TCE SociologyPractice Examination 16

This paper covers

• Section A stimuli: a constructed item on a primary school assembly and national rituals; a constructed item on the looking-glass self and online likes; a constructed item on a youth mentoring program reducing reoffending; a constructed item on piercings once rebellious, now mainstream.
• Section A emphasis: Q3 deviance theories (the most chosen question in 2025) with Merton and labelling as the obvious pair.
• Section B lead institutions: Q5 stratification led by media; Q6 power and politics led by family; Q7 interrelationships led by education; Q8 changes over time led by work.
• Section B stimuli, one per institution: family: a constructed item on changing wedding customs; education: a constructed item on alternative schools; work: a constructed item on alienation in call centres; media: a constructed item on social media and family communication.
• Criterion 7: a thesis in the first paragraph that answers the exact question.

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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