AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE Sociology Paper 1 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (8192/1). This authentic examiner-set PDF contains the complete 100-mark assessment sat on Friday 9 May 2025 and covers the core GCSE Sociology topics of Families and Education using contemporary sociological theories, research methods, real-world case studies, and extended evaluative questions.

The paper includes a wide range of sociological topics from Section A: Families, including patriarchy, family functions, cohabitation, official statistics, family diversity, the work of Rapoport and Rapoport, family socialisation, research methods, and the continuing importance of the extended family in Britain today. Students are also required to evaluate sociological perspectives and apply knowledge of practical, ethical, and theoretical research issues.

Section B: Education examines cultural capital, material deprivation, anti-school subcultures, social class differences in achievement, classroom labelling, marketisation, Durkheim’s functionalist perspective, structured interviews, gender differences in educational achievement, and sociological debates about the functions of education. The paper also includes source-based questions using extracts from sociological studies by researchers such as Diane Reay and Emile Durkheim.

This June 2025 GCSE Sociology Paper 1 question paper is ideal for students preparing for the 2026 AQA Sociology examinations, especially learners aiming to improve sociological analysis, essay-writing structure, evaluation skills, and understanding of research methods. Teachers, tutors, revision providers, and homeschool educators can use the paper for mock exams, classroom assessment, retrieval practice, essay planning, and examiner-style revision using authentic AQA formatting and mark allocations.

The assessment contains two major sections across 32 pages and follows the official AQA 8192 specification. It provides realistic GCSE Sociology exam practice with multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, source analysis, and extended 12-mark discussion essays. Fully optimised for desktop and mobile revision with instant PDF access.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying AQA GCSE Sociology who are preparing for the 2026 examination series. It is especially valuable for learners developing sociological knowledge, evaluation skills, essay-writing structure, source analysis, and understanding of research methods in Families and Education topics.

It is also highly useful for GCSE Sociology teachers, private tutors, revision centres, homeschool educators, intervention programmes, and schools delivering the AQA Sociology specification. Teachers can use the paper for timed mock examinations, retrieval practice, essay-planning exercises, examiner-style assessment, and revision sessions using authentic June 2025 exam-standard questions.