Oxford AQA History for A Level: The American Dream: Reality and Illusion 1945-1980 (Oxford A Level History for AQA)

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This situation puts great pressure on people to achieve material success by illegitimate means (acquisitive crime) to avoid being branded a failure. The evolution of James Gatz to Jay Gatsby that concludes in the 1920s represents a corrupted version of the American Dream. Gatsby owns a palatial home full of expensive things and throws lavish parties. In the material sense, he has achieved the American Dream. But just beneath the surface we discover this dream is built on a foundation of lies and corruption. Gatsby's personality and personal history are invented, while his money comes from criminal activities. He justifies all this to himself as a means to an end - his reunion with Daisy. AsforAmericanDream,likeyourteacherihaveastrongfeelingthattheextractessaymaybeonWatergate,theessayquestionsonTrumandomesticpolicy/problems,Kennedyforeignpolicyandmaybepossiblyoneonthemovements(youth,feminism).

A Level AQA History The American Dream; Reality and Illusion 1945-19809 Essay plans on all aspects of President Kennedy - covers Foreign Policy, Domestic Policy, Civil Rights, Election etc.Based off of real exam questions, perfect for revision and upcoming 2023 exams.• Firstly, not all working class individuals turn to crime, and so we need something else to explain why some of them do and some of them do not. Subcultural theorists argued that the role of working class subcultures plugs this gap in the explanation – deviant subcultures provide rewards for individuals who commit crime. Thank you for reading CFI’s guide to the American Dream. To keep learning and advancing your career, the following CFI resources will be helpful: Option 2D.1: The Unification of Italy, c1830-1870; Option 2D.2: The Unification of Germany c1840- 1871 Withreferencetothesesourcesandyourunderstandingofthehistoricalcontext,assessthevalueofthesethreesourcestoanhistorianstudyingJohnson’sGreatSociety.[30 marks]

Merton argued that when individuals are faced with a gap between their goals (usually finances/money related) and their current status, strain occurs. When faced with strain, people have five ways to adapt: However Merton pointed out that these goals were not attainable by all, that the structural organisation of the USA mean that the means to get on were not fairly distributed and it was difficult, if not impossible for some to compete an achieve financial success. Secondly, Merton’s reliance on official statistics means he over-estimates the extent of working class crime and underestimates the extent of middle class, or white collar crime. Edexcel A Level History Question Paper Option 1F, In search of the American dream, the USA, c1917–96 June 2023 Eisenhower’sforeignpolicyinEuropedifferedsignificantlyfromhisforeignpolicyelsewhereintheworld.’Assessthevalidityofthisview.[25 marks]

Merton’s Strain Theory is taught as part of consensus theory within the A-level sociology Crime and Deviance syllabus. Option 2F.1: India, c1914 -48: the road to independence; Option 2F.2: South Africa, 1948 -94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’ Thirdly, Strain theory only really explains economic crime, it doesn’t really explain violent crime. Practice questions and study tips provides support for essay writing and historical interpretationsStability chart, that students can use to look at how politically stable each president’s administration was over time. sorryyouknowwhatimeantaboutthemoon!Andprobablynotenoughcontent,ifounditsohardtoagreeorchallengewhatwassaidintheextractsontheresolutionandthereport. Philip Bourgeois (1996) In search of respect shows us that some of the most despised criminals have actually internalised Merton’s success goals.