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GCSE Sociology, topic by topic.
70 free guides covering Sociological approaches, Research methods, Families, Education, Crime and deviance and Social stratification - each with a plain-English explanation, a worked example, practice questions and exam-style questions with full mark schemes. Every guide links to a free printable worksheet, no card or account needed.
Sociological approaches
Culture, Norms, Values and SocialisationGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Sociological Perspectives: Functionalism, Marxism, Feminism and InteractionismGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Feminist Perspectives in SociologyGrades 5-9 (GCSE)Interactionism and the Social Construction of the SelfGrades 5-9 (GCSE)Structure and ActionGrades 6-9 (GCSE)The Nature versus Nurture DebateGrades 4-8 (GCSE)The Social Construction of IdentityGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Values, Norms, Roles and Social ControlGrades 4-7 (GCSE)
Research methods
The Research Process and Designing ResearchGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Sampling Methods in Sociological ResearchGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Questionnaires and Social SurveysGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Interviews: Structured, Unstructured and GroupGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Observation: Participant, Non-Participant, Covert and OvertGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Secondary and Official StatisticsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Research EthicsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Experiments in Sociological Research: Laboratory and Field ExperimentsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Case Studies and Longitudinal Studies as Research MethodsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Primary and Secondary Data, Quantitative and Qualitative DataGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Reliability, Validity and Representativeness in Sociological ResearchGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Practical and Theoretical Factors Influencing Choice of Research MethodGrades 4-8 (GCSE)
Families
Functions of the FamilyGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Family Forms and DiversityGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Conjugal Roles and the Domestic Division of LabourGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Changing Patterns of Marriage, Divorce and CohabitationGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Childhood and Its Social ConstructionGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Criticisms of the Family, Including the Dark SideGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Family Diversity and Family Forms (Set 2)Grades 4-7 (GCSE)Conjugal Roles and the Domestic Division of Labour (Set 2)Grades 4-7 (GCSE)Reasons for the Decline in Family Size in Modern BritainGrades 4-7 (GCSE)The New Right Perspective on Family Structure and Family ValuesGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Money Management and Decision-Making in Couple RelationshipsGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Forced Marriage as a Contemporary Family IssueGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Reconstituted Families: Step-Parenting and Blended Family LifeGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Social Policy and the Law: Civil Partnerships and Same-Sex MarriageGrades 4-7 (GCSE)
Education
The Role and Functions of EducationGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Social Class and Educational AchievementGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Gender and Educational AchievementGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Ethnicity and Educational AchievementGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Labelling and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in SchoolsGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Streaming, Setting and Pupil SubculturesGrades 4-7 (GCSE)The Tripartite System and Selective EducationGrades 4-7 (GCSE)The Comprehensive System and Its AimsGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Marketisation, Parentocracy and School ChoiceGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Types of School: Academies, Free Schools and Private EducationGrades 4-7 (GCSE)The 1988 Education Reform Act and the National CurriculumGrades 4-7 (GCSE)Compensatory Education Policies and Closing the Achievement GapGrades 4-7 (GCSE)
Crime and deviance
Formal and Informal Social ControlGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Functionalist and Marxist Explanations of CrimeGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Labelling Theory and CrimeGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Feminist Explanations of Crime and Gender PatternsGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Crime Patterns by Class, Ethnicity and AgeGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Crime Statistics and the MediaGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Aims of Punishment: Retribution, Deterrence, Rehabilitation and ReparationGrades 4-9 (GCSE)The Effectiveness of Prison and Rates of ReoffendingGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Alternatives to Prison: Community Sentences and Restorative JusticeGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Situational Crime Prevention: Target Hardening and Designing Out CrimeGrades 4-9 (GCSE)Environmental Crime Prevention: Broken Windows and Zero Tolerance PolicingGrades 4-9 (GCSE)The Role of the Police and Courts in the Criminal Justice SystemGrades 4-9 (GCSE)
Social stratification
Theories of Social StratificationGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Social Class and Life ChancesGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Poverty and WealthGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Power and AuthorityGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Social MobilityGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Inequality by Gender, Ethnicity and AgeGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Forms of Social Stratification: Caste, Feudal and Slave SystemsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Classifying Social Class and the Growth of an UnderclassGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Explanations of and Solutions to PovertyGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Pluralist and Elite Theories of PowerGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Inequality Based on Disability and Other Social DivisionsGrades 4-8 (GCSE)Marxist and Feminist Perspectives on Power and the StateGrades 4-8 (GCSE)
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