AWE Club – Online Sociology Information
Online Sociology GCSE AQA Code 8192
Teacher – Annemarie
ONLINE weekly for two years
Lesson times: 90 min lessons for first year. This may change to 60/120 minutes in year two depending on the progress the students make.
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/sociology/gcse/sociology-8192
Exams are optional. Parents must book the exam with their local exam centre and pay them direct ensuring they meet all exam officer ID and date/deadline requirements.
Text book required:
https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/subjects/sociology/products/14-16/aqa-gcse-(9-1)-sociology,-second-edition-whiteboar
You can also buy it from other stores such as Ebay, second hand copies are fine too. Please make sure you buy the student book, and not the revision book.
I also suggest getting some booklets from tutor2u:
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/store/families-student-workbook-for-aqa-gcse-9-1-sociology
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/store/education-student-workbook-for-aqa-gcse-9-1-sociology
They also have revision sessions you can access:
https://www.tutor2u.net/live/aqa-gcse-sociology-revision-blast-families
https://www.tutor2u.net/live/aqa-gcse-sociology-revision-blast-marxism-feminism
https://www.tutor2u.net/live/aqa-gcse-sociology-revision-blast-theory-perspectives
GCSE Sociology 8192
Specification at a glance
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
Subject content
1. The sociological approach
2. Social structures, social processes and social issues
3. Families
4. Education
5. Crime and deviance
6. Social stratification
7. Sociological research methods
Assessments
Paper 1: The sociology of families and education
What’s assessed
The sociology of families
The sociology of education
Relevant areas of social theory and methodology
Students will be expected to draw on knowledge and understanding of the entire course of study to show a deeper understanding of these topics.
How it’s assessed
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Questions
Section A has two multiple choice questions followed by a range of short and extended responses.
Section B has two multiple choice questions followed by a range of short and extended responses.
Paper 2: The sociology of crime and deviance and social stratification
What’s assessed
The sociology of crime and deviance
The sociology of social stratification
Relevant areas of social theory and methodology
Students will be expected to draw on knowledge and understanding of the entire course of study to show a deeper understanding of these topics.
How it’s assessed
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Questions
Section A has two multiple choice questions followed by a range of short and extended responses.
Section B has two multiple choice questions followed by a range of short and extended responses.