UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

SOCIOLOGY 9699/33
Paper 3 Social Change and Differentiation October/November 2013
3 hours
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Option A: Families and Households

Answer either Question 1 or Question 2.

1 (a) (i) 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 that conjugal relationships are based on equality in modern industrial
societies. [16]

Option B: Education

Answer either Question 3 or Question 4.

3 (a) (i) Define the term social capital. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which the state controls pupils’ education. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that knowledge in education systems is controlled to the advantage of
some social groups over other social groups. [16]

4 (a) (i) Define the term social exclusion. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two reasons why some groups of pupils may be more
successful than others in schools. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that labelling within schools prevents some groups of pupils from achieving
educational success. [16]

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Option C: Religion

Answer either Question 5 or Question 6.

5 (a) (i) 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 of new age movements is evidence that the power of
religious institutions 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 crime. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which individuals may respond to status
frustration. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that crime exists because some individuals have a criminal nature. [16]

8 (a) (i) Define the term cyber-crime. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe one strength and one limitation of the chivalry thesis. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that gender is the main factor influencing who commits crime. [16]

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Option E: Work and Leisure

Answer either Question 9 or Question 10.

9 (a) (i) Define the term organic solidarity. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two causes of conflict in the workplace. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that industrial conflict is inevitable in modern industrial societies. [16]

10 (a) (i) Define the term anomie. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two ways in which an individual’s job may influence their
social identity. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that alienation in the workplace no longer exists in modern industrial
societies. [16]

Option F: Mass Media

Answer either Question 11 or Question 12.

11 (a) (i) Define the term global media. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two consequences of the growth of global media. [6]

(b) Evaluate the view that the media play a key role in maintaining the dominant ideology in
society. [16]

12 (a) (i) Define the term stereotype. [3]

(ii) Identify and briefly describe two examples of hegemony in the media. [6]

(b) Evaluate the extent to which the social position of ethnic minorities is reflected accurately in
the media. [16]

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