Question Walkthrough Video | AQA A Level Sociology | Apply and Analyse Question on NRMs

Welcome to this tutole sociology walkthrough for paper two on beliefs in society. In this video, we're going to look at the 10 mark apply and analyze questions on membership of new religious movements. The 10 mark apply and analyze questions appear on all three papers of AQA sociology and make up 40 out of the

240 marks are available to students. Maximizing the marks in these questions is really useful in gaining a top grade. The question itself comes with an item and students need to find two ways or reasons from hooks that are in the item. One for each of the extended paragraphs that they are going to write.

This question focuses largely on students ability to apply knowledge from the item, analyze and or evaluate the explanation offered, which means that students can get into the top mark band by simply analyzing the way on its own. However, students may prefer to analyze and or evaluate to make certain of getting into the top mark bands.

Now this question has been written by tutor to you for the purposes of this video but it mirrors the type of question that will appear on the AQA Alevel sociology paper too. It has an item and the item says new religious movements attract members for a variety of different reasons. Some people join NRM because they are seeking

individual fulfillment. Others are drawn to NRMs due to rapid social changes in their lives. Sociologists suggest different reasons why people may join NRMs. And the question is asking applying material from item I and your knowledge of sociology. Analyze two reasons why people may join NRMs. Now you may notice that the question is very similar to the first