(A/s) Business May/June 2016 paper 2 variant 1
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Define the term ‘public limited company’ (line 1). [2] (ii) Briefly explain the term ‘worker representatives’ (line 32). [3] (b) (i) Refer to Table 1. Calculate the percentage decrease in total revenue between 2013 and 2015. [3] (ii) Briefly explain one likely effect on PM of this decrease in total revenue. [3] (c) Analyse how PM
(A/s) Business Oct/Nov 2016 paper 2 variant 3
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Define the term ‘sole trader’ (line 1). [2] Briefly explain the term ‘methods of selection’ (line 4). [3] Refer to Fig. 1 and information on lines 10–11. Calculate the forecast revenue for Year 6. [2] Explain two ways Amaya might increase the forecast revenue. [4] (c) Analyse one advantage and one disadvantage to Amaya of using web-based sources of market
(A/s) Business Feb/March 2017 paper 1 variant 2
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Define the term ‘market research’. [2] (b) Briefly explain the limitations to a business of using secondary market research information. [3] 2 (a) Define the term ‘working capital’. [2] (b) Briefly explain the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. [3] 3 Explain why a mission statement might be important for a multinational business. [5] 4 (a) Define the term ‘economies
(A/s) Business May/June 2017 paper 2 variant 1
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Define the term ‘revenue’ (line 14). Knowledge Marks A correct definition 2 A partial, vague or unfocused definition 1 No creditable content 0 Revenue is the money that flows into a business from selling its goods/services to consumer. Revenue is calculated by selling price * quantity. Exemplar © UCLES 2017 Marks Rationale Price × Quantity 2 A reasonable definition of revenue Money from sales 2 A correct definition
(A/s) Business Studies Oct/Nov 2015 paper 1 variant 3
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Define the term ‘internal growth’. [2] (b) Briefly explain two reasons why many businesses set growth as an objective. [3] 2 (a) Define the term ‘process innovation’. [2] (b) Briefly explain two ways in which process innovation could improve the operational efficiency of a business. [3] 3 Explain the importance to a business of distinguishing between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. [5] 4
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2012
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the allocation of resources Candidates should be able to: • define the nature of the economic problem (finite resources and unlimited wants); • define the factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise); • define opportunity cost and analyse particular circumstances to illustrate the concept; • evaluate the implications of particular courses of action in terms of opportunity cost. 4.2 The allocation of resources: how the market works;
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2011
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the allocation of resources Candidates should be able to: • define the nature of the economic problem (finite resources and unlimited wants); • define the factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise); • define opportunity cost and analyse particular circumstances to illustrate the concept; • evaluate the implications of particular courses of action in terms of opportunity cost. 4.2 The allocation of resources: how the market works;
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2015
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the usefulness of price elasticity in particular situations such as revenue changes, consumer expenditure • evaluate the merits of the market system • describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence • define private and social costs 1 and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short-term and long-term through studies of the following issues: 1 – conserving resources
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2013
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the usefulness of price elasticity in particular situations such as revenue changes, consumer expenditure; • evaluate the merits of the market system; • describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence; • define private and social costs 1 and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short-term and long-term through studies of the following issues: 1 • conserving
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2014
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the usefulness of price elasticity in particular situations such as revenue changes, consumer expenditure • evaluate the merits of the market system • describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence • define private and social costs 1 and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short-term and long-term through studies of the following issues: 1 8 – conserving
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2017
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the usefulness of price elasticity in particular situations such as revenue changes, consumer expenditure • evaluate the merits of the market system • describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence • define private and social costs 1 and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short-term and long-term through studies of the following issues: – conserving resources versus
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2016
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the usefulness of price elasticity in particular situations such as revenue changes, consumer expenditure • evaluate the merits of the market system • describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence • define private and social costs 1 and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short-term and long-term through studies of the following issues: 1 – conserving resources
(A/s) Business Feb/March 2017 paper 1 variant 2
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Define the term ‘working capital’. The capital needed to pay for day-to-day running costs, e.g. raw materials and credit offered to customers (2). In accounting terms working capital = current assets-current liabilities (2). Sound definition given. Partial definition given (limited understanding). 2(b) (2 marks) (1 mark) Briefly explain the difference between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. Answers could include:
(A/s) Business May/June 2019 paper 2 variant 1
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revenue/income to cover all the costs. 2 Both elements covered TC = TR 2 Both elements covered Cost of sales is equal to sales revenue. 1 No understanding of total costs (CoS only covers direct costs) The business makes no profit or loss 1 No understanding of the level of sales/units The point at which a business stops making a loss and can start to make a profit Where the business
(A/s) Business Studies Oct/Nov 2014 paper 1 variant 3
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the aid of two examples, explain how the objectives of one group of business stakeholders could conflict with those of another group. [5] 4 (a) Define the term ‘working capital’. [2] (b) Briefly distinguish between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. [3] Section B (Essay) Answer one question only. 5 (a) Explain the benefits to a railway company of using price discrimination for ticket sales.
