This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding marriage for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: Trends in marriage in Britain Causes of the decline in marriage The different types of marriage Marxist, feminist and functionalist perspectives on marriage

A mock paper 1 (Families and Education) for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. The layout and content of the paper has been designed to mimic the style and structure of a real exam. All questions are worded similarly to those of past papers and where research has been used, this is authentic, mirroring that of AQA’s questions.

This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding gender and educational achievement for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: Trends of educational achievement based on gender Patterns of subject choice by gender Reasons for these subject choices External factors affecting gender and educational achievement Internal factors affecting gender and educational achievement

This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding the British education system for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: Trends of educational achievement based on ethnicity External factors affecting ethnicity and educational achievement Internal factors affecting ethnicity and educational achievement

This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding social class and educational achievement for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: The ways through which educational achievement is measured in Britain Patterns of educational achievement based on social class The work of Halsey, Heath and Ridge External factors affecting social class and achievement in Britain Internal factors affecting social class and achievement The work of Ball on parental choice and marketisation

This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding the British education system for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: The structure of the British education system The different types of schools in the UK An overview and arguments for/against private education Various alternative forms of education The history of educational reform in Britain

A mock paper 2 (Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification) for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. The layout and content of the paper has been designed to mimic the style and structure of a real exam. All questions are worded similarly to those of past papers and where research has been used, this is authentic, mirroring that of AQA’s questions.

This resource contains a word document containing everything students need to know regarding the function of education for the AQA GCSE Sociology specification. It contains the following information: The functions of education The functionalist view of education Parson’s functionalist view of education Durkheim’s view of education The Marxist view of education Bowles and Gintis’ Marxist view of education The feminist view of education Willis’ account of the counter-school culture