Martin Holborn Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Methods in Context notes from Chapter 4 (Part 1-6) of the year 1 (Haralambos textbook). These notes cover: Researching schools & staff, Researching students and parents, Participant Observation in education, Non-participant Observation in education, Interviews in education, Surveys & Questionnaires in education, Longitudinal research in education, Experiments in education Each section contains practical, ethical and theoretical issues relating to the topic.

aqa a level sociology family and households key sociologists and studies. each topic in the aqa spec is covered: theories, couples, childhood, demogaphy, changing family patterns, family diversity and social policy. 16 pages showing each key sociologist per topic and explaining their concepts in depth, whilst linking it to theory. helped achieve an A* in sociology at a level because of the convenience, an easy all in one revision tool.

In-depth notes on the Methods in Context section of the Education Paper.

Notes on the entirety of the Research Methods chapter.

Outline and explain two views of the role of social policy in society (10 marks) Evaluate different sociological perspectives’ views of the relationship between sociology and social policy (20 marks)

Evaluate the contribution of action approaches in our understanding of social behaviour (20 marks)

In-depth Notes on the Education Chapter. Detailed Summaries at the end of each sub-topic. Complete notes for Paper 1 AQA A-level Sociology.

Outline and explain two feminist views of the role of women in society (10 marks) Evaluate the contribution of feminists to our understanding of society. (20 marks)

• Theory and Methods • Family and Households • Sociology of Education • Beliefs in society • Crime and Deviance

Evaluate the view that sociologists should ‘take the side of the underdog’ and be committed to changing society (20 marks) Outline and explain two criticism of the claim that sociologists can keep values out of their research (10 marks)