(A/s) Business Feb/March 2019 paper 2 variant 2
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Define the term ‘break-even’ (line 6) Knowledge Marks A correct definition 2 A partial, vague or unfocused definition 1 No credible content 0 A correct definition should cover the following: • expenditure (costs) and income (revenue) are equal • the level of sales/units where there is no profit or loss • TR = TC © UCLES 2019 Exemplar Marks When a business makes enough sales/revenue/income
(A/s) Business Feb/March 2017 paper 2 variant 2
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Define the term ‘profit margin’ (line 5). Knowledge Marks A correct definition 2 A partial, vague or unfocused definition 1 No creditable content 0 Content Measure of the profitability (not profit) of a business. Calculated by finding the profit for the year as a percentage of revenue. Proportion of revenue that is profit for the year. 2(a)(ii) 3 Briefly explain the term ‘above the line promotion’
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2009
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the allocation of resources - define the nature of the economic problem (finite resources and unlimited wants). - define the factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise). - define opportunity cost and analyse particular circumstances to illustrate the concept. - evaluate the implications of particular courses of action in terms of opportunity cost. 2 The allocation of resources: how the market works; market failure - describe the allocation of
(A/s) Business Feb/March 2018 paper 2 variant 2
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Define the term ‘productivity’ (line 20). [2] [3] (b) (i) Refer to Table 2. Calculate the value of the growth in revenue earned by LC from the hotel market segment over the last four years. [4] (c) Analyse two benefits to LC of increasing worker participation. (d) Discuss the importance of market segmentation to LC. (ii) Briefly explain the term ‘public limited
(A/s) Accounting Oct/Nov 2017 paper 2 variant 3
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4 600 4 000 2 400 2 200 REQUIRED (e) Define the term ‘revenue expenditure’. [2] (f) Prepare a statement to show the total amount of capital expenditure to appear in the financial statements of the business in respect of the extension of the factory premises. [4] [Total: 30] © UCLES 2017 9706/23/O/N/17 [Turn over
(A/s) Business Studies May/June 2003 paper 1
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the benefits to a country of successful businesses. [3] 2 (a) Define the term ‘added value’. [2] (b) Explain why it might be desirable for a firm to have high added-value products. [3] 3 Outline the functions of a trades union. [5] 4 (a) Distinguish between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure. [2] (b) Briefly explain why different sources of finance might be
(A/s) Business Oct/Nov 2018 paper 2 variant 1
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The rate of pay will be based on the level of experience of the employee. (a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) Define the term ‘demand’ (line 9). [2] Briefly explain the term ‘partnership’ (line 1). [3] Calculate the revenue earned from cakes with a jam filling. [3] Explain one possible impact on KC of reducing the product portfolio of the
(A/s) Business Studies Oct/Nov 2010 paper 1 variant 2
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Define the term ‘work study’. [2] (b) Explain one way a business might use the results of work study to improve productivity. [3] 2 (a) Define ‘marketing mix’. [2] (b) Briefly explain the role of Place in the marketing mix for a business. [3] 3 Explain the importance of the profit maximisation objective to a business. [5] 4 (a) State two sources
(A/s) Business Studies Oct/Nov 2013 paper 1 variant 1
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the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. Section A (Short Answer) Answer all questions. 1 (a) Define the term ‘performance related pay’. [2] (b) Briefly explain two disadvantages of ‘performance related pay’. [3] 2 (a) Define the term ‘primary research’. [
(A/s) Business May/June 2017 paper 2 variant 1
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the Marketing Director, is planning to carry out detailed market research in the next two months. After the results of this research and the financial data have been analysed, a decision will be made by the Board of Directors about whether to launch the new service. (a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) Define the term ‘revenue’ (line 14). [2] Briefly explain the term
(A/s) Business Oct/Nov 2018 paper 2 variant 3
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revenue • Anti-social hours (and possibly anti-social behaviour) • Longer period for travel than commuters • Some brand loyalty – could build up a good reputation and perhaps lead to telephone bookings Question 2(a)(i) Answer Marks 2 Define the term ‘unique selling point’ (line3). Knowledge Marks A correct definition 2 A partial, vague or unfocused definition 1 No creditable content 0 Content • Different/differentiates about
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2007
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the government’s influence on private producers • the possible conflicts between government aims • the impact and incidence of taxation − define index of consumer prices (retail price index) and its simple calculation − describe the changing patterns and levels of employment − define Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic output − describe the structure of the Balance of Payments − define exchange rates − discuss the causes and consequences of
(IGCSE) Accounting May/June 2014 paper 2 variant 3
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Define the following terms. Capital receipts Capital expenditure Revenue receipts Revenue expenditure [4] (f) On 31 March 2014 Leroy Smith discovered that an item of revenue expenditure had been recorded as capital expenditure. Complete the following table by putting ticks ( ) in the correct columns to indicate the effect of this error on the non-current assets and the profit for the year. non-current assets at 31
(IGCSE) Accounting May/June 2014 paper 2 variant 1
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Define the following terms. Capital receipts Capital expenditure Revenue receipts Revenue expenditure [4] (f) On 31 March 2014 Leroy Smith discovered that an item of revenue expenditure had been recorded as capital expenditure. Complete the following table by putting ticks ( ) in the correct columns to indicate the effect of this error on the non-current assets and the profit for the year. non-current assets at 31
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2008
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the government’s influence on private producers • the possible conflicts between government aims • the impact and incidence of taxation − define index of consumer prices (retail price index) and its simple calculation − describe the changing patterns and levels of employment − define Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic output − describe the structure of the Balance of Payments − define exchange rates − discuss the causes and consequences of
