AQA AS Sociology Unit 1: Families and Households (Student Support Materials for Sociology) - Softcover

Families and Households contains the key information for this Unit 1 topic, clearly laid out with examiners' notes and essential notes to help students succeed in the exam. An exam section contains two sample papers with answers at A and C grades and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to move up from a lower grade and secure a higher one.

AQA AS Unit 1 Families and Households summarises the key information for this Unit 1 topic. The revision content and exam practice sections are matched to the AQA 2008 specifications and include:

· The family and social structure
· Demographic changes
· Family diversity
· Childhood
· Relationships
· Conjugal roles
· Exam practice section with sample papers and answers
· Glossary of key terms
· Index

Martin Holborn has authored the previous five editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Sociology Themes and Perspectives Student Handbook, and several books in the Collins Student Support Materials series. He is currently editing a major new undergraduate sociology text. He is an experienced A-level teacher and examiner and Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at The Open University.