Sociology

Course summary

In Year 12, students expand their sociological knowledge and critical understanding of society through studying the role that Educational plays in contemporary society. What factors have impacted our right to education? Why is it now compulsory and a basic necessity of Westernised life? The development of education has also had its’ setbacks; factors such as gender, ethnicity and social class inequalities has led us to question why some individuals are at a disadvantage when it comes to schooling. The following journey and an integral element of sociology is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various methodological approaches and research methods. Students will get the opportunity to carry out a piece of sociological research themselves from scratch. Being able to apply aspects of sociological research to societal matters, such as the family, health, welfare and cultural identity is crucial in order to gain a rich understanding of how society has changed over the years and what impacts these changes have on issues. Carrying the vital knowledge and skills developed from Year 12 in relation to the study of the role of Education and Research Methods, Year 13 put themselves in the shoes of enforcers and perpetrators of the law in the Crime and Deviance topic. Students will explore the social attributes of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender, and social class, including recent trends in crime rates. This will help them to develop their social awareness to issues in today’s society and promote intellectual curiosity in terms of why people choose to commit crime. Students will come to combine their prior knowledge of sociology and other humanities subjects such as history and geography when studying globalisation and understand the theories as to why crimes such as genocide and environmental crime occurs on a global scale.