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AQA (B) Advanced General Studies
Colin Swatridge & Eric Magee (Editor)

Paperback
RRP: £16.99
ISBN: 9781844896103

Published: 28/03/2008
Extent: 256 pages

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Summary:
This coursebook has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the AQA AS/A2 General Studies specification B, and provides thorough, carefully structured coverage of the subject content. AQA (B) Advanced General Studies has the following special features: • A thematic approach • A guide to essay structure • Full coverage of subject content • Data-sets, images, and texts • Exam-style questions • Draft responses and complete specimen essays This is both a coursebook suitable for class or individual study, and a guide to preparation for unit tests in the subject. It is essential reading for all students following this specification. Answers to all questions and practice tests are provided in an accompanying Teacher Guide, which is available for purchase by teachers.

  • Thematic approach providing full coverage of the subject content
    Guidance on how to prepare for the unit examinations and develop the required examination skills
    Exam-style questions
    Up-to-date examples, data sets, images and texts
    Printed in full colour
    Written by Colin Swatridge, the AQA (B) Chief Examiner; edited by Eric Magee, the AQA (B) Chair of Examiners
    An accompanying Teacher Answer Guide with answers to all questions and practice tests is available separately (£49.99)

Table of Contents:
AS Unit 1 Conflict
Science and technology
Human aggression
Controversy in science and technology
Society and politics
Tensions in society
Politics and the public
Arts and media
The arts as a challenge
Media bias
Business and industry
The market
Businesses big and small
Beliefs and values
The individual and society
Tolerance and intolerance
AS Unit 2 Space
Science and technology
Space exploration
Climate change
Society and politics
Migration of people
Urban and rural
Arts and media
Art and public space
Global media
Business and industry
Use of the land
Buying and selling
Beliefs and values
Multiculturalism
Green values
A2 Unit 3 Power
Example 1
Science and technology The energy debate
Science and technology The ethical responsibilities of scientists
Beliefs and values Nationalism and internationalism
Society and politics Law enforcement
Example 2
Text A Society and politics Law enforcement
Text B Society and politics Distribution of power
Text C Arts and media Media pressure and impact
Text D Business and industry Large corporations
Skills
Example 3
Text A Arts and media Arts and media commentators
Text B Arts and media Art as empowerment
Text C Science and technology The ethical responsibilities of scientists
Text D Beliefs and values Attitudes towards authority
Skills
Example 4
Text A Business and industry Free trade, fair trade
Text B Business and industry The impact of advertising
Text C Society and politics Equal opportunities
Text D Science and technology Medicine and health
Skills
Example 5
Text A Beliefs and values Rights and responsibilities
Text B Beliefs and values Rights and responsibilities
Text C Arts and media Art as empowerment
Text D Science and technology The energy debate
Skills
Unit 4: Change
Example 1
Text A Science and technology The idea of progress in science and technology
Text B Business and industry Heritage conservation
Text C Arts and media New media
Text D Beliefs and values Transmission of norms and values
Text E Society and politics Social change
Skills
Example 2
Text A Society and politics Educating for change
Text B Science and technology The nature of science
Text C Business and industry Economic growth
Text D Arts and media Changing aesthetic criteria
Skills
Example 3
Text A Arts and media Visions of the past and future
Text B Science and technology Public understanding of science
Text C Business and industry Trends in consumerism
Text D Society and politics Political reform
Text E Beliefs and values The decline of ideology
Skills
Example 4
Text A Business and industry Economic growth
Text B Society and politics Social change
Text C Beliefs and values Transmission of norms and values
Text D Arts and media New media
Text E Science and technology The nature of science
Skills
Example 5
Text A Beliefs and values Changing patterns of religious belief
Text B Society and politics Educating for change
Text C Business and industry Heritage conservation
Text D Science and technology The idea of progress in science and technology
Text E Arts and media Visions of the past and future

About the Author(s):
Dr Colin Swatridge taught for many years in a sixth-form college, and has been a General Studies Chief Examiner since 1990. He has written a number of General Studies texts, including a series of resource packs, also published by Philip Allan Updates.

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