CIE • Sociology

This is a comprehensive and detailed summary of the topics present in Chris Livesey’s A-Level Sociology Coursebook. It has all the information you’ll need to study the topics of Religion, Education and Media (chapters 6, 8 and 9 in the book). Contains lots of knowledge, with differentiation between key terms, scholars and criticisms for each theory. I also added a couple exercises for myself and a solved exam question. About 50 pages long. I put lots of care into the design and layout of t...

This is an easy-to-read summarisation of the entire Family Unit in CIE AS Level Sociology. It explains, in simple terms, everything you need to know from the syllabus, along with examples of sociologists you can quote. It provides concept summaries in bullet points to make memorisation easier, with some of the keywords highlighted for emphasis.

These thorough notes look at the Functionalist Perspective of the family as part of the Sociology AS level Family unit. They're detailed and examine many well-known functionalist such as Peter Murdock and his concept of the economic, sexual, reproductive and educational functions of the family in great detail. I also look at Talcott Parsons and his concept of primary and secondary socialization. Criticisms of each perspective is included to ensure you secure high evaluation marks. Hope these a...

These thorough notes examine the feminist perspective on the family by looking at the liberal, radical and Marxist feminist approaches to this topic and a range of sociological concepts such as that of the 'safety valve'. I ensure that criticisms of each perspective are included, because that's what shows the examiner that you are evaluating and thus secures you higher marks. I know that staring at dull notes can sometimes off-putting, so I've ensured that my notes are beautifully presented,...

Excellent notes on the Marxist perspective on the family, part of the Sociology AS level Family Unit. I find this topic very fascinating and my notes reflect my interest! They're beautifully presented and focus on a range of sociological concepts such as ideological conditioning, pester power and the family being a consumption unit. Some of the sociologists mentioned include: Althusser, Margaret Benston, and Eli Zaretsky.

Very thorough notes on domestic violence, part of the Sociology AS level Family Unit. These notes helped me achieve an A and are of excellent quality. Hope you find them helpful :)

These thorough notes examine the changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, civil partnership, separation, divorce and child bearing, as well as the cause and consequences of these changes. They're colour coded so that the notes are visually pleasing and easy to interpret, but are still very detailed.

These thorough A grade notes examine diversity in family forms according to class, ethnicity, religion, family size, marital status, age and family life cycle. They are beautifully presented and go into lots of details, using presenting the views of various sociologists. I really hope they're of help :-)

A* essay on whether the nuclear family is universal or not. Lots of evidence and mention of sociologists to back up my points.

This document focuses on changes in family and household structure and their relationship to industrialization, urbanization and globalization. The notes are detailed and beautifully presented; they helped me achieve an A in my final examination. Some of the sociologists included in this document include: Talcott Parsons, William Goode, William and Young and Laslett. The reason I've included them is because examining the opinions and findings of a range of sociologists can ensure you secure h...