A Level Sociology
The Specifications
Four Examined Units in Two Years
Socialisation, Culture and Identity with Research Methods
Sociology of Families and Households
Power and Control in the Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Social Inequality and Difference with Research Methods
AS Level Units
Socialisation, Culture and
Identity with Research
Methods.
 Sociology of Families and
Households.
 Both taken in Summer.
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A2 Level Units
Power and Control in the
Sociology of Crime and
Deviance.
 Social Inequality and
Difference with Research
Methods.
 Both taken in Summer.
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AS Unit 1: Socialisation, Culture and
Identity with Research Methods
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Assessed in a 90 minute
AS examination with PreRelease Material.
Students will need to
consider questions such
as:
How are cultures formed?
How does the process of
socialisation link to the
creation of individual
identity?
How are quantitative and
qualitative research
methods used and
combined to study this
area?
AS Unit 2: Sociology of Families and
Households
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Assessed in a 90 minute AS
examination.
Students will need to consider
questions such as:
What is the purpose of the
family in society?
What are the key statistical
trends in the development of
the family over the years?
What types of family exist in
UK society?
What is the nature of family
relationships and how are
responsibilities divided
amongst family members?
A2 Unit 3: Power and Control in the
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
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Assessed in a 90 minute A2
examination.
Students will need to
consider questions such as:
How is crime defined and
measured in society?
What are the trends and
patterns of crime and
deviance in UK society?
What is the role of the
police force in tackling
crime.
What are the possible
solutions to the problem of
crime in society?
A2 Unit 4: Social Inequality and
Difference with Research Methods
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Assessed in a two hour
A2 examination.
Students will need to
consider questions such
as:
What are the inequalities
and differences
experienced by different
genders, classes, ages
and ethnicities.
How are quantitative and
qualitative research
methods used and
combined to study this
area?