Unit 1: Education with Methods in Context Students examine the sociological explanations of the role of education in modern society, the relationship between educational achievement and social class, gender and ethnicity, relationships and processes within schools and the significance of educational policies. Students also need to be able to apply sociological research methods to the study of education and be able to explain and evaluate the strengths and limitations of research techniques more generally, including questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics and be able to explain the relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods. Unit 2: Topics in Sociology Families and Households - includes sociological explanations for the diversity of family structures, changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation and divorce and relationships within the family in contemporary society. Students also examine different sources of data and methods of research including; questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics. Students also consider the relationship between research methods and sociological perspectives, such as positivist and interpretivist views. The Media - includes an examination of theoretical approaches to the relationship between ownership and control of the media, globalisation and popular culture, the selection and presentation of the content of news, media representations of age, social class, gender, sexuality, disability and ethnicity. Unit 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods This unit explores explanations for the social distribution of crime and deviance in terms of ethnicity, gender and social class; the usefulness of different theories of crime, deviance, social order and social control. Students will also critically evaluate a range of sociological theories; consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories and debate the nature of science and the extent to which Sociology can be regarded as scientific.
6 in a Humanities subject (Geography, History, Sociology or RS) OR a 6 in English Language.
Unit 1 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks. Unit 2 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks. Unit 3 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks.
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Unit 1: Education with Methods in Context Students examine the sociological explanations of the role of education in modern society, the relationship between educational achievement and social class, gender and ethnicity, relationships and processes within schools and the significance of educational policies. Students also need to be able to apply sociological research methods to the study of education and be able to explain and evaluate the strengths and limitations of research techniques more generally, including questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics and be able to explain the relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods. Unit 2: Topics in Sociology Families and Households - includes sociological explanations for the diversity of family structures, changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation and divorce and relationships within the family in contemporary society. Students also examine different sources of data and methods of research including; questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics. Students also consider the relationship between research methods and sociological perspectives, such as positivist and interpretivist views. The Media - includes an examination of theoretical approaches to the relationship between ownership and control of the media, globalisation and popular culture, the selection and presentation of the content of news, media representations of age, social class, gender, sexuality, disability and ethnicity. Unit 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods This unit explores explanations for the social distribution of crime and deviance in terms of ethnicity, gender and social class; the usefulness of different theories of crime, deviance, social order and social control. Students will also critically evaluate a range of sociological theories; consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories and debate the nature of science and the extent to which Sociology can be regarded as scientific.
6 in a Humanities subject (Geography, History, Sociology or RS) OR a 6 in English Language.
Unit 1 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks. Unit 2 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks. Unit 3 is a written exam (2 hours). Weighting = 33⅓% of A Level marks.