Sociology A-Level

Social facts

What Social facts means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Social facts

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External, measurable phenomena, such as laws or suicide rates, that constrain individual behaviour, as conceptualised by Durkheim.

AQA · Subject Content – A-level: Core themes - 4.1.3 Theory and Methods

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Subject Content – A-level: Core themes - 4.1.3 Theory and Methods (AQA A-Level)

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