Sociology

Course summary

General Course Description: Module 1: Socialization, culture and identity. This covers issues surrounding the process of socialization. How this occurs through the agencies of socialization focusing particularly on the family and media as secondary units of socialization. Module 2: Researching and understanding social inequalities. This looks at how research is conducted in Sociology and evaluates that process through five main concepts. Those concepts are; Reliability, Validity, Representativeness, Generalizability, and Ethics. You are asked to write a proposal of how you would conduct your research at the end of the unit. Module 3: Debates in contemporary society. This unit is divided into two main areas. Inequality and Crime & Deviance. Issues around these social concerns are discussed and Sociological Theoretical perspectives are applied. These are linked to Social Policy, and how politicians apply sociological solutions in the wider world. Sociology is the scientific study of the social world. It links well to any career involving people. Previous students have used it as their science subject for entry to nursing and physiotherapy. It is also well-received in criminology and policing careers.