AQA A Level Sociology Student Book 1
Exam Board: AQA
Level & Subject: AS Sociology
Next exams: June 2026
AQA approved
This fourth edition of Collins’ respected AQA A-level Sociology series is for the 2015 AQA Sociology specifications. Covering AS and Year 1 of A-level, it will help students master the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their study and engage with contemporary society.
This textbook has been revised by our team of expert authors, who are practising sociologists, teachers and HE experts. It includes full coverage of Education with Methods in Context; Culture and Identity; Families and Households; Health; and Work, Poverty and Welfare. Tried and tested content works alongside new features to ensure that students:
- understand essential theories and perspectives with up-to-date explanations and key concepts defined on the page
- engage with the latest research with in-depth explorations of new and classic research studies and accompanying questions
- develop proficiency in critical analysis with up-to-date case studies and questions focused on analysis and evaluation
- acquire strong research skills with practical tasks that actively involve students in the research process
- reflect and evaluate with prompt questions integrated into the explanation
- assess progress and apply learning with extensive practice questions for every Topic, including both short answer and extended writing.
Steve Chapman has been a co-author of Sociology AS for AQA and Sociology A2 for AQA, as well as the OCR editions, since the first edition was published in 2000. He is also the author of several student support Books for both AQA and OCR A-level and AS Sociology. He has edited and written a series of student unit guides for OCR Sociology, the Letts revision guides, an AS/A-Level Sociology Essential Word Dictionary and two books focused on original sociological research. He is an experienced teacher of over 30 years’ standing and was Chief Examiner for a major exam board.
Martin Holborn is co-author of the best-selling textbook Sociology Themes and Perspectives, which has sold well over half a million copies worldwide and is one of the most successful British textbooks ever on any subject. He is also writer/editor of numerous other publications including an important new undergraduate book, Contemporary Sociology. Martin now works as an Associate Lecturer of the The Open University. He has some 30 years’ experience in the Further Education and schools sectors teaching on A level, Access and undergraduate. He has also examined for a major A-level exam board.