Sociology

Sociology is described as ' the study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture of everyday life'. It is one of the most popular A levels taken in the UK and we believe it is one of the most important. As the world becomes ever smaller it is increasingly necessary for us to understand each other, to enjoy the similarities between us all, to appreciate and value the differences, and to find ways of working together to improve the lives of everyone.

Welcome to Audiopi's Sociology!

The series is delivered in four parts:

Part 1 includes Education, Methods and Methods in Context

Part 2 covers Families, Households and Beliefs in Society

Part 3 focuses on Crime and Deviance and Theory

Part 4 covers exam preparation and skills

Each part is broken down into a number of topics covering everything required by the course. At the end of each podcast we suggest some types of questions that might be asked in the exams.

The series is written by two brilliant, highly experienced teachers, writers and examiners, Laura Pountney and David Bown.

Quite simply it will help you to get ahead and stay ahead. Before purchasing you can listen to the opening podcast in each module by simply scrolling down, hit the module title and play the opening podcast.

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Key Benefits of our Sociology Tutorials - Get ahead and stay ahead!

  • Fully aligned to the curriculum, ensuring absolute relevance to what is being taught and learnt
  • Written by a combination of academics, teachers and examiners
  • Multi dimensional content includes speeches, original sources, music and sounds
  • Short, sharp, easy to access and learn from
  • Available anytime, anywhere, on any device
  • Audio is one of the three key ways we learn, for some it's the best way 

Key Benefits for Teachers

  • Prepare students for lesson time or set as homework
  • Play in the class to create discussion and stimulate debate
  • An easily available assistant for when class has been missed, or lessons forgotten...

Key Benefits for Students

  • Listen as and when you want - at home, in the car, via your phone or computer....
  • Impress in class by having all the knowledge beforehand
  • Have a perfect revision resource - plug in your headphones and learn

Education, Methods in context, Theory and Methods

Sociology

A level

AQA

27 tutorials available 27 tutorials total

What is the purpose of education, and what messages does it transmit?

In this series we explore the role of education and social policy on education from a range of sociological perspectives. We also discuss evidence of inequalities in education in terms of class, ethnicity and gender, and assess sociological research in these areas. We also examine sociological methodology, exploring what it means to do research as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Finally we will investigate what it is like to actually do research on educational issues, methods in context.

Families, Households and Beliefs in Society

Sociology

A level

AQA

25 tutorials available 25 tutorials total

Welcome to our series on Families, Households and Beliefs in Society.

In section A, the topic we are preparing for is ‘Family and Households’. What is the role of the family in contemporary society, and how has family life changed over the last 100 years? In this section, we explore the ways in which structures, roles and relationships have changed in relation to the family. Although these podcasts are divided into ‘subtopics’ we will be making sure that you know how to answer questions which often draw from more than one subtopic.

Section B explores the changing nature of Beliefs in Society. The three main belief systems, which are science, religion and ideology are explored, with a focus on which belief system conflicts or works alongside the other, and to what extent science is replacing religion. This section also explores the role of religion, which social groups are likely to be more or less religious, the secularisation debate and the changing nature of religious organisations. The final podcasts focus on the effects of globalisation on religion in contemporary society.

Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods

Sociology

A level

AQA

22 tutorials available 22 tutorials total

What is crime and deviance?

In this section, we explore ideas of social order and social control through an examination of the distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class. Examples will be drawn from sociological research as well as from recent patterns and trends in crime.

Crime will be examined in terms of globalisation, green and environmental crime, human rights and state crimes as well as how it is portrayed by the media.

Finally, the role of the criminal justice system will be considered in relation to crime control and prevention, surveillance, punishment and victims.

COMING SOON! Exam preparation and skills

Sociology

A level

AQA

0 tutorials available 10 tutorials total

Preparing for your exams doesn't have to be stressful when you are doing it the Audiopi way!

Have you ever heard of the expression 'marginal gains'? This was coined by Sir Dave Brailsford, head of British Cycling in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics, where the team was incredibly successful. The idea was that if you could do lots of things better, even if only slightly, it would lead to significant overall improvement in performance. 

That is exactly what this series is designed to help you do. These 10 podcasts take you through all the skills you will be required to show in order to achieve top grades.

Best of luck!