A-Level Sociology

Assessment

Paper 1 - Education with Theory and Methods 2 hour written exam / 80 marks / 33.3.% of A’ Level The role and functions of the education system including extended study on its relationship to: Economy, class structure, ethnicity, gender, contemporary society, marketization, teacher and pupil relationships, privatisation Paper 2 - (1) Families and Households / (2) The Media 2 hour written exam / 80 marks / 33.3.% of A’ Level The relationship of the family to social structure and social change The impact of the media on modern society including new media, globalisation, popular culture and ownership and control Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods 2 hour written exam / 80 marks / 33.3.% of A’ Level The study of crime, deviant behaviour, social order and social control in relation to: Deviance by ethnicity, gender, class, the media and crime, human rights and state crime, prevention and punishment, victims and the role of the justice system…