Sociology

Course summary

What will we study? You are assessed by 3 examinations at the end of Year 13. Exam paper 1 Education with Theory & Methods Education the role and functions of the education system, including its relationship to the economy and to class structure, differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender, and ethnicity. Theory & Methods The relationship between positivism and interpretivism about sociological research methods, such as interviews and questionnaires, alongside action versus structural theories. Exam paper 2-Topics in Sociology Families & Households the relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, with particular reference to the economy and to state policies, changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, and divorce. Beliefs in society ideology and science, the influence of cults, sects, NAMs, NRMs, the secularisation debate, the impact of globalization on beliefs in society, social change, and theories. Exam paper 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory & Methods Crime and deviance social control and social order, gender, ethnicity, crime prevention and punishment, the media, state crimes, victims, and the role of agencies.