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Sociology

Spec C200QS

Free Eduqas GCSE Sociology revision: past papers from 2019–2024 with mark schemes.

1. The Sociological Approach and Research Methods

1.1 The Sociological Approach: Perspectives and Concepts

1.2 Applying and Evaluating Sociological Knowledge

1.3 Positivist and Interpretivist Approaches to Research

1.4 Types and Sources of Data

1.5 Designing a Research Study

1.6 Sampling

1.7 Methods of Data Collection

1.8 Practical and Ethical Issues in Research

1.9 Interpreting and Presenting Data

2. Culture, Socialisation and Identity

2.1 Culture, Norms and Key Concepts

2.2 The Sociological Imagination and the Nature-Nurture Debate

2.3 Socialisation: Types, Agencies and Mechanisms

2.4 Sociological Perspectives on Socialisation

2.5 Social Identity: Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Class

2.6 Stigmatised Identities

2.7 Globalisation, Digital Identity and Postmodern Views

3. Social Structure, Power and Social Control

3.1 Formal and Informal Social Control

3.2 Perspectives and Theories on Social Control

3.3 Agencies of Social Control

3.4 Power and Authority

3.5 Power Relationships and Inequality

4. Families

4.1 Family Forms and Diversity

4.2 Marriage and Alternatives to Marriage

4.3 Perspectives on the Family

4.4 Conjugal Roles and the Domestic Division of Labour

4.5 Demographic Change and Social Change

4.6 Changing Roles Across the Family Life Course

4.7 Criticisms of the Family

4.8 Divorce

5. Education

5.1 What education is: curriculum, school types and alternative provision

5.2 Sociological perspectives on the role and functions of education

5.3 Processes within schools: streaming, labelling and pupil responses

5.5 Educational achievement: social class

5.6 Educational achievement: gender

5.7 Educational achievement: ethnicity

6. Social Stratification and Inequality

6.1 Social Stratification: Key Concepts and Perspectives

6.2 Social Class

6.3 Life Chances: Concepts, Domains and Explanations

6.4 Life Chances by Characteristic

6.5 Poverty

6.6 Attempts to Reduce Inequality

7. Crime and Deviance

7.1 Defining and Explaining the Social Construction of Crime and Deviance

7.2 Theoretical Explanations of Crime and Deviance

7.3 Types of Crime and Public Debates about Crime

7.4 Patterns and Explanations of Offending by Social Characteristics

7.5 Measuring Crime and Crime Data

7.6 Formal and Informal Agencies of Control over Crime

Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Component 1: Understanding Social ProcessesWritten exam1h 45m100 marks50%
Component 2: Understanding Social StructuresWritten exam1h 45m100 marks50%

Course aims & skills

Eduqas GCSE Sociology builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • explain key sociological theories and perspectives
  • apply sociological concepts to real-world social issues
  • compare and contrast functionalist, Marxist, feminist and interactionist views
  • evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods
  • interpret data in graphs, charts and tables
  • construct reasoned arguments and draw substantiated conclusions
  • analyse patterns and trends using statistical evidence
  • draw connections between different areas of sociological study
  • assess ethical and practical issues in social research

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