Sociology

Course summary

Are you interested in how people behave? How society is changing and why conflicts occur? Do you wonder why there are more men than women in prison? Are you concerned that the media controls what people believe and how they act? Do you want to understand why girls outperform boys at school? Topics such as the modern family, the education system, the media and crime and deviance will be studied in A-Level Sociology, whilst studying theoretical perspectives such as Feminism, Marxism and Functionalism. Sociology is a highly regarded by universities (including Oxford and Cambridge) and employers, as it helps to develop skills of critical evaluation, analysis and communication.