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Need to Know: Higher Modern Studies
Paul Creaney
Need to Know: Higher Modern Studies
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Exam board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Modern Studies
First teaching: September 2018
First exams: Summer 2019

What do you really need to know for the SQA Higher Modern Studies exam?

This revision guide covers the essentials in just 112 pages, so it's perfect for early exam preparation or last-minute revision.

- Find key content at your fingertips with quick summaries of the issues, processes and terminology that you need to understand

- Get a better grade in your exam with tips on exam technique, mistakes to avoid and important things to remember

- Revise and practise using end-of-topic questions and synoptic questions at the end of each section - with answers provided online

- Benefit from the knowledge of experienced teacher Paul Creaney

This book covers the following content:
- Democracy in Scotland and the UK: All topics
- Social Issues in the UK: Social Inequality and Crime and the Law
- International Issues: Terrorism (World Powers) and The Development of Africa (World Issues)

Language
English
ISBN
9781510450264
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1 Democracy in Scotland and the UK
1.1 Governance of Scotland
1.2 The UK’s decision to leave the EU
1.3 Holding government to account
1.4 Electoral systems used in the UK
1.5 Factors that influence voting behaviour
1.6 Influencing government decision making
End of section 1 questions
2 Social issues in the UK
Option 1 Social inequality
2.1 Income and wealth inequality
2.2 Health inequality
2.3 Effect of inequality on groups in society
2.4 Individualist and collectivist debate
2.5 Tackling inequality
End of section 2 option 1 questions
Option 2 Crime and the law
2.6 Legal rights and responsibilities of citizens
2.7 Causes and theories of crime
2.8 Impact on victims, offenders and their families
2.9 Social and economic impact on society
2.10 Custodial and non-custodial responses
End of section 2 option 2 questions
3 International issues
Option 1 World powers
3.1 Democratic participation
3.2 Political institutions and government decision making
3.3 Socio-economic inequality
3.4 Government responses to socio-economic inequality
3.5 International influence
3.6 End of section 3 option 1 questions
Option 2 World issues
3.6 Social, economic and political causes
3.7 Effects on individuals, families and communities
3.8 Effects on governments and the international community
3.9 Effectiveness of responses by individual countries
3.10 Effectiveness of responses by international organisations
End of section 3 option 2 questions
4 Analysing, evaluating and synthesising

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