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Every AQA A-Level Sociology exam question on Medicine, the health professions and the health industry, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 2, question 07: Outline and explain two ways in which the role of medicine affects the social distribution of health chances. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun25-a3-07-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 2, question 09: Applying material from Item F and your knowledge, evaluate the extent to which powerful groups control health and illness. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun24-if-09-qp.webp)
![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 16: Outline and explain two ways in which attitudes of health professionals may affect how some individuals from ethnic minorities access health care. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun24-b3-16-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 2, question 07: Outline and explain two ways in which the globalised health industry may affect health chances in the UK. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun23-a3-07-qp.webp)
![June 2022 Paper 2, question 09: Applying material from Item F and your knowledge, evaluate the functionalist view of the role of health professionals. [20 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-jun22-if-09-qp.webp)
![June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 16: Outline and explain two ways in which aspects of women’s lives may have become medicalised. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-jun22-b3-16-qp.webp)
![November 2021 Paper 2, question 07: Outline and explain two ways in which health professionals may affect social class inequalities in health and illness. [10 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71922-nov21-a3-07-qp.webp)
![November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 13: Define the term ‘big pharma’. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71912-nov20-b3-13-qp.webp)
All 10 questions on Medicine, the health professions and the health industry, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q07 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which the role of medicine affects the social distribution of health chances. [10 marks]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q17 (20 marks): Applying material from Item C and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the medical profession may serve the interests of themselves rather than their patients
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q09 (20 marks): Applying material from Item F and your knowledge, evaluate the extent to which powerful groups control health and illness. [20 marks]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q16 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which attitudes of health professionals may affect how some individuals from ethnic minorities access health care. [10 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q07 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which the globalised health industry may affect health chances in the UK. [10 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q17 (20 marks): Applying material from Item C and your knowledge, evaluate the view that global pharmaceutical companies have a negative impact on patient wellbeing and society
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q09 (20 marks): Applying material from Item F and your knowledge, evaluate the functionalist view of the role of health professionals. [20 marks]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q16 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which aspects of women’s lives may have become medicalised. [10 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q07 (10 marks): Outline and explain two ways in which health professionals may affect social class inequalities in health and illness. [10 marks]
- November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q13 (2 marks): Define the term ‘big pharma’. [2 marks]
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