(A/s) Business Oct/Nov 2016 paper 2 variant 2
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revenue (in first year) Profit received by John (a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) 15 20 25 X $5 000 Define the term ‘redundancy’ (line 3). [2] Briefly explain the term ‘working capital’ (line 9). [3] Refer to Table 1. Calculate the value of X. [3] Briefly explain why the revenue of an independent shop is
(A/s) Business May/June 2016 paper 1 variant 3
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Define the term ‘workforce planning’. [2] Workforce planning is defined as the analysis and forecasting of the numbers of workers (1 mark) and the skills/quality (1 mark) of those workers that will be required by a business organisation to achieve its objectives. Reference to the right people at the right place at the right time should be regarded as a sound definition and given 2 marks. Sound definition given
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term religious revival. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two functions of religion. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religion promotes social change. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term privatised form of worship. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which the media may influence religious practice. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial
(IGCSE) Economics May/June 2019 paper 2 variant 3
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Define a surplus on the current account of the balance of payments. 2 When the revenue from trade in goods and trade in services exported exceeds the revenue from trade in goods and trade in services imported (2). When the inflow from primary income and secondary income is higher than the outflow of primary income and secondary income (2). Exports greater than imports (1). 2(b) 4 Explain two possible
(A/s) Business May/June 2016 paper 2 variant 1
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Define the term ‘income statement’ (line 13). [2] Knowledge Marks A correct definition 2 A partial, vague or unfocused definition 1 No creditable content 0 A correct definition identifies that an income statement includes: • Revenue • Costs • Profit/loss This is a key summary of revenue, cost of sales for a business and will show the operating profit and profit for the end of year. (ii)
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2009 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term ideology in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two global religious ideologies. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religion oppresses some groups. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term liberation theology . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of expanding religions today. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that secularisation is occurring in modern industrial
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2007 paper 3
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Define the term cultural capital . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of cultural capital in relation to education. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the most significant influence on educational achievement is social class. [16] 4 (a) (i) Define the term hidden curriculum . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of the way the hidden curriculum can influence educational achievements
(A/s) Sociology For examination from 2007 paper 3
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Define the term educational opportunities . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of improvements in the educational opportunities for females in modern industrial societies. [9] (b) Assess the view that the education system helps to maintain social inequalities. [16] 4 (a) (i) Define the term hidden curriculum . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of how the hidden curriculum operates within
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2013 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term sect. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two differences between churches and other religious organisations. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of post-modern theories of religion. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religiosity. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two differences between world accommodating sects and world affirming sects. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the existence
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2007 paper 3
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Define the term religious disenchantment . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of religious disenchantment. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial societies religious observance is practised primarily by the marginalised. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religious pluralism . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of religious pluralism from different societies. [6] (b) Evaluate
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term symmetrical family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two households which are not families. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that the nuclear family is universal. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term marital status . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two types of marriage. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that marriage is losing its status in modern
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term symmetrical family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two households which are not families. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that the nuclear family is universal. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term marital status . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two types of marriage. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that marriage is losing its status in modern
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2012 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term ideology . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which religious beliefs may support patriarchal ideas in society. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of feminist theories in understanding the role of religion in modern industrial societies. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religious diversity . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two social functions of religion. [6]
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2013 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term matriarchy. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of matrifocal families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the status of children within the family has changed significantly in recent times. [16] Option B: Education Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 3 (a) (i) Define the term ethnocentric curriculum. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why the
