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AQA (A) Advanced General Studies Textbook
Mr T Green,Mr E Magee (Editor)
RRP:
£16.99
ISBN:
9781844896035
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Summary:
This text book has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the revised AQA (Specification A) AS and A2 General Studies, examined for the first time in 2009 (AS) and 2010 (A2). It provides thorough, carefully structured coverage of each of the four units.
AQA (A) General Studies has the following special features:
• Content guidance for each unit
• Explanation of key terms
• Viewpoints
• Up-to-date examples
• Extension material
• Different types of questions for all units
• Examiner comments
The author has used his wide teaching experience to provide a comprehensive, thought-provoking, easily accessible and exam-focused text that is essential reading for all AQA(A) General Studies specification students.
Answers to all questions and practice tests are provided in an accompanying Teacher Guide, available for purchase by teachers and lecturers.
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- Content guidance for each unit
Key terms and concepts explained
Different viewpoints presented
Up-to-date examples
Extension material provided
Samples of different question types given for all units, with examiner comments
Printed in full colour
Written by Trevor Green, the new AQA (A) Chief Examiner; edited by Eric Magee, the AQA (A) Chair of Examiners
Teacher Answer Guide with answers to all questions and practice tests available separately (£49.99)
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Table of Contents:
 Introduction
AS Module 1 (Culture and Society)
Understanding and appreciation of the changing nature and importance of culture
Creativity and innovation
Aesthetic evaluation
Beliefs, values and moral reasoning
Religious belief and experience and connections between them and society
Examination and appreciation of ideologies and values in society
Media and communication
Political processes and goals
The relationship between law, society and ethics
AS Module 2 (Science and Society)
Characteristics of the sciences
Explanation of human behaviour
Social and economic trends and constraints
Understanding of scientific methods, principles, criteria and their application
The nature of scientific objectivity and the question of progress
The nature of objectivity in social sciences
Mathematical reasoning and it application to the Unit 2 passage
Social, ethical and environmental implications of scientific discoveries and technological developments
The moral responsibility of scientists
The relationship between technology, science, society and ideology
A2 Module 3 (Culture and Society)
Understanding and appreciation of the changing nature and importance of culture
Creativity, innovation and aesthetic evaluation
Beliefs, values, moral reasoning and religious experience
Media and communication
Ideologies and political processes and goals
The relationship between law, society and ethics
A2 Module 4 (Science and Society)
Explanation and evaluation of human behaviour
Social and economic trends and constraints
Characteristics of sciences and understanding of scientific methods, principles, criteria and their application
The nature of objectivity and the question of progress in science and the social sciences
Mathematical reasoning (the application of data handling in the case study)
Social, ethical and environmental implications of scientific discoveries and technological developments and the moral responsibility of scientists
The relationship between technology, science, society and ideology
Index
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About the Author(s):
Trevor Green is a chief examiner and has extensive experience at a senior level with a number of awarding bodies. He is the author of a number of A-level and GCSE books on General Studies and Citizenship, and has wide experience as an INSET presenter.
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