Evaluation
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
Theory and Methods
Sources of data and types of data
- 3 things to know
- Papers 1 and 3
Overview
Questionnaires, interviews, observation, experiments and documents, and the primary, secondary, quantitative and qualitative distinctions.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Study
How do participant observation, non-participant observation and unstructured interviews differ?
Numbers
How does primary data differ from secondary, and quantitative data from qualitative?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is a questionnaire and what are its main strengths and limitations?
Model answer
A questionnaire is a written instrument containing standardised questions that can be administered to large samples, producing quantifiable data but potentially lacking depth.
- 2
What characterises structured interviews as a research method?
Model answer
Structured interviews use predetermined questions asked in a fixed order, producing standardised, comparable responses that can be quantified.
- 3
How do semi-structured interviews combine different approaches?
Model answer
Semi-structured interviews combine elements of both structured and unstructured approaches, using some predetermined questions while allowing flexibility to explore responses in more depth.
- 4
What distinguishes unstructured interviews from other interview formats?
Model answer
Unstructured interviews are open conversations without predetermined questions, allowing the discussion to flow naturally and explore topics in depth as they emerge.
- 5
How does participant observation differ from non-participant observation?
Model answer
Participant observation involves the researcher joining the group being studied and taking part in their activities, while non-participant observation involves watching without direct involvement.
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What does manipulating an independent variable mean in sociological experiments?
Model answer
Manipulating an independent variable means deliberately changing or controlling one factor to observe what effect this has on another variable.
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