Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ asses the view that gender differences in achievement are largely the result of changes in the education system. (20 marks) From the early 1990’s‚ girls have started to outperform boys at most levels of the education system‚ for example in GCSE related in subjects or A-levels. As Madsen Pirie of the New Right Adam Smith Institute states that the modular courses and continuous education today favour the systematic approach of girls‚ compared to the previous
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Examine the extent to which practical issues are the most important influence when selecting research methods and a research topic. (20 marks) When choosing research methods and topics sociologists must take into consideration a range of different factors‚ practicality certainy being an influential one. Other factors impacting on choice of research methods or topics include ethnical and theoretical issues. Firstly time and money is a practical issue took into consideraton because different methods
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Topic: Problems related to assessing and classifying/diagnosing 16 to 20 year olds with patterns of impulsivity‚ instability in interpersonal relationships‚ self image and affect. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. What is Borderline personality disorder 3. Developmental stages of Borderline Disorder on 16-20 year olds 4. Problems associated with diagnosing and classifying Borderline personality Disorder 5. How its patterns affect
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There are a lot of different factors that can affect a child’s educational achievement; their social background has a strong influence on the achievement and success that they may get during their lives. For example a child from a middle class background is on average more likely to attain a higher success than one from a working class background‚ and the class gap between the achievement levels gets wider and wider the older that the children get. A good way of explaining why some children have
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Assess the view that working-class children under-achieve because they are culturally deprived. (20 marks) The idea that working-class children will most likely under-achieve due to a lack of culture‚ also known as cultural deprivation‚ refers to children lacking the norms‚ values‚ beliefs‚ skills and knowledge that a society would regard as important and necessary. The attributes that these children should know and learn are‚ in most cases‚ taught by their parents and are passed to the next generation
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Explain why perfect competition might be expected to result in an allocation of resources which is both productively and allocatively efficient. (20 Marks) Perfect competition can be used as a yardstick to compare with other market structures because it displays high levels of economic efficiency. Allocative efficiency occurs when there is an optimal distribution of goods and services. This involves taking into account consumer’s preferences. In both the short run and the long run in perfect
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The North American Non-Knowledge Based Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) market report defines and segments the market in North America with analysis and forecast of revenue. The Knowledge-based/evidence-based CDSS market in North America is expected to reach around $20.0 million by 2018‚ at a CAGR of 2.1% from 2013 to 2018. Browse through the TOC of the North American non-knowledge based clinical decision support system (CDSS) market‚ to get an idea of the in-depth analysis provided. This
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the education system exists mainly to select and prepare young people for their future work roles. (20 marks) Some people believe that the education system exists mainly to select and prepare younger people for their future work roles. Item A agrees with this idea as it says that education teaches people to perform “a vital role in modern societies”‚ while family life gives people the ability to play a role as a “functioning member
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Writing task 2 The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in last ten years. Discuss the possible causes and effects of this disturbing trend and offer a solution. In modern life‚ the number of obese people in developed countries is increasing rapidly. More seriously‚ the majority of this problem is children. Some people think the rise of fast-food outlets is the main cause of the overweight children. But others think that the reason is due to the apathy
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Some call the 1920s the roaring 20s. I personally think so because the war had just ended and many soldiers are coming back. People started businesses and were doing quite well therefore the people have money to spend. The 1920s was also a time for new inventions and technology‚ such as the invention of the assembly line‚ which made production much cheaper and quicker. Another reason why the 20s was in the upswing is because people had money and many invested in the stock market bringing the economy
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