Exam Paper
U212/SEP
Specimen Examination Paper with Notes CHILDHOOD
Time allowed: 3 hours
This paper is divided into FOUR sections. You should answer three questions in total, each one from a different section. All questions carry the same number of marks. Spend about one hour on each question. At the end of the examination Check that you have written your personal identifier and examination number on each answer book used. Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified. Put all your used answer books and your question paper together, with your signed desk record on top. Fix them all together with the paper fastener provided.
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You should answer THREE questions, each chosen from a different section. All questions carry the same number of marks. Spend about ONE hour on each question.
SECTION A
Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 ‘Children are “naturally” good.’ Compare this view with other discourses of childhood. How does gender affect children’s experiences of childhood? Evaluate the claim that childhood is socially constructed, drawing on examples to illustrate your answer.
SECTION B
Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 ‘Many social scientists reject the idea that families can be defined only by blood ties.’ Discuss. ‘For many of the world’s children the best way of life is one that combines school and work.’ Critically evaluate this view. How significant a role do children play in their own socialization?
SECTION C
Question 7 Question 8 ‘Children need friends.’ Discuss. How does the concept of youth culture help us to understand the experiences and activities of young people? Illustrate your answer with specific examples. Discuss some of the ways in which children and young people use language to explore their social worlds and develop a sense of identity.
Question 9
SECTION D
Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Is adversity
Specimen Examination Paper with Notes CHILDHOOD
Time allowed: 3 hours
This paper is divided into FOUR sections. You should answer three questions in total, each one from a different section. All questions carry the same number of marks. Spend about one hour on each question. At the end of the examination Check that you have written your personal identifier and examination number on each answer book used. Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified. Put all your used answer books and your question paper together, with your signed desk record on top. Fix them all together with the paper fastener provided.
Copyright © 2007 The Open University Printed in the United Kingdom
SUP 00107 5 2.1
*SUP001075*
You should answer THREE questions, each chosen from a different section. All questions carry the same number of marks. Spend about ONE hour on each question.
SECTION A
Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 ‘Children are “naturally” good.’ Compare this view with other discourses of childhood. How does gender affect children’s experiences of childhood? Evaluate the claim that childhood is socially constructed, drawing on examples to illustrate your answer.
SECTION B
Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 ‘Many social scientists reject the idea that families can be defined only by blood ties.’ Discuss. ‘For many of the world’s children the best way of life is one that combines school and work.’ Critically evaluate this view. How significant a role do children play in their own socialization?
SECTION C
Question 7 Question 8 ‘Children need friends.’ Discuss. How does the concept of youth culture help us to understand the experiences and activities of young people? Illustrate your answer with specific examples. Discuss some of the ways in which children and young people use language to explore their social worlds and develop a sense of identity.
Question 9
SECTION D
Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Is adversity