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term instrumental role. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of the expressive role. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that ethnicity is the most significant factor shaping kinship patterns. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term primary socialisation. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of the dysfunctional family. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the functions
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term rationalisation. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of rationalisation for religious observance. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of Weber’s understanding of the role of religion in society. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term secularisation. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two difficulties in measuring the extent of secularisation. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term deviance . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of deviance from different societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that deviance exists only in the mind of the observer. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term the dark figure in relation to crime statistics. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why crime statistics may be unreliable. [6]
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2008 paper 3
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Define the term family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of family structure. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that in modern industrial societies the state has taken over most of the functions of the family. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term childhood . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples from different societies of the way childhood is spent.
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2012 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term domestic violence . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons for the increase in divorce in modern industrial societies. [6] (b) ‘Increasing levels of divorce weaken the institution of the family.’ Evaluate this claim. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term segregated conjugal roles . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe how two family roles have changed in modern
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2009 paper 3
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Define the term marginality in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of marginal religious groups. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religious movements encourage social change. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religious pluralism . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of societies where there is religious pluralism. [6] (b) Evaluate the feminist view
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2009 paper 3
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Define the term matriarchy . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of matriarchal families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial societies men no longer dominate family life. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term extended family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of family structure other than the extended family. [6] (b) Evaluate the
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2007 paper 3
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Define the term kinship . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of kinship. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that in modern industrial societies social class determines the type of family structure people adopt. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term conjugal roles . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of conjugal roles. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2012 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term domestic division of labour . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of the instrumental role. [6] (b) Evaluate the functionalist theory that family structures adapt to meet the needs of the wider society. [16] Option B: Education Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 3 (a) (i) Define the term equality of opportunity in relation to education. [3] (ii
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term millenarian movements . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of world rejecting sects, apart from millenarian movements. [6] (b) ‘The growth of new religious movements is evidence that the secularisation thesis has been overstated.’ Evaluate this view. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term marginality in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two religious
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2010 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term totemism . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which religion can strengthen the collective conscience. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religion prevents social change. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religiosity . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why church attendance has declined in many modern industrial societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the
(IGCSE) Biology May/June 2013 paper 2 variant 1
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2 1 The terms eating and breathing are often wrongly stated as characteristics of living organisms. (a) Eating is often confused with nutrition. Define the term nutrition. [2] (b) Breathing is often confused with respiration. Define the term respiration. [2] [Total: 4] © UCLES 2013 0610/21/M/J/13 For Examiner's Use
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term fundamentalism in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two fundamentalist religious groups. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the main function of religion is to promote social order. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term sect . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why a sect may become a denomination. [6] (b) Evaluate the
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 3
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the role of religion in society. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term denomination . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two religious denominations. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the power of religious organisations has declined in modern industrial societies. [16] Option D: Crime and Deviance Answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a) (i) Define the term stereotype .
