Specification at a glance
AS
Subject content
Compulsory content
- 3.1.1 Education
- 3.1.2 Methods in Context
- 3.2.1 Research Methods
Optional
3.2.2 Topics in Sociology
- 3.2.2.1 Culture and Identity
- 3.2.2.2 Families and Households
- 3.2.2.3 Health
- 3.2.2.4 Work, Poverty and Welfare
Assessments
| Paper 1: Education with Methods in Context |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 3.1.1, 3.1.2 |
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Questions Education: short answer and extended writing, 40 marks Methods in Context: extended writing, 20 marks |
| Paper 2: Research Methods and Topics in Sociology |
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What's assessed Section A: compulsory content 3.2.1 Section B: one from 3.2.2 Topics in Sociology |
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Assessed
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Questions Section A: short answer and extended writing, 20 marks Section B: short answer and extended writing, 40 marks |
A-level
Subject content
Compulsory content
4.1 Education with Theory and Methods
- 4.1.1 Education
- 4.1.2 Methods in Context
- 4.1.3 Theory and Methods
4.3 Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods
- 4.3.1 Crime and Deviance
- 4.3.2 Theory and Methods
Optional
Option 1
- 4.2.1 Culture and Identity
- 4.2.2 Families and Households
- 4.2.3 Health
- 4.2.4 Work, Poverty and Welfare
Option 2
- 4.2.5 Beliefs in Society
- 4.2.6 Global Development
- 4.2.7 The Media
- 4.2.8 Stratification and Differentiation
Assessments
| Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 |
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Questions
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| Paper 2: Topics in Sociology |
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What's assessed Section A: one from option 1: 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 or 4.2.4 Section B: one from option 2: 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.7 or 4.2.8 |
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Assessed
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Questions Section A: extended writing, 40 marks Section B: extended writing, 40 marks |
| Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods |
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What's assessed Compulsory content 4.3.1, 4.3.2 |
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Questions Crime and Deviance: short answer and extended writing, 50 marks Theory and Methods: extended writing, 30 marks |
