English General PaperCode 8019
Economic, historical, moral, political and social
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- How history matters and what it contributes to contemporary society
- Wars, conflicts and terrorism
- The state and the institutions through which it works
- Political systems and the various types of government; leadership; nationalism
- International organisations and the part they play
- How aid is provided, and the politics surrounding it
- What justice means and how the justice system works; prisons and the rehabilitation of offenders
- Individuals and the part they play in society
- Families, marriage and other partnerships, pressure to conform, social class, and the attitudes society holds
- Globalisation and its impacts
- Wealth, and how equal or unequal a society is
- Population and migration
- Education
- Welfare
- Sport and leisure
- Work and employment
- Industry and commerce
- The freedom to speak, think and act
- Human rights
- Animal welfare
- Questions of conscience and faith, and how tolerant people are of one another