Book Description
This new edition of the highly successful textbook for AS level sociology is fully updated to meet the requirements of the new AQA specification which will be taught in schools and colleges from September 2008. With dozens of contemporary references, student activities, questions and examiners' advice, the book is accessible to the whole ability range and has the depth of coverage needed to achieve high grades. Chapters on 'Families and Households' and 'Education' have been updated, for example, with sections on life-course, demography and social policy, and the chapter on 'Sociological Methods' is unique in the emphasis it gives to the new 'Methods in Context' question. The companion 'A2 Sociology - the complete course for the AQA specification' will be published Spring 2009
From the Publisher
This new edition of "AS level Sociology" fits the 2008 AQA specification exactly with a sustained focus on the new `Methods in Context' question, through:
* Methods Links panels throughout the Education chapter
* A special section on Education: the research context
* Methods in Context sections applying all the methods to Education
* Practice questions on Methods in Context like those in the new exam with answers and examiner guidance
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