AS Level Sociology
Dates Available
- Week 1: Monday 28 March – Friday 1 April
- Week 2: Monday 4 April – Friday 8 April
- Week 3: Monday 11 April – Friday 15 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
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