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Every AQA A-Level Sociology exam question on Conceptions of culture, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 2, question 02: Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways that globalisation may have affected popular culture in the UK. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun25-ia-02-qp.webp)
![June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 03: Define the term ‘popular culture’. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun25-b1-03-qp.webp)
![June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 05: Outline three characteristics of a subculture. [6 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun25-b1-05-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 2, question 02: Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways that popular culture may affect an individual’s sense of self. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun24-ia-02-qp.webp)
![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 03: Define the term ‘high culture’. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun24-b1-03-qp.webp)
![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 07: Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the Marxist approach to the role of culture in society. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun24-ia-07-qp.webp)
![June 2022 Paper 2, question 03: Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of subcultures. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun22-ib-03-qp.webp)
![June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 03: Define the term ‘subculture’. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun22-b1-03-qp.webp)
![November 2020 Paper 2, question 02: Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which mass culture may prevent social change. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-nov20-ia-02-qp.webp)
![November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 06: Outline and explain two ways in which agencies of socialisation may help to create subcultures. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-nov20-b1-06-qp.webp)
All 10 questions on Conceptions of culture, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q02 (10 marks): Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways that globalisation may have affected popular culture in the UK. [10 marks]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q03 (2 marks): Define the term ‘popular culture’. [2 marks]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q05 (6 marks): Outline three characteristics of a subculture. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q02 (10 marks): Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways that popular culture may affect an individual’s sense of self. [10 marks]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q03 (2 marks): Define the term ‘high culture’. [2 marks]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q07 (20 marks): Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the Marxist approach to the role of culture in society. [20 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q03 (20 marks): Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of subcultures. [20 marks]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q03 (2 marks): Define the term ‘subculture’. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q02 (10 marks): Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which mass culture may prevent social change. [10 marks]
- November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q06 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which agencies of socialisation may help to create subcultures. [10 marks]
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