General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination June 2013

Sociology
Unit 2 Tuesday 21 May 2013 9.00 am to 11.00 am

SCLY2

For this paper you must have:  an AQA 12-page answer book.

Time allowed  2 hours Instructions  Use black ink or black ball-point pen.  Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is SCLY2.  This paper is divided into two sections.  Choose one section and answer all the questions in that section.  Do not answer questions from more than one section.  Do all rough work in your answer 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 90.  Questions carrying 12 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.

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2 Choose either Section A or Section B and answer all the questions in that section. Section A: Education with Research Methods You are advised to spend approximately 50 minutes on questions 0 1 0 6 to 0 4 . 9 .

You are advised to spend approximately 30 minutes on question You are advised to spend approximately 40 minutes on questions 0

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Total for this section: 90 marks Education Read Item A below and answer questions 0 1 to 0 4 that follow.

Item A The educational achievements of both boys and girls have improved since the 1980s, but girls’ results have improved more rapidly. They have overtaken boys in Key Stage tests, at GCSE and at A level. Girls are also more likely than boys to go to university. However, gender differences in subject choice remain relatively unchanged in both academic and