Switch topics regularly when revising (this is called “ interleaving” and it will help you to identify connections between different topics) There is no great mystery about how to study for sociology A-level. Many students, although they’re not naturally that ‘academic’ still score A and A* grades through sheer hard work, focus and determination. globalisation and its influence on the cultural, political and economic relationships between societies the theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research

The book follows the new 7191 specification more closely than all of the others – It uses the kind of ‘structure’ examiners are expecting to see in the exam, so it’s definitely a safe option – for example, the methods section is clearly broken up into Theoretical, Practical and Ethical Factors and there are solid sections on Methods in Context. It also has the most significant updates on the new areas in the specification – such as some reasonable material on globalization and migration, the ageing population, privatization and education, and the sociology of personal life, although the later section seems to have borrowed heavily from from edition 8 of Haralambos the social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class, including recent patterns and trends in crime

This month at AQA

the relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, with particular reference to the economy and to state policies Bryman, Alan (2015) Social Research Methods – A great introductory book on research methods organised by the major different types of research method (surveys, interviews, etc.), with supplementary material including PowerPoints and mutli-choice quizzes. sources of data, including questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics

crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment, victims, and the role of the criminal justice system and other agencies Ken Brown’s excellent text book is a nice balance of depth and breadth. The chapters are clearly broken down by specification area, and covers the new areas of the specification well – it is the only text book to specifically deal with the issue of Selection in education for example. religious organisations, including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements, and their relationship to religious and spiritual belief and practiceThe downside to the book is that there is less of an exam focus compared to other two, but then again, if you want exam practice you could always just buy a revision guide! Chomsky, N. (2004) Hegemony or Survival: America’s quest for global dominance. London: Penguin Books. So while I do think this book is lazily written – no major work has gone into updating it since the incarnation before it (given that 4 people have had 4 years to add bits in and, to be honest, haven’t really done that much) – it is a very safe option – hence a good recommendation well suited to our risk society. This syllabus ( 7192) has been chosen specifically by Oxbridge it is the best suited to online learning and we believe it provides the best chance of success. The book is more ‘no nonsense’ than the others on offer, which is what I like about it – It’s well structured and key concepts are defined briefly in the margins where necessary. There are also various mind maps and diagrams throughout the book for some of the topics.