Name: My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Sociology
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ISBN: 9781471882678

Hodder Education

Laura Pountney

My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Sociology

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Target success in AQA A-level Sociology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.

With My Revision Notes, every student can:
- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner
- Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage
- Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular 'Now Test Yourself' tasks and answers
- Improve exam technique through practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid

My Revision Notes AQA A-level Sociology includes all compulsory topics as well as the optional topics 'Families and households' and 'Beliefs in society'.

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English

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9781471882678

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1 Education

1.1 The role and functions of the education system, including its relationship to the economy and to class structure

1.2 Education, social class, gender and ethnicity

1.3 Relationships and processes within schools

1.4 The significance of educational policies

2 Theory and methods

2.1 Types of method and data

2.2 Primary research methods and sources of data

2.3 Secondary research methods and sources of data

2.4 Research design and factors affecting choice of method

2.5 Social theories

2.6 The nature of sociology and the relationship between sociology and social policy

3 Methods in context

3.1 Thinking in context

4 Families and households

4.1 The relationship of the family to social structure and social change

4.2 Changing patterns of family life

4.3 Gender roles and relationships

4.4 The nature of childhood and changes in the status of children in family and society

4.5 Demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900

5 Beliefs in society

5.1 Ideology, science and religion

5.2 The relationship between social change and social stability

5.3 Religious organisations

5.4 The relationship between different social groups and religiosity

5.5 Religion and religiosity in the contemporary world

6 Crime and deviance

6.1 Crime, deviance, social order and social control

6.2 The social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class

6.3 Globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crimes

6.4 Crime control

6.5 What is the role of the criminal justice system and the agencies that work alongside it?

Now test yourself answers on pages 218–38

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