AQA GCSE Sociology

What is included

What this course covers

• Topic 1 — The sociological approach

  • 1.1 – Debates within sociology: conflict versus consensus, and how sociological ideas change over time
  • 1.2 – The classical sociologists: Durkheim, Marx and Weber
  • 1.3 – Sociological perspectives: feminism, functionalism, interactionism and Marxism
  • 1.4 – Sociological research methods in context: families, education, crime and deviance, social stratification
  • 1.5 – Key sociological terms and concepts: society, socialisation, norms, values, roles and labelling

• Topic 2 — Families

  • 2.1 – Functions of families
  • 2.2 – Family forms
  • 2.3 – Conjugal role relationships
  • 2.4 – Changing relationships within families
  • 2.5 – Criticisms of families
  • 2.6 – Divorce

• Topic 3 — Education

  • 3.1 – Roles and functions of education
  • 3.2 – The relationship between education and capitalism
  • 3.3 – Educational achievement
  • 3.4 – Processes within schools

• Topic 4 — Crime and deviance

  • 4.1 – The social construction of crime and deviance
  • 4.2 – Social control
  • 4.3 – Criminal and deviant behaviour
  • 4.4 – Data on crime

• Topic 5 — Social stratification

  • 5.1 – Functionalist theory of stratification
  • 5.2 – Socio-economic class
  • 5.3 – Life chances
  • 5.4 – Poverty as a social issue
  • 5.5 – Power and authority
  • 5.6 – Power relationships

• Topic 6 — Sociological research methods

  • 6.1 – Research design
  • 6.2 – Qualitative and quantitative methods
  • 6.3 – Different types of data; primary and secondary sources
  • 6.4 – Interpretation of data
  • 6.5 – Practical and ethical issues

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