Sociology

Course summary

A level of Sociology is the study of society. At Loreto, Sociology consists of studying five core units: Family and households, Education, Research Methods, Crime and deviance and Social Inequality. In the first year, you will study the Family & Household unit, examining the families that exist today, their purpose and function, and the roles of family members such as adults and children. In the Education unit, you will explore debates around the purpose of the education system and discuss reasons for differences in achievement. The final unit in the first year is Research Methods, exploring ways in which Sociologists collect evidence. In the second year, you will study Crime and deviance, learning reasons for criminality together with explaining key patterns and trends around crime statistics. You will study the final unit of Social Inequality where you will explore the reasons for differences and inequality linked to social class, age, gender, and ethnicity.