Summary: This coursebook has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the AQA AS/A2 General Studies specification B, and provides thorough, carefully structured coverage of the subject content. AQA (B) Advanced General Studies has the following special features: A thematic approach A guide to essay structure Full coverage of subject content Data-sets, images, and texts Exam-style questions Draft responses and complete specimen essays This is both a coursebook suitable for class or individual study, and a guide to preparation for unit tests in the subject. It is essential reading for all students following this specification. Answers to all questions and practice tests are provided in an accompanying Teacher Guide, which is available for purchase by teachers.
Thematic approach providing full coverage of the subject contentGuidance on how to prepare for the unit examinations and develop the required examination skills Exam-style questionsUp-to-date examples, data sets, images and textsAn accompanying Teacher Answer Guide with answers to all questions and practice tests is available separately
Guidance on how to prepare for the unit examinations and develop the required examination skills
Exam-style questions
Up-to-date examples, data sets, images and texts
An accompanying Teacher Answer Guide with answers to all questions and practice tests is available separately
Table of Contents: AS UNIT 1 CONFLICT1 Science and technology2 Society and politics3 Arts and media4 Business and industry5 Beliefs and valuesAS UNIT 2 SPACE1 Science and technology2 Society and politics3 Arts and media4 Business and industry5 Beliefs and valuesA2 UNIT 3 POWERExamples 1-5A2 UNIT 4: CHANGEExamples 1-5
About the Author(s): Dr Colin Swatridge taught for many years in a sixth-form college, and has been a General Studies Chief Examiner since 1990. He has written a number of General Studies texts, including a series of resource packs, also published by Philip Allan Updates.
