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Free A-Level Sociology revision notes. 10 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.
🔀 Board Differences
Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:
AQA: Three papers: education with methods in context; topics in sociology (families, beliefs, media); crime and deviance with theory and methods. No coursework, 80 marks per paper.
OCR: Three papers: socialisation, culture and identity; researching social inequalities; debating and researching social issues (globalisation, crime). Includes a compulsory research methods section.
WJEC/Eduqas: Unitised: contemporary families and households; education and research methods; crime, deviance and social stratification.
📊 Course Overview
A-Level Sociology covers 8 topic areas with 10 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.