Collins Student Support Materials – AQA AS and A Level Sociology Education with Research Methods

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS SociologyFirst teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2016 This book contains all the key information for these AQA topics: AS• 3.1.1 Education• 3.1.2 Methods in Context• 3.2.1 Research MethodsA-level• 4.1.1 Education• 4.1.2 Methods in Context. Examiners’ tips throughout suggest how students can improve their exam performance. Detailed exam guidance, practice questions and sample answers are provided for each of the following: • AS Paper 1• AS Paper 2 Section A• A-level Paper 1. To cover A-level topic 4.1.3 Theory and Methods in full, students will also need to refer to Collins Student Support Materials for AQA A-level Sociology: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods (ISBN 978-0-00-822164-5).

Martin Holborn has authored the previous five editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Sociology Themes and Perspectives Student Handbook, and several books in the Collins Student Support Materials series. He is currently editing a major new undergraduate sociology text. He is an experienced A-level teacher and examiner and Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at The Open University.