AQA • Sociology

Quick summary of all of the key crime and deviance sub topics within the AQA specification.

Very useful notes which summarise the Beliefs topic of A level Sociology. These were written before my exams which I received an A* in. Subheadings of the mind map include: Sociological perspectives of beliefs, definitions of religion, the relationship between social groups and religion, New religious movements, secularisation, religious organisations, new age movements, Weber’s view of religion.

These are summarised revision notes for AQA sociology crime, and deviance paper three which scored me an a A* in the paper

These are summarised revision notes for AQA sociology beliefs in society paper two which scored me an a A in the paper

This document provides a list of key terms used in the Family and Households Unit of Sociology.

AQA A-level Sociology: Education - summarised notes of key Sociologists for the Class differences in achievement module - A* Sociology Student and current Oxford University student - Analysis of key theories and evaluation included - maximise your marks! - Clearly seperated between internal and external factors

My notes on the crime and deviance topic

4,10 and 30 markers on crime in a global context. A/A* Outline two types of green crime (4 marks) Outline two ways globalisation has increased crime (4 marks) Applying material from Item C, analyse two reasons why globalisation may lead to an increase in crime (10 marks) Applying material from item C and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of the relationship between globalisation and crime (30 marks)

A/A*... 4,6,10 and 30 markers on ethnicity and crime. Outline two sociological explanations for ethnic differences in offending (4 marks) Outline three reasons for differences in offending and conviction rates for ethnic minority groups (6 marks) Applying material from Item A, analyse two explanations for the apparent differences in the rates of victimisation of ethnic groups (10 marks) Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of ethnic ...

4,6,10 and 30 marker on the topic gender and crime. A/A* marked Outline two differences between the recorded patterns of male and female offending (4 marks) Outline three reasons for gender differences in levels of recorded crime. (6 marks Nov 2021) Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why males commit more crime than females (10 marks) Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of female crime (30 marks)