Welcome to the BWA GCSE Sociology Revision Page!
Here you will find lots of different resources to help you with your revision. Use these together with your revision guides to revise for your Sociology assessments and exams.
If you need any help, please email me at egoodman@bluecoat.uk.com.
Mrs E Goodman, Lead Teacher of Sociology
Here is a great YouTube Channel to help you revise: all sociology
Here is the structure for the exams and how to answer the questions.
Paper 1 (Component 1) – 100 marks – 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Intro to Sociology (Social Processes) – Several 1, 2 and 4 mark questions
- Family – One 2, 4, 8 and 15 mark question
- Education – One 2, 5, 8 and 15 mark question
- Research Methods – One 2, 4 and 12 mark question
Paper 2 (Component 2) – 100 marks – 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Crime – One 2, 5, 8 and 15 mark question
- Social Stratification – 1, 2, 5, and 9 mark questions
- Research Methods – One 1, 4 and 6 mark question
Here are some usual resources to help with Paper 1:
UNIT 1: KEY CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES OF CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
UNIT 4: SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS
GCSE Sociology Paper 1 Revision
Here are some usual resources to help with Paper 2:
UNIT 1: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIATION
- 1 mark questions – 1 word/ short phrase
- 2 mark questions – Point and Evidence – PE
- 4 mark questions – Point, Evidence, Point, Evidence (PE PE)
- 5 mark questions – Point, Evidence, Point, Evidence with theory/ key terms/ research (PE PE)
- 6 mark questions – Point Evidence FOR, Point Evidence AGAINST, Brief conclusion
- 8 mark questions – Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development x 2 (PEED x 2)
- 9 mark questions – Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development FOR, Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development FOR/ AGAINST (depending on the question) Conclusion
- 12 mark questions – Point Evidence Explain FOR, Point Evidence Explain AGAINST, Point Evidence Explain FOR, Point Evidence Explain AGAINST, Brief conclusion
- 15 mark questions – Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development FOR, Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development AGAINST, Point, Evidence, Explanation and Development FOR OR AGAINST, Conclusion (To conclude, one might suggest….)
