Section A Topics: Culture, Families, Health, and Work
Culture and Identity questions explore how factors like gender and social class shape who we are. You'll need to discuss consumption choices, popular culture's impact on identity, and debate whether class is the most important factor in shaping our sense of self.
The Families and Households section tackles modern family life. Key areas include how falling birth rates affect gender roles, how social policies change children's status, and the ongoing debate about family diversity versus the traditional nuclear family.
Health questions examine inequalities in healthcare access and outcomes. You'll explore ethnic differences in health provision, gender differences in health chances, and evaluate how much control powerful groups have over health and illness.
Key Insight: All these topics connect to broader themes of inequality and social change - look for these links in your answers.
Work, Poverty and Welfare covers unemployment patterns, technological change in the workplace, and functionalist versus conflict views of poverty's role in society.