A Level Sociology Families and Households Revision Bundle

A-Level Sociology Families and Households Revision Bundle

Everything you need to revise Families and Households for AQA A-level sociology Paper 2 (7192/2), with notes at two depths so you can start early and finish fast.

Two sets of notes

• Mid-depth notes, 70 pages. Every topic on the specification, with the key studies, the evidence and the evaluation.
• At a Glance sheets, 20 in colour. One sheet per area, with two for the bigger topics. Each fits the key theories, studies and statistics on a single page, with exam hints. For the final weeks, and for printing and sticking on a wall.

Both are new for 2026.

The 16 topics

1. The functionalist perspective on the family
2. The Marxist perspective on the family
3. Feminist perspectives on the family
4. The New Right view of the family
5. Postmodern and late modern perspectives
6. The personal life perspective
7. Marriage and cohabitation
8. Divorce and its consequences
9. Family diversity: trends and explanations
10. The nuclear family debate, ethnicity and class
11. Gender roles, domestic labour and power
12. The social construction of childhood
13. Is childhood getting worse?
14. Social policy and the family
15. Birth and death rates
16. Ageing, migration and globalisation

Also inside

14 mind maps: an overview of the module, an overview of perspectives, then one each on the functionalist, Marxist, feminist, post and late modern, postmodern and personal life perspectives, plus explaining the long-term change in the divorce rate, perspectives on the consequences of divorce, a family policy timeline, explaining changes in the birth rate, globalisation and family life, and defining the family.

12 exam questions with model answers:

• 3 examples of the 10 mark "outline and explain two" questions, with answers
• 9 essay plans for the 20 mark questions, with answers

The nine essays

• Evaluate the view that the nuclear family is the most effective family type for socialising children and stabilising adult personalities (20)
• Evaluate the view that the main function of the family is to serve the needs of capitalism (20)
• Evaluate feminist views of family life and relationships (20)
• Evaluate sociological explanations for changes in patterns of marriage and cohabitation (20)
• Evaluate the view that relationships in Britain are characterised by symmetry (20)
• Evaluate the view that the family has become more child-centred (20)
• Evaluate the view that childhood is disappearing (20)
• Evaluate the view that government policies and laws have led to an increase in family diversity (20)
• Evaluate the reasons for changes in the birth rate and family size (20)

In the exam the 20 mark question comes with an item you must refer to. These plans assume the material in the item is somewhere in the essay already, so adding "as suggested in the item" at the relevant point is all that is needed.

Written by someone who marked the paper

Karl Thompson taught A-level sociology for eighteen years and spent twelve as an AQA examiner, marking all three papers on the current specification. The notes are written to what the mark schemes actually reward: AO1 for knowledge, AO2 for application and AO3 for evaluation, which is where most marks are lost.

For teachers

The At a Glance sheets work as revision lessons and cover work, and the model answers as marking practice. For class or department use, please get in touch first.

A full rewrite is coming

The notes and sheets above are the current edition. A fully rewritten edition is in progress. Buy before the end of March 2027 and you will get it free when it is released.

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