AS Level Sociology (AQA)

AS Level Sociology

Dates Available

• Week 1: Monday 29 March – Friday 2 April
• Week 2: Monday 5 – Friday 9 April
• Week 3: Monday 12 – Friday 16 April

Boards

AQA 7191

Length of Course

20 hours

Times

9am to 1pm daily

Students are required to sit two compulsory units in order to achieve the AS qualification. The topics to be covered will be based on demand on a first-come-first-served basis. Sufficient material will be covered in the revision course while taking into account the needs of individual students.

Attention will be focused on the key assessment objectives of the examination and students will be helped to develop both their understanding of the key sociological issues and their examination technique. The topics for revision are listed below.

Education with Methods in Context

Education

Different explanations of the role of the educational system and of the different educational achievement of social groups; education policy and equal opportunities; the structure of the education system; education and social mobility; the application of research methods to investigating issues in education.

Sociological Methods

The strengths and limitations of different quantitative and qualitative methods and sources of data; the distinction between primary and secondary data; the relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods; the nature of ‘social facts’; the theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic and method of research.

Topics in Sociology

Families and Households

Different conceptions of the relationships of the family to the social structure; changes in family roles and household structure; changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce and child bearing; the nature and extent of changes within the family including demographic trends.

N.B. We will be focusing on these topics only