Martin Holborn Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Talks about how different minority ethnic groups can play a big role in the type of family structure these families live in. How ethnic minorities households differ from other family types

Outline and explain two reasons for the growth of globalisation (10 marks) Evaluate the claim that we are now living in the postmodern age (20 marks)

Outline and explain two ethical problems often associated with qualitative methods. (10 mark) Evaluate the interpretivist claim that qualitative research methods are the most appropriate ones for the study of science (20 marks)

Outline and explain two concepts that symbolic interactionists use to understand social life (10) In-depth essay guaranteed to get you top marks!

Essay question: Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of social class differences in educational achievement. (30 marks) A* essay answer useful for revision, improvement and learning. For AQA Exam board. From education unit.

Evaluate the claim that quantitative research methods may have many advantages, but they tell us little about what people really think and do. (20 marks) Outline and explain two reasons why positivists prefer to use quantitative research methods (10 marks)

Outline and explain two reasons why some people argue that sociology cannot be a science (10 marks) Evaluate the claim that whether sociology can be a science depends on what we mean by science in the first place. (20 marks)

A document of compiled notes from each topic in the education module. I obtained an A*

Everything you need to know about Marxist views on education. Complete knowledge organiser with sociological examples and in-depth information. For AQA A-Level Sociology - Education module. Perfect for revision.

A set of notes covering all the theoretical perspectives on education, which part of unit 1 for the AQA A-level course. It covers functionalism, Marxism, feminism and the New Right. There is a summary of what these perspectives believe as well as key case studies and examples.