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Table of Contents

Tour of the book's features

Chapter 1: What is sociology?
What does AS and A level sociology involve?

Chapter 2: Education - with special links to research methods
Topic 1: Class differences in achievement (1) external factors
Topic 2: Class differences in achievement (2) internal factors
Topic 3: Ethnic differences in achievement
Topic 4: Gender differences in education
Topic 5: The role of education in society
Topic 6: Educational policy and inequality
Examining education

Chapter 3: Research methods with methods in context
Topic 1: Choosing a research method
Topic 2: Education - the research context
Topic 3: Experiments
Using experiments to investigate education
Topic 4: Questionnaires
Using questionnaires to investigate education
Topic 5: Interviews
Using interviews to investigate education
Topic 6: Participant observation
Using observation to investigate education
Topic 7: Secondary sources
Using secondary sources to investigate education
Examining research methods

Chapter 4: Families and households
Topic 1: Couples
Topic 2: Childhood
Topic 3: Theories of the family
Topic 4: Demography
Topic 5: Changing family patterns
Topic 6: Family diversity
Topic 7: Families and social policy
Examining families and households

Chapter 5: Preparing for the exams
Preparing for the AS exams
Preparing for the A level exams
Practice papers
The examiner's advice

Key concepts

Bibliography

Index