Tag: Methods
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How I would’ve answered the AQA A level sociology crime and deviance with theory and methods exam, June 2018
A few hints and tips on how I would have answered the crime and deviance with theory and methods exam, June 2018
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How I would’ve answered the AQA A level sociology topics exam, June 2018, section B: global development
A few hints and tips on how I would have answered yesterday’s sociology exam.
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How I would’ve answered the AQA A level sociology of education exam, June 2018
A few hints and tips on how I would have answered yesterday’s exam.
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How to get an A* in A-level Sociology (Crime and Deviance)
Drawing on marked exemplars from the AQA exam board this post unpicks what you need to do to get and A* in the the AQA’s Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods Paper (Sociology – 7192/3)
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How to get an A* in A-level Sociology
Drawing on marked exemplars from the AQA exam board this post unpicks what you need to do to get and A*
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AQA AS Level Sociology: Paper 2 – Research Methods and Topics (families): How I would’ve answered it…
Advice from an AQA examiner on how you should have answered the AQA AS Sociology paper 2: topics and (for most students) families and households
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AQA A-Level Sociology Exam Hints and Tips – Video on how to answer the 6 questions on the education with theory and methods paper (7191/2)
A video covering exam technique for the six types of question on the AQA’s A-level sociology Education with Theory and Methods Paper: Further similar blogs offering advice on the Education with Theory and Methods can be found here: Exam Technique for Paper 7192/1 – covers similar ground to that in the video above. How I would have…
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Criticisms of Quantitative Research
Bryman (2016) identifies four criticisms of quantitative research: Quantitative researchers fail to distinguish people and social institutions from the world of nature Schutz (1962) is the main critique here. Schutz and other phenomenologists accuse quantitative social researchers of treating the social world as if it were no different from the natural world. In so doing,…
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The Four Main Concerns of Quantitative Research
Quantitative researchers generally have four main preoccupations: they want their research to be measurable, to focus on causation, to be generalisable, and to be replicable. These preoccupations reflect epistemological grounded beliefs about what constitutes acceptable knowledge, and can be contrasted with the preoccupations of researchers who prefer a qualitative approach. Measurement It may sound like…
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Evaluate the Strengths of Using Social Surveys in Social Research (20)
‘Evaluate the Strengths of Using Social Surveys in Social Research’ (20) This is an essay plan for a possible essay for the AQA’s A Level Sociology paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods. This essay plan uses the TPEN structure which covers the theoretical, practical, ethical and ‘nature of topic’ factors relevant to…
