GCSE Sociology (Eduqas / WJEC)

33 free revision lessons in 5 units. Open the course or go straight to a lesson.

Cultural Transmission & Research Methods

Key sociological concepts, the four perspectives, and the research methods used to investigate the social world.

1. Key Sociological Concepts and the Sociological Approach
2. Socialisation, Identity and Agents of Socialisation
3. The Four Sociological Perspectives
4. Types of Data and Research Methods
5. Sampling, Practical and Ethical Issues
6. Designing Sociological Research and Interpreting Data

The Sociology of Families

Family diversity, social change, conjugal roles, sociological theories of the family and the criticisms levelled at family life.

1. Family Forms and Family Diversity
2. Social Change and Family Structures
3. Social Change and Family Relationships
4. Sociological Theories of the Role of the Family
5. Criticisms of the Family
6. Divorce: Causes, Consequences and Theoretical Perspectives

The Sociology of Education

The role and functions of education, processes inside schools, factors affecting achievement and how sociologists research the classroom.

1. Sociological Theories of the Role of Education
2. Processes Inside Schools
3. Patterns of Educational Achievement
4. Factors Affecting Achievement: Class, Ethnicity and Gender
5. Types of School and Educational Provision
6. Researching Education

Social Differentiation and Stratification

Sociological theories of stratification, power and authority, life chances, equality and inequality, and poverty as a social issue.

1. Sociological Theories of Stratification
2. Power and Authority: Weber's Three Types
3. Inequality in Contemporary UK: Class, Gender, Ethnicity
4. Inequality: Age, Disability, Sexuality and Religion
5. Life Chances and Social Mobility
6. Poverty as a Social Issue
7. Walby on Patriarchy and Power Relationships

Crime, Deviance and Applied Research

How crime and deviance are socially constructed, theories of offending, sources of crime data, and how sociologists apply research methods to investigate crime.

1. The Social Construction of Crime and Deviance
2. Social Control: Formal and Informal
3. Patterns of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
4. Functionalist and Subcultural Theories of Crime
5. Marxist, Interactionist and Feminist Theories of Crime
6. Sources of Data on Crime and the Dark Figure
7. Applied Methods: Designing Sociological Research
8. Applied Methods: Interpreting Data and Crime Research

How to revise Sociology

• Retrieval Practice
• Spaced Repetition
• Interleaving
• Dual Coding
• Elaborative Interrogation
• Knowledge Organisers
• Timed Practice

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