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SOCIOLOGY
Subject title
Exam board
Specification number:
Time allowance each week
Sociology
AQA
7191/7192
4.5 hrs yr12, 5 hrs Yr13
Assessment
AS
Paper 1: Education with Methods in Context
What's assessed
Compulsory content ‘education’ and ‘methods in context’
Assessed
1 hour 30 minutes written exam
60 marks
50% of AS level
Questions
Education: short answer and extended writing, 40 marks
Methods in Context: extended writing, 20 marks
Paper 2: Research Methods and Topics in Sociology
What's assessed
Section A: compulsory content ‘research methods’
Section B: one optional topic ‘families’*
Assessed
1 hour 30 minutes written exam
60 marks
50% of AS level
Questions
Section A: short answer and extended writing, 20 marks
Section B: short answer and extended writing, 40 marks
A LEVEL
Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods
What's assessed
Compulsory content
Assessed
2 hour written exam
80 marks
33.3% of A-level
Questions
Education: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks
Methods in Context: extended writing, 20 marks
Theory and Methods: extended writing, 10 marks
Paper 2: Topics in Sociology
What's assessed
Section A: ‘families’*
Section B: ‘’global development’ or ‘beliefs in society’*
Assessed
2 hour written exam
80 marks
33.3% of A-level
Questions
Section A: extended writing, 40 marks
Section B: extended writing, 40 marks
Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods
What's assessed
Compulsory content: ‘crime and deviance’ and ‘theory and models’
Assessed
2 hour written exam
80 marks
33.3% of A-level
Questions
Crime and Deviance: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks
Theory and Methods: extended writing, 30 marks
Timings of assessments
AS: Paper 1 and 2: Written examamination May/June Year 12
Alevel: Paper 1, 2 and 3Written examination in May/June Year 13
Topics covered during the course (*dependent on staffing specialisms)
Year 12
Families and Households.
An analysis of the family relationship to the social structure and social change
including changing patterns of marriage, child bearing, childhood and gender
roles.
Education and Sociological Methods
An examination of the role and purposes of education and investigation of the
causes of differential achievement. How do Sociologists do Research. The
application of research methods to the study of Education.
Theory and Research
Students investigate various research methodologies and the theories that
support them.
Year 13
Crime and Deviance
Investigating who commits crime and how it might be influenced by factors such
as class, age, gender, ethnicity and locality. Sociological theories and methods
and their application to the study of crime.
Beliefs in Society*
Learning about how systems of belief, including those of science and religion
affect both the individual and society.
Or
Global Development*
Students are expected to be familiar with sociological explanations of various
issues relating to development studies, including global inequality, demographic
change, international and cultural relationships and trade and aid.
Skills developed during the course
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Written and oral communication
Analysis of a wide range of data from scholarly articles to official statistics
Interpretation of ideas and concepts
Evaluation of theories and methods
Home study
Expected time allocation for the subject
(4x60 minutes each week; there may be a higher workload during exam
preparation periods.)
Help for home study
2 x textbooks provided
Sociology review magazine (available from the finance office)
Malmesbury VLE- Moodle
Additional support for the course
You may like to use the following sources to support your learning during the
course
Text books (these will change as the New 2015 Specification develops)
Year 12
Collins - A Level Sociology – Sociology AS for AQA
Webb et al - AS Level Sociology – The complete guide for the AQA specification
Haralambos and Holborn – Sociology Themes and Perspectives
Year 13
Collins - A Level Sociology – Sociology A2 for AQA
Webb et al - A2 Level Sociology – The complete guide for the AQA specification
Haralambos and Holborn – Sociology Themes and Perspectives
Websites
AQA website http://web.aqa.org.uk/
Office for statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html
Malmesbury VLE
Sociology online http://www.sociologyonline.co.uk/
S-cool www.s-cool.co.uk
Sociology Central www.sociology.org.uk/
Andy Walkers Sociology Website
http://www.educationforum.co.uk/sociology_2/a1a2.htm
Collins educational http://www.collinseducation.com
Revision guides
A revision guide is available to buy from Finance – Succeed at AS/A2 Sociology –
The complete Revision guide for the AQA specification
We also produce our own Revision guides for each unit, available on Malmesbury
VLE
Other sources of help
A wide variety of additional activities are available on Moodle
Revision sessions prior to exams in May after school.*
There are also extra Specialist books available in the library
Additional information about the course
We aim to give students real understanding of the Criminal Justice system by
having visits by Magistrates and visits to working Courts at the end of Year 12 in
preparation for their Y13 Crime and Deviance course.