A LevelSociologyAQAExam QuestionsFamilies & Households: Option Topic (Section A)Childhood

Childhood (AQA A Level Sociology): Exam Questions

Exam code: 7192

1 hour6 questions
1
20 marks

Read Item D below and answer the question that follows.

Item D

Some sociologists argue that UK society has become more child-centred. Children today are more privileged than they have ever been. There are a large range of laws and policies in place to protect them and there is an increasing emphasis now placed on children's rights.

However, other sociologists argue that the extent of child-centredness is exaggerated, and that childhood can be a negative experience for some children.

Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that UK society has become more child-centred.

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2
10 marks

Outline and explain two ways in which increased life expectancy may have affected the experience of childhood.

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3
10 marks

Outline and explain two ways in which changing gender roles within the family may have affected children's experience of childhood.

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4
10 marks

Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.

Item C

Many marriages now end in divorce. This often creates lone-parent families and single-person households. Serial monogamy has also become a common pattern, with many divorced people remarrying.

Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which changing patterns of marriage and divorce have affected the experience of childhood.

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5
10 marks

Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.

Item C

There have been a number of demographic changes since 1900. Life expectancy has increased and therefore several generations of a family may be alive at the same time. Also, people now have fewer children.

Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways in which demographic trends since 1900 may have affected the nature of childhood in the United Kingdom today.

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6
10 marks

Read Item C below and answer the question that follows.

Item C

In the UK today, there are a range of social policies aimed at protecting vulnerable groups. There are also social policies which impose age restrictions on certain activities, such as paid employment.

It can be argued that social policies may have affected the status of children.

Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways that social policies may have affected the status of children.

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