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General Certificate of Secondary Education
January 2011

Sociology

41902

Unit 2
Monday 31 January 2011

1.30 pm to 3.00 pm

For this paper you must have:
 an AQA 12-page answer book.

Time allowed
 1 hour 30 minutes
Instructions
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
 Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is 41902.
 This paper is divided into four Topic Areas. Answer three Topics only.
Topic 1: Answer all questions in Section 1 and one question from Section 2.
Topic 2: Answer all questions in Section 3 and one question from Section 4.
Topic 3: Answer all questions in Section 5 and one question from Section 6.
Topic 4: Answer all questions in Section 7 and one question from Section 8.
 Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
 The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
 The maximum mark for this paper is 90.
 Questions carrying 12 marks should be answered in continuous prose. In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
 You are advised to spend about 30 minutes answering each of the three topics.

G/T64719/Jan11/41902

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41902

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Topic 1: Crime and Deviance
Answer all questions in Section 1 and one from Section 2.

Total for this topic: 30 marks
Study Items A and B and answer the questions that follow.
Item A
Crime and Gender
Offenders found guilty or cautioned by type of offence, 2006, England and Wales
Types of offence
Theft and handling stolen goods
Violence against the person
Drug offences
Burglary
Criminal damage
0

20

40

60
80
Thousands

100

120

140

Key
Males
Females

Item B
White Collar Crime
Traditionally, white collar crime has not been seen as something as serious as other types
of

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