The ideal follow-on from the highly popular Sociology for AS-level, this stimulating textbook has been written by practicing teachers and examiners with the specific needs of A2 students in mind. The book is divided into seven units: Religion; Power, politics and protest; Social policy and welfare ; World sociology; Theory and methods; Crime and deviance; and Stratification and social differences. Each unit is divided into a number of topics, organized in a consistent and easy-to-follow format. Each topic contains text to develop knowledge, but also a variety of interactive features, including activities to prepare students for synoptic assessment and help them apply theory.