AQA AS Sociology Student Unit Guide: Unit 2 Education and Sociological Methods

Summary:
Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers.

There are three sections to each guide:

Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions.

Content Guidance - provides an examiner's overview of the module's key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.

Question and Answers - sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.

• A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
  

• Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts 
  

• Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this guide
The AS specification
Examinable skills
Study skills and revision strategies
The unit examination
Content Guidance
About this section
Explanations of the role and purpose of education, including education, in contemporary society
Sociological explanations of the differential educational achievements of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity
Relationships and process in schools (teacher/pupil relationships; pupil subcultures; the hidden curriculum and the organisation of teaching and learning)
Educational policies (including selection, comprehensivisation and marketisation)
Sociological research methods
Questions and Answers
About this section
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4