Sociology

Course summary

Unit one centres on Education. Students will study topics such as the role and functions of the education system including its relationship to the economy and class structure, and differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary society. Unit two covers Families and Households where students will study the issues relating to changes in family and household structure and the impact this has had on society. Unit three covers Crime and Deviance. In this unit, students will consider different explanations of crime and deviance how various forms of behaviour become labelled as deviant, and how society controls its members. Sociology is firmly established at university and complements many other subjects. Students who take Sociology often also study Psychology, Law, English Literature, History, Geography, or Media Studies.