CAPE Sociology Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1

29 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)3 marksUsing the formula \text{CBR} = \frac{\text{No. of live births}}{\text{Total Population}} \times 1000, calculate the crude birth rate (CBR) for Country A for the year 2002.
2. 1(b)3 marksUsing the formula \text{IMR} = \frac{\text{No. of deaths under 1}}{\text{No. of live births}} \times 1000, calculate the infant mortality rate (IMR) for Country A for the year 2002.
3. 1(c)4 marksState TWO implications of a country's infant mortality rate.
4. 2(a)4 marksGiven that dependency ratio (DRO) = Number of Dependants : Number of Working Population, calculate the dependency ratio in Country B.
5. 2(b)4 marksState TWO things that a country's dependency ratio may imply about that country.
6. 2(c)2 marksState TWO measures a country can take to address the issue of an ageing population.
7. 3(a)4 marksGive TWO reasons for the decline in the death rate in these countries.
8. 3(b)2 marksState ONE reason why people in Less Developed Countries may continue to have many children.
9. 3(c)2 marksOutline what Less Developed Countries with high population growth rates can do to keep population growth in check.
10. 3(d)2 marksApart from high population growth rates, state ONE other factor responsible for hunger or poverty in Less Developed Countries.
11. 4(a)4 marksGive TWO reasons why crime statistics are useful.
12. 4(b)4 marksGive TWO reasons why crime statistics may be misleading.
13. 4(c)2 marksState ONE measure developing countries can take to acquire valid and reliable crime data.
14. 5(a)2 marksState the main difference between deviance and crime.
15. 5(b)4 marksOutline TWO types of deviance identified by Robert Merton in his 'Strain Theory'.
16. 5(c)4 marksState TWO ways in which deviance may be functional to society.
17. 6(a)2 marksIdentify the theory that is associated with this view.
18. 6(b)4 marksExplain what is meant by the statement: "Deviance is relative."
19. 6(c)2 marksExplain what is meant by a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'.
20. 6(d)2 marksExplain what is meant by 'deviance amplification'.
21. 7(a)2 marksIdentify the scholar and the theory associated with this classification.
22. 7(b)2 marksName any TWO core countries.
23. 7(c)2 marksName any TWO peripheral countries.
24. 7(d)4 marksOutline TWO criteria used to classify countries as core or periphery.
25. 8(a)4 marksDistinguish between 'subsistence poverty' and 'subjective poverty'.
26. 8(b)6 marksOutline THREE factors responsible for variations in poverty levels among Caribbean countries.
27. 9(a)4 marksAccording to modernization theory, what are TWO causes of poverty in underdeveloped countries?
28. 9(b)4 marksOutline TWO recommendations of modernization theory to promote economic development in developing countries.
29. 9(c)2 marksState ONE reason why modernization theory is seen as ethnocentric.