Exam Board: OCR
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Sociology
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: Summer 2016

Reinforce your understanding throughout the course with our Student Guides. They provide clear topic summaries with sample questions and model answers that will help to improve exam technique to achieve higher grades.

Written by experienced teacher Steve Chapman, this Student Guide covers Component 1: Introducing socialisation, culture and identity, as well as the option Families and Relationships in the OCR Sociology specifications H180 (AS) and H580 (A-level). This guide includes content guidance and model questions and answers.

Content guidance will enable you to:
- Follow the OCR specification for Socialisation, culture and identity and the option Families and relationships.
- Build confidence with exam tips, knowledge checks and definitions of the key terms you need to know.
- Consolidate knowledge and understanding of sociological concepts, essential for the entire course.

Model questions and answers will enable you to:
- Recognise command words in questions and understand the requirements of the exam.
- Compare model answers to find out exactly what examiners are looking for and what skills are required to achieve top band marks.