Sociology (9699) 考试技巧

常见错误

1. 1high涉及分数: 10Key debates, concepts and perspectives

   Relying on simple juxtaposition of theoretical perspectives (e.g., writing a Marxist paragraph followed immediately by a Functionalist paragraph) without explicitly evaluating the prompt.

   如何避免: Directly compare theories within the same paragraph. Use evaluative connective language ('However, this functionalist view is heavily critiqued by Marxists who argue...') and end each paragraph with an analytical link back to the specific question prompt.
2. 2high涉及分数: 6Methods of research

   Conflating reliability (the ability to replicate research and obtain consistent findings) with validity (the extent to which research depicts true, deep, and accurate social reality).

   如何避免: Memorize and apply distinct definitions. Link quantitative methods (e.g., structured questionnaires) to reliability and qualitative methods (e.g., unstructured interviews) to validity, and never treat them as interchangeable synonyms.
3. 3high涉及分数: 4Methods of research

   Underdeveloping explanations in 6-mark (Q2b/Q3b) and 8-mark (Q2a) questions by merely stating a point rather than explaining why it serves as a strength, limitation, or counter-argument.

   如何避免: Structure your answers explicitly: identify the point, explain how it operates theoretically/practically, back it up with sociological material (theories/studies), and state exactly *why* or *how* this constitutes a strength or limitation.
4. 4medium涉及分数: 6Theories of the family and social change

   Assuming that stepfamilies or reconstituted families represent a structurally non-nuclear family structure, when they actually function as nuclear structures.

   如何避免: Recognize in family diversity debates that reconstituted families structurally replicate the nuclear model (consisting of two adults and dependent co-resident children) even though they represent a change in the life cycle.
5. 5medium涉及分数: 2Socialisation and the creation of social identity

   Defining key terms in Question 1 using tautologies (e.g., defining 'positive social sanctions' as 'positive ways of being social').

   如何避免: Provide a precise sociological definition (e.g., rewards used to encourage compliance with social norms) followed by a clear, non-tautological example (e.g., a school certificate or a promotion at work).