State and Society: Test
Please answer 2 questions, one from each section.
Read the questions carefully. Before answering the questions, spend a few minutes to make some brief notes.
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Please allow sufficient time to complete two questions (40 minutes for each question).
Students will not be allowed to leave the room 15 minutes before the end of the examination. If you have any spare time, check over your answers.
Section A
- Critically discuss the Marxist approach to the nature of the state, society and politics.
- Examine the contribution of the elitist school of thought to our understanding of the state and civil society.
- Explore the critical perspectives on ideology.
Section B
- Discuss the significance of political culture in modern society.
- Explore the factors and conditions necessary to make democracy work.
- What are the key similarities and differences between the major schools of thought?