What is the Advanced Information
The main aim is to help you use your revision time effectively. In the case of Sociology. , you will see that the advice consists of a list of topics which will be the “major focus” of questions in your exams.
It is quite a detailed and specific list so it will take you a little while to digest the differences between this list and the full list of topics contained in the AQA Sociology specification. So, for instance, if working towards Paper 2 and covering Specification Section 3.2.2 (Health), you will see that a 20-mark question on the role of medicine, health professionals and the globalised health industry is scheduled to appear, but a 20-mark question on the first four bullet-point topics in the specification won’t appear. Or, for Paper 1, Section 3.1.1 (Education), you will be asked about the effect of educational policies, not pupil subcultures, etc. Please study this list carefully because it should have a big effect on the revision process and, potentially, save you a lot of time.
Study the Whole Course
If a topic is not on the list, it does not mean you can ignore it. Every topic on the specification may be relevant to the answer of some question or the focus of a question with a smaller number of marks.
Our general advice is to complete all lessons but to keep this list of topics close to hand during the revision process and make sure you are particularly well prepared to answer questions on all these named topics.
Key Takeaways
- If a topic is not on the list, it does not mean you can ignore it
- complete all lessons and Tutor Marked Assignments
- Use the Advanced Information to tailor your revision
Subject Updates
AQA may issue updated information or additional guidance at any point. Please check the subject page for Sociology regularly.
