Paper 1
Education with Theory and Methods
- Education
- Methods in Context
- Theory and Methods
2 hours80 marks33.3%
AQA A-Level Sociology, memorised fast.
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- Spec 7192
- 12 topics
- 89 subtopics
AQA A-Level Sociology 7192
Education
Topic overviewThe role and functions of educationClass differences in educational achievementLabelling, subcultures and processes within schoolsGender and educational achievementEthnicity and educational achievementSelection and marketisationPrivatisation and vocational educationEducational policy, equality and globalisation
Methods in Context
Theory and Methods
Culture and IdentityOptional topic
Families and HouseholdsOptional topic
Topic overviewFunctionalist views of the familyMarxist and feminist views of the familyThe New Right, postmodernism and family policyMarriage, cohabitation and divorceFamily diversity and the personal life perspectiveConjugal roles and domestic labourPower relationships and domestic violenceThe social construction of childhoodBirth rates and death ratesFamily size and the ageing populationMigration and globalisation
HealthOptional topic
Work, Poverty and WelfareOptional topic
Beliefs in SocietyOptional topic
Topic overviewIdeology and science as belief systemsFunctionalist views of religionMarxist and feminist views of religionReligion as a force for social changeChurches, sects, denominations and cultsNew religious movements and New Age movementsReligion, gender, ethnicity, age and social classSecularisationBelieving without belonging and postmodern religionGlobalisation, fundamentalism and religion worldwide
Global DevelopmentOptional topic
The MediaOptional topic
Stratification and DifferentiationOptional topic
Crime and Deviance
Topic overviewFunctionalist, strain and control theories of crimeSubcultural theories of crimeInteractionism and labelling theoryMarxist and critical theories of crimeLeft and right realismGender and crimeSocial class, white-collar and corporate crimeEthnicity, policing and the criminal justice systemGlobalisation and crimeThe media, crime and fear of crimeMoral panics and the deviancy amplification spiralGreen crimeState crime and human rightsDenial, neutralisation and prosecuting state crimeSituational and environmental crime preventionRealist crime control, surveillance and the panopticonPunishment, sentencing and the criminal justice systemVictims and victimologyCrime prevention strategies and their limits
What AQA A-Level Sociology covers
AQA A-Level Sociology (specification 7192) is assessed by three written papers taken at the end of the two-year course, each lasting 2 hours and carrying 80 marks. Paper 1 covers Education with Theory and Methods. Paper 2 covers Topics in Sociology, where a student answers on two of the eight optional topics, one from each of the two option groups. Paper 3 covers Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods. Theory and Methods is examined on both Paper 1 and Paper 3, so it is worth returning to whichever options are being sat.
AQA AS and A-level Sociology, specification 7192. Read the AQA specification at a glance ↗
How it is assessed
Paper 2
Topics in Sociology
- Two topics chosen from Culture and Identity, Families and Households, Health, and Work, Poverty and Welfare
- and from Beliefs in Society, Global Development, The Media, and Stratification and Differentiation
2 hours80 marks33.3%
Paper 3
Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods
- Crime and Deviance
- Theory and Methods
2 hours80 marks33.3%
The full specification
12 topics, 89 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.
01Education8 subtopicsOpen topic
- The role and functions of education
- Class differences in educational achievement
- Labelling, subcultures and processes within schools
- Gender and educational achievement
- Ethnicity and educational achievement
- Selection and marketisation
- Privatisation and vocational education
- Educational policy, equality and globalisation
02Methods in Context3 subtopicsOpen topic
03Theory and Methods7 subtopicsOpen topic
04Culture and IdentityOptional topic5 subtopicsOpen topic
05Families and HouseholdsOptional topic11 subtopicsOpen topic
- Functionalist views of the family
- Marxist and feminist views of the family
- The New Right, postmodernism and family policy
- Marriage, cohabitation and divorce
- Family diversity and the personal life perspective
- Conjugal roles and domestic labour
- Power relationships and domestic violence
- The social construction of childhood
- Birth rates and death rates
- Family size and the ageing population
- Migration and globalisation
06HealthOptional topic5 subtopicsOpen topic
07Work, Poverty and WelfareOptional topic5 subtopicsOpen topic
08Beliefs in SocietyOptional topic10 subtopicsOpen topic
- Ideology and science as belief systems
- Functionalist views of religion
- Marxist and feminist views of religion
- Religion as a force for social change
- Churches, sects, denominations and cults
- New religious movements and New Age movements
- Religion, gender, ethnicity, age and social class
- Secularisation
- Believing without belonging and postmodern religion
- Globalisation, fundamentalism and religion worldwide
09Global DevelopmentOptional topic5 subtopicsOpen topic
10The MediaOptional topic6 subtopicsOpen topic
11Stratification and DifferentiationOptional topic5 subtopicsOpen topic
12Crime and Deviance19 subtopicsOpen topic
- Functionalist, strain and control theories of crime
- Subcultural theories of crime
- Interactionism and labelling theory
- Marxist and critical theories of crime
- Left and right realism
- Gender and crime
- Social class, white-collar and corporate crime
- Ethnicity, policing and the criminal justice system
- Globalisation and crime
- The media, crime and fear of crime
- Moral panics and the deviancy amplification spiral
- Green crime
- State crime and human rights
- Denial, neutralisation and prosecuting state crime
- Situational and environmental crime prevention
- Realist crime control, surveillance and the panopticon
- Punishment, sentencing and the criminal justice system
- Victims and victimology
- Crime prevention strategies and their limits
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How does Parsons argue school prepares children for their adult roles?
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How do Marxists argue education reproduces class inequality?
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What is the hidden curriculum, and what did Willis find in his study of counter-school subcultures?
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Sociology revision questions
Common questions about revising AQA A-Level Sociology. Tap any to open it.
How do you memorise AQA A-Level Sociology?
By testing yourself, not rereading. Active recall, pulling each answer from memory then checking it, builds far stronger memory than highlighting notes. Levo runs the method for you across all 12 Sociology topics and brings each one back on a spaced schedule so it stays memorised.
What is the fastest way to revise Sociology for AQA?
Skip the long notes and go straight to retrieval. Levo turns the 7192 specification into short questions you drill with rapid recall, cram whole papers in one sitting, and a readiness score tells you exactly what is left to learn.
What topics are on AQA A-Level Sociology (7192)?
There are 12 topics, split across 89 subtopics, from Education, Methods in Context, Theory and Methods and more. Every topic is listed above, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it.
What do you get inside Levo for Sociology?
Six ways to work the same material. The 3-step method for learning a set, Cram for sorting a whole paper into what you know and what you do not, Blank Blitz for making key facts automatic, Build It for assembling full-mark answers, Test It for catching misconceptions, and Brain Breaks between sessions. A readiness score tracks how much of the subject you have memorised.
Is active recall better than rereading your notes for Sociology?
Consistently, yes. Rereading feels productive but fades quickly. Retrieving an answer from memory, the way Levo tests you, is what actually forms durable memory, and it shows you honestly what you do and do not know.
Does Levo cover the whole AQA Sociology specification?
Every topic on the 7192 specification is covered, written from the published subject content. The full list is above, and each topic opens to its subtopics so you can see exactly what is there before you subscribe.
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Make it short, structured and low-pressure. Levo gives a clear daily plan, quick sessions rather than marathon ones, streaks that reward showing up, and an honest readiness score, so revision feels like progress instead of a chore. Parents can add an account and follow along.
Can you revise Sociology the night before an exam?
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Every question in Sociology, on a schedule.
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