Everything you need for Theory and Methods on Paper 3, and for the research methods questions on Paper 1, in five downloads.
Written by Karl Thompson, who taught A-level sociology for 18 years and was an AQA examiner for 12, marking all three papers.
What’s inside
- Sociological Theory Revision Notes (39 pages). Ten topics, from positivism and interpretivism through to sociology and social policy. Each covers the key thinkers, the debates examiners reward, and evaluation tables.
- Sociological Theory At a Glance (11 sheets). One sheet per topic, for quick review and last-minute revision.
- Research Methods Revision Notes (59 pages). Fourteen topics covering every method on the specification. Each one has its practical, ethical and theoretical strengths and limitations, plus how to apply it to education for the methods in context question.
- Research Methods At a Glance (14 sheets). One sheet per method, with exam hints.
- Theory and Methods Exam Questions and Answers (26 pages):
- thirteen 10-mark questions with model answers
- methods in context explained and worked through, with a practice bank
- five 20-mark essays
Why it works
Every answer is written the way the mark scheme rewards: developed points, applied to the question, with evaluation where the marks are. Every topic links to the full notes on revisesociology.com.
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