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Every AQA A-Level Sociology exam question on Childhood and the status of children, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 2, question 06: Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that childhood has improved over time. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun25-id-06-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 2, question 05: Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways that social policies may have affected the status of children. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun24-ic-05-qp.webp)
![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 12: Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the modern family has become more child-centred. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun24-ib-12-qp.webp)
![June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 09: Using one example, briefly explain how the experience of childhood may differ between ethnic groups. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun23-b2-09-qp.webp)
![June 2022 Paper 2, question 04: Outline and explain two ways in which increased life expectancy may have affected the experience of childhood. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun22-a2-04-qp.webp)
![June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 09: Using one example, briefly explain how the distinction between adults and children is becoming blurred in modern society. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun22-b2-09-qp.webp)
![November 2020 Paper 2, question 06: Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that UK society has become more child-centred. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-nov20-id-06-qp.webp)
![November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 09: Using one example, briefly explain how the experience of childhood may have improved over the last 50 years. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-nov20-b2-09-qp.webp)
All 8 questions on Childhood and the status of children, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q06 (20 marks): Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that childhood has improved over time. [20 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q05 (10 marks): Applying material from Item C, analyse two ways that social policies may have affected the status of children. [10 marks]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q12 (20 marks): Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the modern family has become more child-centred. [20 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q09 (2 marks): Using one example, briefly explain how the experience of childhood may differ between ethnic groups. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which increased life expectancy may have affected the experience of childhood. [10 marks]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q09 (2 marks): Using one example, briefly explain how the distinction between adults and children is becoming blurred in modern society. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q06 (20 marks): Applying material from Item D and your knowledge, evaluate the view that UK society has become more child-centred. [20 marks]
- November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q09 (2 marks): Using one example, briefly explain how the experience of childhood may have improved over the last 50 years. [2 marks]
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