore, roles are more shared, and women can go out to
work, becoming less attached to traditional roles.
“Movement of people around the world” means that new cultures and ways of
living influence domestic labour in the UK. For example, in certain cultures, it is
the norm for women to be the caregivers and for men to be breadwinners. This
typically in the UK but becoming less common. However, in other cultures like
the Trinidad, tribe where women are dominant and take on the breadwinner role
compared to men who were emotional and submissive.
Cultural variation in gender roles has a large influence on other societies and the
roles that both women and men play in the household.
This may shift patterns such as women becoming more involved in the world of
10 Mark questions only
Topic A2 - Families and Households
04 - Outline and explain two ways that social change may affect
patterns of marriage.
(10 marks)
One way in which social change may affect patterns of marriage is through
feminist movement. This has encouraged women to expect more and tolerate
less in marriage. Therefore, women are more likely to delay marriages until they
find the person that meets all their expectations or not get married at all. This
explains why the marriage rate is declining and the divorce rate is increasing.
Women are more likely to leave relationships because their needs aren’t met.
Another way that social change has encouraged the decline in marriage is
through secularisation. As religion influence decline, individuals feel less religious
obligation to get married and have a family. This is shown by the increasing
number of marriages that are civil and not ceremonial. This means that as
society becomes more secular, religious marriages will also decline, either being
reserved until later in life or not at all.
05 - Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.
Item C
Globalisation has increased the movement of people around the world.
It has also led to wider access in the UK to technological developments.
Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways that Globalisation may
affect domestic labour in the UK. (10 marks)
Globalisation has impacted domestic labour through “technological
development.” As society becomes more commercial and technical, household
tasks that use to be very time consuming and physically demanding have been
made easier. An example of this is washing machines. This means that
traditional domestic tasks usually carried out by women can more easily be
completed by men. Therefore, roles are more shared, and women can go out to
work, becoming less attached to traditional roles.
“Movement of people around the world” means that new cultures and ways of
living influence domestic labour in the UK. For example, in certain cultures, it is
the norm for women to be the caregivers and for men to be breadwinners. This
typically in the UK but becoming less common. However, in other cultures like
the Trinidad, tribe where women are dominant and take on the breadwinner role
compared to men who were emotional and submissive.
Cultural variation in gender roles has a large influence on other societies and the
roles that both women and men play in the household.
This may shift patterns such as women becoming more involved in the world of
