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Social sciences

These titles cover social science subjects including psychology, sociology and counselling. The collection includes many endorsed textbooks and student books covering the most popular A-level awarding organisations, covering AS/A-level and NVQ/SVQ across Level 2 and Level 3.

Social sciences titles

Doc ID Title Print ISBN Author(s) Published Licence end date
2007433 AQA A-level Psychology Book 1 9781471834882 Jean-Marc Lawton, Eleanor Willard 27/03/2015 31/08/2023
2079181 AQA A-level Psychology Book 2 9781471835377 Jean-Marc Lawton, Eleanor Willard 26/06/2015 31/08/2023
7070713 AQA Psychology for A Level Year 1 & AS Student Book (2nd edition) 9781912820429 Cara Flanagan, Matt Jarvis, Rob Liddle 07/05/2020 31/08/2025
4093328 AQA Sociology for A-level Book 1 9781471839399 David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric 31/07/2015 31/08/2023
4662071 AQA Sociology for A-level Book 2 9781471839429 David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric, Natalie Meadows 30/09/2016 31/08/2023
6130696 AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 1: Education with Theory and Methods 9781510472020 Dave O’Leary 28/02/2020 31/08/2024
6155672 AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 2: Topics (Families and Belief) 9781510472037 Joan Garrod, Laura Pountney 26/06/2020 31/08/2024
6222904 AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods 9781510472044 Dave O’Leary 26/06/2020 31/08/2024
5920335 BTEC National Applied Psychology Student Book 9781292277554 Pamela Hughes, Georgina Shaw, Adam Gledhill, Elizabeth Barkham, Susan Harty 19/07/2019 31/08/2023
1843448 Classic Case Studies in Psychology (3rd edition) 9781848722705 Geoff Rolls 25/11/2014 31/08/2024
660512 Counselling Skills and Theory (3rd edition) 9781444119930 Margaret Hough 30/07/2010 Perpetual
6711070 Counselling Skills and Theory (5th edition) 9781398328112 Margaret Hough 27/08/2021 31/08/2024
1685747 Counselling Skills and Theory (4th edition) 9781471806452 Margaret Hough 25/04/2014 31/08/2023
564741 Counselling Skills in Context 9780340799642 Sally Aldridge, Sally Rigby 29/06/2001 Perpetual
5173586 Edexcel AS/A Level Psychology Student Book 9781447982463 Elizabeth Barkham, Anna Cave, Susan Harty, Annabel Jarvis, Karren Smith, James Bailey, Esther O’Neill 01/07/2015 31/08/2023
4471347 Key Studies in Psychology 9780340947395 Richard Gross 01/12/2007 Perpetual
6262253 OCR A-level Sociology Student Guide 2: Researching and Understanding Social Inequalities 9781510472068 Katherine Roberts, Steve Chapman 26/06/2020 31/08/2024
3384831 OCR AS Psychology Student Book 9780435806996 Alan Bainbridge, Priya Bradshaw, Sandra Latham 01/05/2008 Perpetual
2093263 OCR Psychology for A Level Book 1 9781471835902 Louise Ellerby-Jones, Sandra Latham, Nigel Wooldridge 31/07/2015 31/08/2023
4093314 OCR Psychology for A Level Book 2 9781471836282 Louise Ellerby-Jones, Sandra Latham, Nigel Wooldridge 30/10/2015 31/08/2023
4093271 OCR Sociology for A Level Book 1 9781471839481 Sue Brisbane, Paul Taylor 28/08/2015 31/08/2025
4526751 OCR Sociology for A Level Book 2 9781471839450 Sue Brisbane, Paul Taylor, Laura Pountney, Paul Taylor, Max Kay, Louise Ellerby-Jones, Sandra Latham, Nigel Wooldridge 29/04/2016 31/08/2025
690351 Psychology AS for AQA (A) 9781444123340 Jean-Marc Lawton, Richard Gross, Geoff Rolls 29/04/2011 Perpetual
5981770 Psychology: The Basics 9781138552265 Rolf Reber 13/11/2019 31/08/2024
564811 Psychology in Practice: Crime 9780340844977 Julie Harrower 02/11/2001 Perpetual
564770 Psychology in Practice: Health 9780340844960 Philip Banyard 01/03/2002 Perpetual
564875 Psychology in Practice: Sport 9780340844946 Barbara Woods 01/02/2002 Perpetual
6267638 Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (8th edition) 9781510468672 Richard Gross 26/06/2020 31/08/2023
6664420 Sociology: Themes and Perspectives (8th edition) 9780007498826 Michael Haralambos, Martin Holborn 28/05/2013 31/08/2024
5854953 Sociology in Pictures: Theories and Concepts 9780007542666 Michael Haralambos 02/09/2013 31/08/2023
564702 Student’s Dictionary of Psychology 9780340873038 Peter Stratton, Nicky Hayes 26/09/2003 Perpetual
1747074 Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology (4th edition) 9781471804076 Richard Gross 27/06/2014 31/08/2025
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