(IGCSE) Economics For examination from 2010
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define private and social costs* and benefits and discuss conflicts of interest in relation to these costs and benefits in the short term and long term through studies of the following issues: : conserving resources versus using resources : public expenditure versus private expenditure. 3 The individual as producer, consumer and borrower - describe the functions of money and the need for exchange. - describe the functions of central banks, stock exchanges,
(A/s) Sociology For examination from 2007 paper 3
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Define the term victim survey . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of how sociologists carry out victim surveys. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of New Left Realism in explaining the nature of crime. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term delinquent sub-culture . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of delinquent sub-culture that can be found in societies
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2012 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term privatised family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two benefits for the individual of belonging to a wider kinship group. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the primary function of the family is to reproduce labour power. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term empty-shell marriage . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two socially approved living arrangements in modern
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2010 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term household . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two features of a commune. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the nuclear family is the dominant family type in modern industrial societies. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term gender . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why gender roles are changing in modern industrial societies. [6] (b)
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two features of an extended family. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial societies the family is undergoing loss of function. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term status . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why an individual’s status within the family may change. [6] (b
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term expressive role . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why many women are choosing to have fewer children in modern industrial societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that alternative family structures are threatening the existence of the nuclear family. [16] Option B: Education Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 3 (a) (i) Define the term positive discrimination in relation to
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term expressive role . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why many women are choosing to have fewer children in modern industrial societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that alternative family structures are threatening the existence of the nuclear family. [16] Option B: Education Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 3 (a) (i) Define the term positive discrimination in relation to
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term white-collar crime . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two problems in measuring the extent of white-collar crime. [6] (b) ‘The fact that most middle class crime remains undetected reflects the interests of the ruling class.’ Evaluate this claim. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term chivalry thesis in relation to crime and deviance. [3] (ii) Identify and
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2007 paper 3
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Define the term moral panic . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of moral panic. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that most crime in modern industrial societies is carried out by young working class men. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term social order . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of social order in relation to the theories of crime
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2008 paper 3
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Define the term disengagement in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of religious disengagement. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that religious organisations attract and recruit the less powerful. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term church . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of religious organisations, other than church. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2013 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term formal sanctions. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of being labelled criminal. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that female crime rates reflect the decisions of the law enforcement agencies. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term deviancy amplification. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of deviancy amplification. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of Marxist
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2010 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term deviance . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of deviance from different societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that deviance exists only in the mind of the observer. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term the dark figure in relation to crime statistics. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why crime statistics may be unreliable. [6]
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2010 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term totemism . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which religion can strengthen the collective conscience. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religion prevents social change. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religiosity . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why church attendance has declined in many modern industrial societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2008 paper 3
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Define the term moral panic . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of moral panic. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that crime levels are influenced by the mass media. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term deviancy amplification . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of the way that deviancy amplification may influence levels of crime and deviance. [6]
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term world affirming sect. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why sects can be short lived. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the growth of new religious movements is evidence that religion continues to play a major role in modern industrial societies. [16] Option D: Crime and Deviance Answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a) (i) Define the term
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term millenarian movements . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of world rejecting sects, apart from millenarian movements. [6] (b) ‘The growth of new religious movements is evidence that the secularisation thesis has been overstated.’ Evaluate this view. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term marginality in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two religious
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term fundamentalism in relation to religion. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons for the growth of religious fundamentalism. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religious organisations reflect patriarchal ideology. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term liberation theology. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of new religious movements. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that Marxist
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2010 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term household . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two features of a commune. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the nuclear family is the dominant family type in modern industrial societies. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term gender . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why gender roles are changing in modern industrial societies. [6] (b)
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term patriarchal family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which family structure may be influenced by economic factors. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the primary role of the family is to serve the needs of the economy. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term fertility rate. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why fertility rates may
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2008 paper 3
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Define the term meritocracy . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of meritocratic education systems. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim that education is the key to social advancement. [16] 4 (a) (i) Define the term hidden curriculum . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of the way in which the hidden curriculum operates. [6] (b) Evaluate the claim
