Sociology study guides

A complete overview of the AQA GCSE Sociology social stratification topic. Covers defining stratification and status, the theories of Davis and Moore, Marx and Weber, life chances and absolute and relative poverty, and power, social mobility and inequalities of gender, ethnicity, age and disability.

A complete overview of the AQA GCSE Sociology research methods topic. Covers the research process and the concepts of reliability, validity and representativeness, primary methods (questionnaires, interviews, observation, experiments), secondary sources, and sampling and ethics.

A complete overview of the AQA GCSE Sociology crime and deviance topic. Covers defining crime and deviance and the social construction of deviance, theories of crime (Durkheim, Merton, Marxism, Becker), data on crime and the dark figure, and formal and informal social control.

A complete overview of the AQA GCSE Sociology education topic. Covers the functions of education (Durkheim and Parsons), the hidden curriculum and the Marxist view (Bowles and Gintis), the factors affecting achievement by class, gender and ethnicity, and the in-school processes of labelling and the self-fulfilling prophecy.

A complete overview of the AQA GCSE Sociology families topic. Covers the functions of families (Murdock and Parsons), the diversity of family forms, conjugal roles and power, changing family patterns, and the Marxist and feminist criticisms of the family, with the key thinkers and exam technique.