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AQA GCSE Sociology

Syllabus 8192 · first teaching 2017 · sourced from AQA — official specification pages, verified 2026-08-19.

  1. 1. The sociological approach

    The syllabus lists no sub-headings for this topic.

  2. 2. Social structures, social processes and social issues

    The syllabus lists no sub-headings for this topic.

  3. 3. Families

    • 3.3.1 Functions of families
    • 3.3.2 Family forms
    • 3.3.3 Conjugal role relationships
    • 3.3.4 Changing relationships within families
    • 3.3.5 Criticisms of families
    • 3.3.6 Divorce

  4. 4. Education

    • 3.4.1 Roles and functions of education
    • 3.4.2 The relationship between education and capitalism
    • 3.4.3 Educational achievement
    • 3.4.4 Processes within schools

  5. 5. Crime and deviance

    • 3.5.1 The social construction of crime and deviance
    • 3.5.2 Social control
    • 3.5.3 Criminal and deviant behaviour
    • 3.5.4 Data on crime

  6. 6. Social stratification

    • 3.6.1 Functionalist theory of stratification
    • 3.6.2 Socio-economic class
    • 3.6.3 Life chances
    • 3.6.4 Poverty as a social issue
    • 3.6.5 Power and authority
    • 3.6.6 Power relationships

  7. 7. Sociological research methods

    • Research design
    • Qualitative and quantitative methods
    • Different types of data
    • Primary and secondary sources
    • Interpretation of data
    • Practical issues
    • Ethical issues