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AQA GCSE Sociology (8192) Topics
Social Stratification
Crime and Deviance
The Economic and Selective Roles of Education
Family Types in the UK
The Research Process
Definitions
Forms of Social Stratification
Deviance and Social Norms
The Socialisation, Social Control and Political Roles of Education
Alternatives to Families in the UK
Theoretical Factors Affect Choice of Methods
Social Structures, Processes and Issues
Functionalist Approach to Stratification
Social Order and Social Control
Formal and Informal Education
Family and Household Life Cycle
Carrying Out a Pilot Study
Key Concepts in Sociology
Marxist Approach to Social Class
Formal and Informal Social Control
Functionalist Perspective on Education
Families, Households and Ethnicity
Sampling Techniques
The Term ‘Socialisation’
Weber’s View of Social Class
Formal and Informal Rules
Parsons’ View of Education
Family Diversity
Quantitative Data
The Key Ideas of Karl Marx
Measuring Social Class
Functionalist Explanations of Crime and Deviance
Marxist Perspective on Education
Communes
Qualitative Data
The Key Ideas of Emile Durkheim
Life Chances
Merton’s Strain Theory
Historical Changes in Britain’s Education System
Kibbutzim
Data Analysis
The Key Ideas of Max Weber
Sociological Studies of Social Class
Marxist Explanations of Crime and Deviance
Organisation of the Contemporary British Education System
One-Child Family Policy in China
Evaluating Research
The ‘Consensus Versus Conflict’ Debate
Social Mobility
Feminist Explanations of Crime and Deviance
State vs Independent Provision of Education
Functionalist Perspective on Families
Social Surveys
Skills and Using Statistical Data
The Relevance of Social Class Today
Interactionist Explanations of Crime and Deviance
Vocational Education and Alternative Provision
Parsons’ View of the Nuclear Family
Postal Questionnaires
Gender
Sources of Statistical Data on Crime
The 1988 Education Act
Marxist Perspective on Families
Structured Interviews
Gender Inequality
Police-Recorded Crime Statistics
Marketisation and Education
Feminist Perspectives on Families
Types of Interview in Qualitative Research
Ethnicity
Limitations of Police-Recorded Crime Statistics
New Labour Education Policy After 1997
Conjugal Roles and Relationships
In-Depth Interviews
Ethnic Inequality
Social Class and Crime
Academies, Free Schools and Selection by Ability
The Symmetrical Family
Group Interviews
Age
Gender and Crime
Social Class and Educational Achievement
The Changing Role of Fathers in Families
Longitudinal Studies
Youth and Inequality
Women and Crime
Material Factors and Achievement
Power Relationships Within Families
Participant Observation
Older Age and Inequality
Gender, Crime and Poverty
Parental Attitudes and Achievement
Conventional Families
Non-Participant Observation
Factors Affecting Life Chances
Ethnicity and Crime
School Factors and Achievement
Parent-Child Relationships Over Time
Official Statistics
Wealth and Income Distribution in the UK
Ethnicity and Crime Statistics
Streaming, Subcultures and Achievement
Extended Family Relationships Over Time
Quantitative Secondary Data Sources
Poverty
Age and Crime
Willis and Counter-School Culture
Changes in Family Structures
Ethical Issues
Sociologists Measuring Poverty
Age and Deviance Explanations
Female Achievement Trends
Lone-Parent Families
Links Between Sociology, Social Problems and Social Policies
Social Groups and Poverty
Media and Deviance Amplification
Gender Differences in Subject Choice
Fertility Trends
Skills
Sociological Explanations of Poverty
Crime and Public Debate
Female vs Male Educational Performance
Marriage in a Global Context
Sociological Perspectives on Poverty
Crime and Public Concern
Ethnicity and Educational Attainment Patterns
Changing Patterns of Marriage
Alternative Explanations of Poverty
Research Methods in Crime and Deviance
Social Class and Cultural Factors
Changing Patterns of Divorce
The Welfare State
Focus on Skills
School Role in Ethnicity and Achievement
Consequences of Divorce
Power
Research Methods in Education
Contemporary Issues in Families
Feminist Perspectives on Power
Focus on Skills
Research Methods in Family Studies
Power in the Political Process
Skills
Research Methods in Social Stratification
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