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2009 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term resacrilisation . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of resacrilisation. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that secularisation has occurred in modern industrial societies. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religious sect . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two problems associated with measuring the extent of religious belief. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that religion acts
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2013 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term sect. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two differences between churches and other religious organisations. [6] (b) Evaluate the usefulness of post-modern theories of religion. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term religiosity. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two differences between world accommodating sects and world affirming sects. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the existence
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term moral panic . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two sociological examples of moral panic in relation to crime and deviance. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that crime statistics reflect the interests of the powerful. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term delinquent sub-culture. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two sociological examples of delinquent sub-cultures. [6] (
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Define the term family ideology. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two economic functions a family may carry out. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the primary function of the family is the socialisation of children. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term triple shift. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of patriarchal families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2009 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term nuclear family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two differences between the way children are brought up in different societies. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the family has lost all but its ‘basic and irreducible functions’ in modern industrial societies. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term lone parenthood . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2013 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term family ideology. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two economic functions a family may carry out. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the primary function of the family is the socialisation of children. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term triple shift. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of patriarchal families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term extended family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of modified extended families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the extended family is of little importance in modern industrial societies. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term patriarchy in relation to the family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which patriarchy within the family may be expressed
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term modified extended family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two family structures, other than modified extended family. [6] (b) Evaluate the effects of industrialisation on the formation of family structures. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term kinship networks . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which kin networks may provide support for individual family members. [
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term world affirming sect. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why sects can be short lived. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the growth of new religious movements is evidence that religion continues to play a major role in modern industrial societies. [16] Option D: Crime and Deviance Answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a) (i) Define the term
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2009 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term positional theory . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two material factors that influence educational outcomes. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that education systems serve the needs of the economy. [16] 4 (a) (i) Define the term streaming . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples, apart from streaming, of the way in which pupils are grouped in schools.
(A/s) Business Studies Oct/Nov 2007 paper 1
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the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2007 9707/01/O/N/07 Section A (Short Answer) Answer all questions. 1 (a) Define the term ‘span of control’. [2
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term matrifocal. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two alternatives to the matrifocal family. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial societies there is no such thing as a dominant family structure. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term dual burden in relation to the family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two causes of the dual burden. [6
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term primary socialisation . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of the process of primary socialisation. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the experience of childhood is universal. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term conjugal roles . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two changes that have taken place in conjugal roles in modern industrial societies. [6] (b
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2012 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term cult . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why cult membership might appeal to some social groups more than others. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that social change is the main factor determining the number of sects in a society. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term desacrilisation . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why religious disenchantment
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2012 paper 3 variant 3
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Define the term social stigma . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two sociological examples of how the concept of stigma may be useful in explaining crime and deviance. [6] (b) Evaluate the role of the mass media in influencing levels of criminal behaviour. [16] 8 (a) (i) Define the term official crime statistics . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two sources of data
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2013 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term commune. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two features of a kibbutz. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that in modern industrial societies the impact of the state on family life has significantly increased. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term industrialisation. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of industrialisation for the family. [6] (b) ‘In modern
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term extended family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two characteristics of modified extended families. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the extended family is of little importance in modern industrial societies. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term patriarchy in relation to the family. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which patriarchy within the family may be expressed
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 1
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Define the term isolated nuclear family . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two family functions. [6] (b) ‘In modern industrial societies functions that were once carried out by the family are now carried out by the state.’ Evaluate this view. [16] Option B: Education Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 3 (a) (i) Define the term meritocracy . [3] (ii)
(A/s) Sociology Oct/Nov 2011 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the term social solidarity. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of lack of social solidarity. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the role of religion is to maintain social cohesion. [16] 6 (a) (i) Define the term new religious movement. [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which a church can be distinguished from a denomination. [6]
(A/s) Sociology May/June 2011 paper 3 variant 2
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Define the phrase stabilisation of the adult personality . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of failure to stabilise the adult personality. [6] (b) Evaluate the view that the family performs positive functions both for the individual and society. [16] 2 (a) (i) Define the term domestic labour . [3] (ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which domestic labour can be