Exam Board: AQA

Level & Subject: AS Sociology

First teaching: September 2015

Next exams: June 2025

Collins Student Support Materials provide an essential course companion and revision aid. Written by experienced teachers and senior examiners, each book covers the 2015 AQA specification and prepares students for examination success.

This title contains all the key information for AQA AS topic 3.2.2.2 Beliefs in Society and AQA A-level topic 4.2.2 Families and Households.

Examiners’ tips throughout suggest how students can improve their exam performance.

Detailed exam guidance, practice questions and sample answers are provided for the following:

  • AS Paper 2, Section B
  • A-level Paper 2, Section A.

AQA A2 Sociology Unit 3

by Martin Holborn

Published 14 March 2011

Beliefs in Society contains the key information for this A2 Unit 3 topic, clearly laid out with examiners' notes and essential notes to help students succeed in the exam. An exam section contains two sample papers with answers at A and C grades, and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to move up from a lower grade and secure a higher one.

AQA A2 Unit 3 Beliefs in Society contains all the key information for this Unit 3 topic. The revision content and exam practice sections are matched to the AQA 2008 specifications and include:

  • Different theories of ideology, science and religion
  • Religious beliefs, social change and stability
  • Religious organisations including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements
  • The significance of religion in the contemporary world
  • Exam practice section with sample papers and answers
  • Glossary of key terms
  • Index